MADRE CON HIJAS

On the street in Medellin an Indigenous family was selling beaded jewelry. I bought two necklaces. The next day I saw them again and asked if I could take their picture, “40,000 pesos,” the mother said, which is about $10 US, and what I had paid for one of the necklaces. I offered, “30,000”, and she said fine.

The painting is fairly close to the photo in compostion. I like how it is more of a candid shot, rather than the typical “smile for the camera” pose that most of us are habituated to..

Below the 1st image is a GIF that shows the process.

“Madre Con Hijas” - Graphite, watercolor and gouache on 9x12 300# paper

Tomorrow I will post about Guatape’.

Despite it being a tourist town, I can relax here. It’s off season, and the tourists that do come mostly take the 2 hour very windy bus ride back to Medellin in the evening. Also, my AirBnB is on the outskirts in a non-tourist zone, which is my preference. Right now thunder rumbles the evening air, with my sliding door wide open. No mosquitos! And I better get to bed, as the roosters announce at 5am.