Lifestyle and Interests  •  March 3

Written by Lana Lane Garcia

"You must be who you are because it will reflect on your output."

- Sir John Albert Buenaventura

Sir John Albert Buenaventura is a Licensed Professional Teacher, Visual Graphic Artist & Designer. He received a Bachelor of Secondary Education with a Major in Mathematics from the University of the Rizal System. He has been an LF since 2019 in APEC Schools. He also handled a variety of school levels, including grades 7, 8, 9, and the current grade, 10.

He creates content and is very active on social media. He is known as both a vlogger and an artist, with most of his works focusing on manipulation or fantasy art. He started making comics, anime, and cartoons in high school after recognizing he had artistic talent.

“Actually, na discover ko lang siya nung high school. Sabi ko, okay I just started with comics. I try anime, I also try cartoons. I met a lot of people who are into art.” - Buenaventura said.

He had a genuine desire to establish himself as an artist. He improved his artistic abilities and participated in competitions. Although he didn't win the comic competition his friend suggested, he was able to gain more experience and knowledge. He also provides a life lesson about being an artist before the interview comes to an end.

“You must be who you are because it will reflect on your output. Expressing through drawing. Art is also a poem kung masaklap iyan, isulat mo lang iyan. As an artist hindi ka limited sa mga genre.”

- Sir John Albert Buenaventura