17 Facts About Nestor Leynes

Nestor Leynes was born on February 26,1922, in Santa Cruz, Manila.

Nestor Leynes's parents were Ricardo Leynes, a doctor, and Enriqueta Garcia, a registered nurse.

Nestor Leynes' parents owned several paintings, including some by the Filipino master painter Fabian Cueto de la Rosa, a distant relative of the family.

Probably influenced by his environment, Nestor Leynes already expressed the desire to be an artist from a young age.

Nestor Leynes's parents discouraged this ambition, fearing a life of hardship for him.

Nevertheless, Nestor Leynes was already taking art lessons in grade school and highschool.

Nestor Leynes graduated from the Arellano High School and entered the College of Fine Arts of the University of the Philippines.

Nestor Leynes's studies were cut short in his fourth year by the Japanese invasion of the Philippines in World War II.

Nestor Leynes found work as an illustrator for Ramon Roces Publications.

Nestor Leynes created illustrations for magazines like Liwayway and Philippine comics.

Nestor Leynes was hired as a staff artist for the Philippine Advertising Counsel.

Nestor Leynes resumed painting full-time after retiring in 1980 at the age of fifty eight.

Nestor Leynes was strongly influenced by his professors during his time at the University of the Philippines.

In 1976, Nestor Leynes discovered the works of Andrew Wyeth, a realist American painter whose works became popular in the Philippines during this period.

Nestor Leynes' subjects are typically scenes of Philippine rural life, ranging from women sifting rice to harvest scenes.

Nestor Leynes is best known for his favorite subject, that of the mother and child.

Nestor Leynes's works were exhibited along with other Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas Collection paintings in the 2010 exhibit Sulyap, Yugto, Dalipay: Mementos of Philippine Everyday of the Metropolitan Museum of Manila.