Jeffrey Centeno Felarca

Jeffrey Felarca is a painter whose work is driven by a simple but enduring impulse — to leave a mark. His paintings are not created in pursuit of perfection, but as living records of moments in time, each brushstroke capturing decisions, impulses, and emotions that cannot be repeated.

Working primarily in oil on canvas, Felarca’s process is intuitive and fearless: paint is laid down without hesitation, then shaped into form from the chaos, allowing earlier layers to show through like memories that never fade. Influenced by both Impressionism and the refined aesthetics of Japanese ukiyo-e, his works balance spontaneity with a quiet, deliberate beauty.

For Felarca, every canvas is a conversation — between artist and material, between past and present — and an invitation for the viewer to step inside. His art embraces imperfection as an essential truth, finding beauty in the traces and textures left behind. If a viewer feels something — joy, nostalgia, or even a fleeting connection — then his mark has been made.

Nile C. Kinnick High School, Yokosuka Japan.
University of Santo Tomas, College of Fine Arts