Brenda Reyes paints nature with her soul
A quiet walk in the countryside that brings peace to your soul. Trees swaying in the gentle breeze. The warm sun on your face and the soft earth beneath your feet. The promise of unhurried mornings and untroubled afternoons. Brenda Sison Reyes paints nature with her soul.
Brenda’s landscapes breathe, inviting the eye to slow down and the spirit to settle. In her work, trees are more than just subjects, they are gentle guardians of the land. Their leafy canopies ripple with light, layered in vibrant greens that suggest both abundance and calm. Each brushstroke carries the feeling of shade on a warm day, offering rest to all who pass through her painted fields.
In Brenda’s canvases, time seems to move differently, measured not by clocks but by sunlight filtering through leaves.
Viewers find themselves drawn to these scenes, recalling personal memories of countryside walks, cherished childhood summers, or moments of long-missed stillness. Her paintings do not ask to be admired from a distance; they offer refuge. Through her devotion to trees and natural scenery, Brenda tells a quiet but enduring story: that beauty thrives in simplicity, the land holds wisdom, and in the presence of nature—lush, fertile, and alive—we can rediscover a sense of calm that feels both timeless and deeply human.
A late bloomer to painting, Brenda started watercolor art in her mid-70s and it grew into a passion expressing her love for nature, greens and blooms that fill up her lovely home. She is holding her first exhibit on March 14 titled “Nurtured by Nature” at the Ayala Museum.
It was Brenda’s tutor Ediefer Gutierrez who encouraged her with pointers on colors, angles, and perspectives in watercolor.
She is surprised when viewers offer to buy her works, but obliges when she realizes she can direct the funds to her favorite charities like Msgr. Boyet Concepcion’s House of Nazareth in Bustos, Bulacan. The Carmelite nuns of Lucena receive a monthly stipend while the Alagad ni Maria in Antipolo has graduated six priests under her sponsorship.
Brenda is married to Gonzalo Puyat & Sons executive Willie P. Reyes; mother to Katrina, Kristianne, and Juan Miguel; and grandma to Annika, Joaquin, Astrid, and Audrina. Twice elected as president of the Catholic Women’s Club, she has done her share of social and religious work.
Her art exhibit also includes postcards, tote bags, and other merchandise featuring her paintings prepared by her goddaughter Alessandra Marie L. Lanot of Lifeafterbreakfast.
