Jan Miel mainly Dutch and Flemish artists working in Rome. It was customary for the Bentvueghels to adopt an appealing nickname, the so-called 'bent name'. For Miel two different bent names are documented: "Bieco" (which means squint in Italian) and "Honingh-Bie" (which means honey bee and is derived from the surname 'Miele' by which he was known in Italy and which means 'honey' in Italian). In Rome he also became linked to the circle of genre painters whose work was influenced by the Dutch genre painter Pieter van Laer and were referred to as 'Bamboccianti'. The Bamboccianti were mainly Dutch and Flemish
Miel Prudencio Ma Post" and "World Press Review", among others. Miel has a master's degree in design (MDes) from the University of New South Wales (UNSW, Sydney). Formerly the editorial cartoonist of the now-defunct and Ferdinand Marcos-owned "Philippine Daily Express", he subsequently became chief editorial cartoonist of "The Philippine Star", a broadsheet founded in the post-Marcos year 1986. In 1992, he emigrated to Singapore with his family. Miel started his Singapore career as the assistant art editor of "The Straits Times", Singapore's top English-language daily. He is now its senior executive artist. Miel Prudencio Ma Miel Prudencio Ma (also known as Miel or