How do you landscape a yard if you don’t have the space?

If you’re a talented painter like Elmer Espera you do away with trees, shrubs and a lawn. You instead paint the interior of walls around your home with a lake, mountains, a waterfall and a meadow behind plants in your yard creating the illusion of the great outdoors in a mural.

Daughter Lycha proudly shared the work of her dad in her social media platforms. The Antipolo resident revealed that her father did not go to an art school and was mainly self-taught.

“Wala pong formal training si Papa. First year college lang din tinapos niya. Talento at skills nya lang po talaga ang tanging experience niya. Tricycle driver po siya ngayon. Bale naging extra nya lang ang pag-aartist pag may nagpagawa sa kanya. Nawalan po kasi siya ng shop kaya humina na yung nagpapagawa sa kanya,” she said.

“Matagal na po siyang nag do-drawing. Since 1997 pa po. Marami na rin siya na pag drawing like schools, mga motor. Marami pa pong iba. Naisipan lang namin ipa-paint yung likuran ng bahay kasi bagong pintura at gusto po ng mother-in-law ko yung nature.”

Lycha said she uploaded the images because she wanted people to enjoy and appreciate the work of her talented father.

“Sobrang proud ako sa Papa kasi pambihira ‘yung talentong meron siya kaso wala man lang nakamana saming magkakapatid. Tuwing may nakikita akong gawa ng Papa, hindi ko pa rin mapigilang mamangha kasi ang ganda-ganda at ang linis niya gumawa,” she said in a published report.

Lycha wants the public to appreciate her father’s talent so that instead of driving a tricycle he could resume painting as his means of livelihood.

“At the same time nalulungkot ako kasi hindi siya na-acknowledge ng government namin dito sa Antipolo dahil small artist lang siya. Kung mabibigyan ako ng pagkakataon, gusto kong mabigyan ng shop papa ko para ayun ung maging source of income,” she said in the same published report.

“Para naman siya ay umangat-angat sa buhay dahil kung makikita niyo lang ang sitwasyon niya ngayon hindi niyo malalamang artist sya. Kaya gamit ang social media, shini-share ko ‘yung mga gawa niya, nagbabakasakali na may makilala sa kanya at mabigyan siya ng pagkakataon ipakita yung talento niya.”