Talisaing Hiraw
signed and dated 2014 (lower right)
watercolor on paper
17” x 22 1/2” (43 cm x 57 cm)

“Talisaing Hiraw” looks almost like it was done by a Filipino version of John James Audubon. Salvador Dodong Arellano’s naturalist depiction of animals especially birds and horses, has been hailed by critics and aficionados worldwide, and found places of honor at The Armand Hammer Museum as well as the private collections of distinguished personalities, including HRH Prince Charles, former British PM Margaret Thatcher, the Sultan of Brunei, Hollywood star Sylvester Stallone, the late American Hall of Fame jockey Willie Shoemaker, and the prominent American thoroughbred trainer D. Wayne Lukas.

Dodong has been based in Los Angeles for decades, where he has gained the privilege of being officially declared as resident artist of the LA Equestrian Center.