She says she's been at it since 4 years old, as far as she can recall. Growing up, Maria Victoria 'Vic' Duque Sendaydiego remembers watching her father Gene work on his series of Manila-bound comic strips and editorial cartoons and picking up the habit of doodling.
The pastime, in no time, developed, until she reaped recognition here and there in various school competitions.
The habit, to steal a quote, has become a part of her identity and character, and is now fast becoming a part of her destiny, because drawing portraits is what she often does outside her day job at the Engineering Department of the local government.
Ever so self-effacing, she says her talent is not special because anybody can do it. The only difference, she says, is that she actually puts pencil to paper and continues to work on what she started until the day it is finished, no matter how long it takes.
This long and hard process in between downtimes is how she was able to produce dozens and dozens of work, particularly portraits of well-known local figures and family members using just pencils and illustration boards.
She's into oil painting as well and other genres, but doing charcoal portraits is the most convenient for her at the moment.
This characteristic grit in the face of obstacles mirrors how she deals with life's blows for the most part, thus art imitates life in her case.
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