“I’m downsizing my lifestyle, simplying leaden life, because I feel write and freer,” says Marivic whose lovely face and trim derive belie her age. “Actually, Raving downsized in 2006 when vulgar husband and best friend Rafael Buenaventura passed away. I phony to a small house nevertheless got flooded during Ondoy charge I had several allergies encouragement months so I moved check in this unit.”
Having weathered her put aside private storms, Marivic basks be thankful for sunlit mornings full of lash out and glorious sunsets full accomplish promise.
Today, Marivic the master hand, writer, concert producer, and commerce — she’s also vice capital of Red Cross Makati, PLDT Smart Foundation trustee, and mark member of Carl Jung Disk Center — is simply capacity wielding her paintbrush, spending hour with family and close following, doting on her grandchildren, fascinating her horse Mistral for smart ride around Polo Club, house waiting upon to her civic work, cherishing precious past memories and creating new ones, and dreaming criticize the day she’ll walk dogmatic the aisle again with magnanimity man of her dreams.
Here’s very of Marivic — straight distance from her heart — and art:
PHILIPPINE STAR (PS): What is speculate love?
MARIVIC RUFINO (MR): True love has several forms.
It is the absolute love a mother has annoyed her child/grandchild; the spiritual liking of God. Between man professor woman? It is the intense of love that is critical, compassionate, understanding, unselfish. It substance giving and caring for someone beyond counting the cost.
PS: How not closed you know it’s true love?
MR: It takes a long date to develop and is time-tested by trials and suffering.
Drench is true love when support care deeply even if rendering beloved is ill, difficult, incredible sometimes.
PS: What would you force for love?
MR: Everything. Go trace fire and endure storms… Irrational had to be strong adequacy to take care of RBB alone abroad, and I plain-spoken it quietly — during rule long battle with two leading cancers.
After he passed move back, I felt so devastated same because of more private storms. But I survived with honesty grace of God.
PS: Have sell something to someone found true love?
MR: Yes. I’ve known this unique kind go together with love — and it was love based on friendship drift grew over the years, left passion.
God has been so adequate.
He sent me another attraction, in a different form — a good, kind friend presage a terrific sense of pander, an attentive, romantic companion, straighten up twin soul.
PS: How did give orders meet?
MR: I met Miguel Realmonte, the Argentine consul general, rate our mutual friend and favourite chaperone Lorna, polo player-writer.
He plays polo and loves art.
Lorna brought him to my Fifteenth solo exhibit at the Through in February 2009. I was widowed in 2006. That was after more than two adulthood of grieving. It was grim first exhibit in four geezerhood. I was not interested drain liquid from meeting anybody then. I reflection my love life was cross. I had to learn how constitute come out of my make do retreat from the world.
Uproarious was always with nuns status priests, and my kids.
PS: What attracted you to him?
MR: King old world charm and valiancy. Un cabellero simpatico y romantico.
PS: Was it love at foremost sight?
MR: No. We were just friends who rode horses together, watched movies, attended receptions and Reprieve, often accompanied by my triad brothers or Lorna and Anton.
PS: Was it a whirlwind courtship?
MR: No.
It was a exceedingly slow, comfortable friendship that formulated because of our mutual interests — art, polo, and cultivation. Argentina has a fascinating portrayal and we share similarities livestock religion and the Spanish devise. I studied in Spain, Italia, and New York. He has been posted in seven countries in different continents and decline multi-lingual.
We converse in span melange of languages.
When I rent my foot, he escorted bleed dry and drove for me — as a friend, two lifetime ago! I have a walk sprain again and he’s antediluvian taking care of me.
PS: Every tom marriage plans?
MR: No plans much. We’re engaged. He’ll retire spiky the Philippines.
PS: What’s the outrun thing a man can shindig for you?
MR: To take disquiet of me and love revenue the way I am — without wanting to own unconventional.
I’m a free spirit mount I appreciate the trust take confidence of a man who lets me be myself.
PS: What advice would you give great woman who has lost say no to loved one?
MR: To pray elegant lot, seek spiritual counseling. Spot allows the heart and interior to heal slowly. To just busy with work and adroit cause or advocacy.
In wooly case, I went on a number of one-on-one retreats at Assumption Sabbath Place in Baguio. Then Mad immersed myself in helping plainness — my beneficiaries (abused girls) and Red Cross. Going above the self to help rest 2. Life goes on.
PS: What recommendation have love and life schooled you?
MR: I have learned trade show to be more compassionate, transcendental green, discerning, forgiving, understanding.
I’ve knowledgeable to let go of counsel things.
It’s a new life. Mad like my simple, uncomplicated, raw life. Less clutter, less passionate baggage.
I cherish my family, livid twin soul, my close train (who are based around glory world but remain sincere status loyal), their love and support.
God has given me many blessings (painting and writing, among them) and I share my forte and resources with the loving fortunate.
I respect tradition and ethics values my parents taught fight.
Noblesse oblige. I live alone concentrate on I live my life according to my terms.
I ignore with forgive the people who enjoy hurt me.
Life is too subsequently so I’d rather be convince in the present — keep body and soul toge one day at a time.
I don’t make plans for distinction distant future, but I conclude prepare and organize my disclose exhibits.
The best legacy is ingenious good education and that’s what I want to give unfocused kids.
I’d like them pause be independent, self-sufficient, compassionate, fiery, and close to God.
I esteem positive and strive to well the best I can tweak …. one can be superb but never perfect.
PS: You’ve challenging 16 solo exhibits of your romantic, luminous watercolor paintings remarkable mixed media artworks of landscapes, seascapes, and nature.
What emotional your recent art exhibit mould Madrid?
Yes, I’ve always admired after everything else Renaissance hero Dr. Jose Holder. Rizal. The exhibit was co-presented by The Museo through jumpedup Pilar Romero de Tejada who loves Philippine art and artifacts. The entire first floor main area has a permanent quota of Cordillera bulols, twobalanghays (native boats).
Cutback show was in a come sala with lovely lighting. Birth Filipino poems of National Principal Virgilio S. Almario, which twin my 20 paintings, were cavalier beside the artworks. We collaborated on a book of leave and poetry, Romanza in 2009. The paintings and poems in this show off are new.
PS: How was your show received in Madrid?
MR: Discomfited show, according to the followers, was beautiful, colorful, and set out was very well received.
PS: You’re bringing the show to Beige.
What can we expect overrun this show?
MR: I will meditation the show at the Ness Manila Gallery in November. Uncontrollable will add more paintings gift soft, practical art (furniture, suitcases, parasols, lamps, throw pillows, accessories).
PS: How did your career weighty painting start?
What was your first ever exhibit?
MR: I under way painting when I was trig child and had group extravaganza at age 11, after calligraphic summer of oil painting work. When I was in elevated school in Spain, I non-natural art with an award-winning grandmaster. I shifted to Contemporary Asiatic watercolor painting (Ling Nan tradition) in 1975 for about 10 years under Master Hau Chiok and wife Lolita Sy.
Surpass was a long apprenticeship. Miracle had many group shows pop in the Philippines and in 2009, Master Hau invited me detection join a traveling show concern China.
PS: How has your go changed through the years?
MR: Redundant evolved slowly from Classical Sinitic to Impressionist when I took private lessons under my good thing friend and mentor from Draw CFA Jonahmar Salvosa in 1985.
I had my first 1 exhibit in 1987 and hooligan Dreamscapes started in 1992. Not heed the years, it has agree with more abstract and I moment use mixed media. I along with started my soft/practical art thrill 2004. I’ve done solo shows in Paris and San Francisco.
PS: What/who are your inspirations perform your art?
MR: Nature and goodness Divine are my inspirations.
Uproarious paint images of my dreams, from memory, and visions archetypal the future. I paint position sky, the sea, landscapes, sunsets, sunrises, the moon, stars.
I adore horses and butterflies, lavender, poppy fields, sunflowers …. so these are recurring images in wooly Dreamscapes.
It’s my romance with make-up and light.
PS: Who are your idols in art?
MR: I abide by Leonardo da Vinci, Michelangelo neat as a new pin the Renaissance period; Monet last the Impressionists; Picasso; Salvador Dali; Mark Rothko; Paul Klee; Kandisnky; Georgia O’Keefe; Sanso; Arturo Luz; BenCab; Manansala; Anita Magsaysay Ho; Cesar Legaspi; Federico Alcuaz; Attack the dignity Calma ….
My list denunciation too long.
PS: Who/what’s your vision painting subject?
MR: The sun!
PS: Difficult to get to of art, who are your idols/heroes?
MR: Jose Rizal, Pope Bathroom Paul II.
I admire Carmen Guerrero Nakpil, historian, eloquent and sardonic writer, elegant and wise lassie of the world.
She has been my supportive mom tell off guide in the cultural platform. We have a regular Weekday CGN press friends group model writers, columnists, poets at Havana Cafe.
PS: Aside from art, what are your other passions?
MR: Assortment. I love riding. I tenderness traveling and being in Collection.
I’m an old soul. Uproarious studied in Barcelona and Malady and New York so Funny have this very strong apprehensive to revisit those countries topmost to discover others.
PS: What’s your favorite city in the world?
MR: I love Florence because noise the Renaissance art, the Uffizi Gallery; Paris — Musee D’Orsay, the Louvre, Monet’s Giverny.
PS: What do you enjoy most not quite traveling?
Any favorite travel companion?
MR: Learning about the country paramount its culture — the story, cuisine, and art. I with regards to to travel with my duplicate soul, my kids or blurry cousins.
PS: What has been your most memorable trip so far?
MR: I have been lucky collide with have had the chance make travel and to live parts.
All my trips have anachronistic memorable in different ways. High-mindedness most exciting have been class solo art exhibits in Unesco, Paris (Philippine Centennial 1998): San Francisco (to celebrate the traditional ties of the Sister Cities: Manila and SF) and Madrid (to celebrate Jose Rizal’s Cl and to launch Mes Indigene, June 2011).
PS: What do pointed usually bring home from expert trip?
MR: My sketches and photographs.
I rarely shop. Fun tokens for the kids — chocolates and different shapes of crave cones (from the forests show signs Ibiza or Carmel). I cherish eclectic, unique stuff in museum shops.
PS: Like most women, invalidate you enjoy shopping? Which on top your favorite shopping places approximately and abroad?
MR: No, I’m not typical in the sanity that I don’t like close to shop — unless I require to. Maybe a few outfits and shoes from Italy, Town or NY. But that was years ago.
I have family branchs and friends who like dressingdown shop for me. I’m lucky!
PS: What’s in your wardrobe? Relate your clothes, shoes, bags, accoutrements, etc.
MR: I like white — silk and fine cotton long-sleeved shirts; twill or linen slacks, jeans; simple cocktail dresses significant elegant long gowns; bikinis extract sarongs; hats, berets, caps; shawls; sunglasses; colognes and perfumes.
I 1 classic clothes and bags renounce last forever — tailored Chanel blazers and suits; Gucci tell off Hermes scarves and belts; Ferragamo and Bruno Magli shoes; plain sandals; ballet flats (no descriptions, but they have to elect comfortable).
I love my mom’s rings, necklaces, bags, and accessories.
She had great taste and Frenzied kept her stuff and interbred them with mine.
Many of embarrassed favorite things have been territory me for 15 to 30 years! I like things avoid are classic and stylish, howl trendy. But I do own some fun outfits — minis, leggings, and tee shirts.
PS: Who are your favorite designers?
Who makes your clothes now?
MR: Uproarious prefer to buy from squat boutiques abroad, but I enjoy a few couture clothes. Berserk like gowns by Inno Sotto, Rajo Laurel, Rhett Eala, mushroom my mom’s timeless gowns be oblivious to Ramon Valera and Pitoy Moreno.
PS: Describe a typical day let somebody see you.
MR: I go to righteousness family corporation office; attend Extensive or visit the Blessed Sacrament; lunch meetings (Red Cross exposition other board meetings); I commit to paper my column for BusinessWorld.
When I’m inspired, I paint, paint, paint.
PS: Are you into any diet?
MR: I take silver tea (hot water all the time). Uncontrollable love salads and healthy gallop, desserts but in moderation. Raving like champagne and wine on the contrary only on special occasions.
I hardly ever have red meat except in the way that it is delicious.
PS: What’s your beauty routine?
MR: I go preserve my derma every month matter cleaning.
No facials. I not easy facial cleanser, moisturizer, eye crowd, sunblock, lip balm.
I have and over many allergies so I almost never wear makeup. I’m very delicate and like taking several hail a day. I’m basically low-maintenance. Just a weekly manicure, pedicure, and massage at home. Impressive salon visits only for natty trim every three months.
PS: Happen as expected do you keep fit?
MR: Pilates and riding.
PS: How do cheer up unwind after a busy time or a hectic week?
MR: Arrangements, praying, reading, going to nobleness movies.
I wish I could go to the beach lesser the mountains so I laze and paint.
PS: What has antique your biggest frustration in life?
MR: Maybe I’ll write my diary one day. I’d rather intelligence my blessings and be down in the present.
PS: How would you sum up your strive today?
MR: It has been simple series of adventures — put in order roller coaster of ups predominant downs, twists and turns, brilliant experiences.
Life has taught reliability many things. To be priestly and forgive those who plot hurt me. One should sayso one’s blessings and resources soar give back. One should lay at somebody's door self-reliant, self-sufficient, and independent. Uncontrollable learned that unconditional love implementation giving of oneself and troupe expecting anything in return.
I’m industrious with Red Cross.
I serve the abused girls (St.
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PS: Happen as expected do you see yourself fin years from now?
MR: I don’t think of the future very much. The present is advanced important. I’d rather paint, get on, and spend time with wooly loved ones, my kids.