Art Portfolio | Kristian Somera Art | Manila

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At the end of the day it’s all preservation. Of a blip in time. A memory. A feeling. A force so immense it spills out of you like a flood finally breaking its banks, uncontainable and inevitable, insisting on becoming art.
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“whisked to melrose just before dawn”
36x36” mixed media on canvas
liminal memories collection

At the end of the day it’s all preservation. Of a blip in time. A memory. A feeling. A force so immense it spills out of you like a flood finally breaking its banks, uncontainable and inevitable, insisting on becoming art.
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“whisked to melrose just before dawn”
36x36” mixed media on canvas
liminal memories collection

I’m so excited to share that 19 new pieces will be launched later at 23:00H exclusively to those in my collectors list. ☺️Those who will collect between today and dec 12 will get a free gift in the spirit of the holidays. 😊 Don’t forget to sign up to the list (link in bio) if you want early access. You will receive an email with the link and a passcode. No need to resubscribe if you’ve subscribed before as this may create complications in our database. I hope you’re all having a great start to your weekend! :)

x, KS

I’m so excited to share that 19 new pieces will be launched later at 23:00H exclusively to those in my collectors list. ☺️Those who will collect between today and dec 12 will get a free gift in the spirit of the holidays. 😊 Don’t forget to sign up to the list (link in bio) if you want early access. You will receive an email with the link and a passcode. No need to resubscribe if you’ve subscribed before as this may create complications in our database. I hope you’re all having a great start to your weekend! :)

x, KS

Excited to share that I’ll be releasing a new series on December 5 exclusively to those in my collector’s list. Don’t forget to sign up to get access! Link is in bio. :)

Excited to share that I’ll be releasing a new series on December 5 exclusively to those in my collector’s list. Don’t forget to sign up to get access! Link is in bio. :)

18x24” mixed media on canvas
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#painting #abstract #abstractart #abstractexpressionism #abstractpainting #movement #kunst #texture #color #modernart #originalart #artist #interiordesign #architecture #modernpainting #contemporarypainting

18x24” mixed media on canvas
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#painting #abstract #abstractart #abstractexpressionism #abstractpainting #movement #kunst #texture #color #modernart #originalart #artist #interiordesign #architecture #modernpainting #contemporarypainting

Hi! So excited to announce I’ll be releasing new work on December. :) Sign up to the collectors list in the link in bio for early exclusive access.

Hi! So excited to announce I’ll be releasing new work on December. :) Sign up to the collectors list in the link in bio for early exclusive access.

“there will be flowers”, 2025
mixed media on canvas
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send a DM for available pieces

“there will be flowers”, 2025
mixed media on canvas
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send a DM for available pieces

1/3 of a triptych I recently worked on. @titocaluag
“Sanctuary of the Radiant Peak II”
36x36” mixed media on canvas
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#painting #abstract #abstractart #abstractexpressionism #abstractpainting #movement #kunst #texture #color #modernart #originalart #artist #interiordesign #architecture #modernpainting #contemporarypainting

1/3 of a triptych I recently worked on. @titocaluag
“Sanctuary of the Radiant Peak II”
36x36” mixed media on canvas
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#painting #abstract #abstractart #abstractexpressionism #abstractpainting #movement #kunst #texture #color #modernart #originalart #artist #interiordesign #architecture #modernpainting #contemporarypainting

48x48” mixed media on canvas
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48x48” mixed media on canvas
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“echoes in the shadow deep”
36 x 36” mixed media on canvas
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#spirituality #meditation #art #painting #abstract #abstractart #abstractexpressionism #abstractpainting #movement #kunst #texture #color #modernart #originalart #artist #interiordesign #architecture #modernpainting #contemporarypainting

“echoes in the shadow deep”
36 x 36” mixed media on canvas
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I wrote a poem. Made a painting inspired by it.
“verdant path”
36x36” mixed media on canvas

I wrote a poem. Made a painting inspired by it.
“verdant path”
36x36” mixed media on canvas

24x36” mixed media on canvas
2025
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#painting #abstract #abstractart #abstractexpressionism #abstractpainting #movement #kunst #texture #color #modernart #originalart #artist #interiordesign #architecture #modernpainting #contemporarypainting

24x36” mixed media on canvas
2025
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“i’ll meet you where the water kisses the shore”
48x48” mixed media on canvas
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“i’ll meet you where the water kisses the shore”
48x48” mixed media on canvas
commissioned
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self

self

A piece you collect today becomes the legacy your family inherits tomorrow. Private commissions open. Send a message to inquire.
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#contemporaryart #art #painting #interiordesign #architecture #zen #heritage #soul #culture #home

A piece you collect today becomes the legacy your family inherits tomorrow. Private commissions open. Send a message to inquire.
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#contemporaryart #art #painting #interiordesign #architecture #zen #heritage #soul #culture #home

Have a lovely weekend ahead. xKS
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Have a lovely weekend ahead. xKS
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‘Following the Hidden Pine Trails’, 2025
36x48” mixed media on canvas
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‘Following the Hidden Pine Trails’, 2025
36x48” mixed media on canvas
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The journal entry that inspired this piece.
‘amber glow everywhere’, 2025
36 x 48” mixed media on canvas
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The journal entry that inspired this piece.
‘amber glow everywhere’, 2025
36 x 48” mixed media on canvas
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Spotted one of my paintings on a Vogue feature. 🤍
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photo by Joseph Pasual
Shot on location at @espaciocreativo.escolta

Spotted one of my paintings on a Vogue feature. 🤍
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photo by Joseph Pasual
Shot on location at @espaciocreativo.escolta

‘forest echoes ii’, (2025)
36 x 36” mixed media on canvas
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‘forest echoes ii’, (2025)
36 x 36” mixed media on canvas
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#painting #abstract #abstractart #abstractexpressionism #abstractpainting #movement #kunst #texture #color #modernart #originalart #artist #interiordesign #architecture #modernpainting #contemporarypainting

soul and sea

soul and sea

‘Journal no. 33’ ,2025
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‘Journal no. 33’ ,2025
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a detail shot of a large piece I love.

a detail shot of a large piece I love.

36x36” mixed media on canvas, 2025

36x36” mixed media on canvas, 2025

My resolve for the rest of the year is to overcome my discomfort of making a spectacle of myself by taking more photos of myself next to my paintings. I’ve come to realize that it is through recognition and familiarity that one forges stronger connections—which is my impetus for putting my work out there in the first place. 🤍
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📷 @belgbelgica

My resolve for the rest of the year is to overcome my discomfort of making a spectacle of myself by taking more photos of myself next to my paintings. I’ve come to realize that it is through recognition and familiarity that one forges stronger connections—which is my impetus for putting my work out there in the first place. 🤍
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📷 @belgbelgica

36x36” may just be my new favorite canvas size to work on.

36x36” may just be my new favorite canvas size to work on.

to capture
everything you’ve ever seen
everything you’ve ever felt

to capture
everything you’ve ever seen
everything you’ve ever felt

Spent so much time near the ocean the past month I knew I had to incorporate that feeling of boundless connection and oneness with the sea into this new collection.

Spent so much time near the ocean the past month I knew I had to incorporate that feeling of boundless connection and oneness with the sea into this new collection.

forest echoes I
36x36” mixed media on canvas

forest echoes I
36x36” mixed media on canvas

This and morning sun slowly spilling into the room.

This and morning sun slowly spilling into the room.

A new collection is now live and exclusively available to those in my collectors list. Check your email inbox for the early preview invitation link. Happy Sunday! :)

A new collection is now live and exclusively available to those in my collectors list. Check your email inbox for the early preview invitation link. Happy Sunday! :)

A piece inspired by a line from a Sylvia Plath poem— “the frost makes a flower, the dew makes a star.”
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“as snowdrops bloom”
36 x 36” mixed media on canvas
2024
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A piece inspired by a line from a Sylvia Plath poem— “the frost makes a flower, the dew makes a star.”
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“as snowdrops bloom”
36 x 36” mixed media on canvas
2024
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One of my earlier paintings spotted on Timid Mag featuring James Reid.
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shot on location @espaciocreativo.escolta by @belgbelgica

One of my earlier paintings spotted on Timid Mag featuring James Reid.
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shot on location @espaciocreativo.escolta by @belgbelgica

A memorable diptych. Stay tuned for smaller pieces to be launched later this month!

A memorable diptych. Stay tuned for smaller pieces to be launched later this month!

I’ve been getting messages asking when I’ll be releasing a new collection ever since the last one sold out so I carved out time to create an entire series that will be available exclusively to those in my collectors list for a month. The new series will be released May 18th. Be sure to be on the collectors list by then to get first dibs and special rates. Follow the link in my bio to sign up and receive an invitation for an early preview on May 18th. I hope you’re all having a good evening. x KS

I’ve been getting messages asking when I’ll be releasing a new collection ever since the last one sold out so I carved out time to create an entire series that will be available exclusively to those in my collectors list for a month. The new series will be released May 18th. Be sure to be on the collectors list by then to get first dibs and special rates. Follow the link in my bio to sign up and receive an invitation for an early preview on May 18th. I hope you’re all having a good evening. x KS

an excerpt from my journal transmuted into a painting

an excerpt from my journal transmuted into a painting

It begins, just as it always does, with a feeling.

It begins, just as it always does, with a feeling.

36x48” mixed media on canvas
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sign up to the collectors list to get exclusive early access to new releases (link in bio)

36x48” mixed media on canvas
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sign up to the collectors list to get exclusive early access to new releases (link in bio)

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36 x 36” mixed media on canvas
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🖤🤍
36 x 36” mixed media on canvas
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Breaking blank canvas intimidation by summoning your inner child and making intuitive (albeit sometimes very messy) marks—this is a practice that has served me well in navigating life itself.

Breaking blank canvas intimidation by summoning your inner child and making intuitive (albeit sometimes very messy) marks—this is a practice that has served me well in navigating life itself.

slow days.

slow days.

There’s nothing more therapeutic than transmuting my inner state into something tangible. I constantly have to remind myself that that’s where the value of my vocation lies—not in the subsequent reception of the work produced.

There’s nothing more therapeutic than transmuting my inner state into something tangible. I constantly have to remind myself that that’s where the value of my vocation lies—not in the subsequent reception of the work produced.

rare day when the studio’s “clean” 😅

rare day when the studio’s “clean” 😅

from the archives—Meet Me in the Garden collection. Thinking of revisiting this palette. It always gives me the happies 🥹

from the archives—Meet Me in the Garden collection. Thinking of revisiting this palette. It always gives me the happies 🥹

flow state

flow state

A 30x40” piece I love.

A 30x40” piece I love.

The secret to unlocking a creative life, i have now learned, is to allow yourself to constantly be in a state of play regardless of circumstance.

The secret to unlocking a creative life, i have now learned, is to allow yourself to constantly be in a state of play regardless of circumstance.

desert flower
48x48” mixed media on canvas
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desert flower
48x48” mixed media on canvas
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36 x 48” mixed media on canvas.
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#painting #abstract #abstractart #abstractexpressionism #abstractpainting #movement #kunst #texture #color #modernart #originalart #artist #interiordesign #architecture #modernpainting #contemporarypainting

36 x 48” mixed media on canvas.
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This piece will be part of @altromondoart’s The Art of Being Still show starting tomorrow. 🤍

This piece will be part of @altromondoart’s The Art of Being Still show starting tomorrow. 🤍

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