Another ‘Newly Discovered’ Bonsai Artist 3/21/16

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Landscape bonsai by Juan Llaga. Juan doesn't say what kind of tree or how large it is. Still, it's easy enough to enjoy, with or without the vital statistics.

Just the other day we featured a post from the Philippines (photos courtesy of Bill Valavanis). Now we have another, and even though I found the sources independently, it turns out they are related by more than just the Philippines.

I always enjoy discovering previously unknown (to me) bonsai artists. This time it’s Juan Llaga of the Philippines. All the photos shown here are from Juan facebook feed.

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Same planting as above, set against a larger landscape that I assume is a painting.

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Another unidentified bonsai by Juan.

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A small part of the artist with a large Penjing landscape.

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Another landscape. The heavy trunks lend a feeling of age and stability. Again, no information given on trees or size, though you can imagine that it's quite large.

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The artist with some of his trees.

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That's Bill Valavanis headed west in this candid shot. The man with the mic is Juan Llaga. The photo was taken at the 2016 Philippine BCI Convention International Bonsai Art & Culture Biennial in 2014.
There’s a lot happening in the Philippines this year…
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