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details from Saturnino Herrán (pt 1)

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“When I Close My Eyes, I See Green” colored pencils on toned watercolor paper

So the medium of this self portrait was inspired by the drawings of Saturnino Herrán. The initial idea came from a doodle in my sketchbook. I’ve seen hair used as a symbol of time, which is why I chose to have a long braid weaving in and out of the banana leaves. It represents the 20 plus years it’s been since I’ve visited my mother’s home country. I added the American flag print to my dress to reference a shirt I wore in pictures of me in Honduras. If I could describe Honduras with a color, I would say green. I remember when I was 8 years old in awe of the different shades of green that I saw there. I just wasn’t used to it. So with Honduras in mind, when I close my eyes I see green.

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I’ll save the finishing touches for later.

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After the duel, Antonio Mancini.

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Just sketching my husband while he plays Animal Crossing

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Progress shots #paintingprocess #brooklyn #oilpainting #realism (at Brooklyn, New York) https://www.instagram.com/p/B8wQpWSHNSj/?igshid=flft36m7he2y

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Finished this one, now on to the next! #streetvendor #nyc #oilpainting #churros #popcorn (at Brooklyn, New York) https://www.instagram.com/p/B8t4vFVn4RA/?igshid=uuoa07t2ygdk

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A moment captured on a Sunday morning from when I was in Brownsville at the flea market. I love that place, I always find great still life material. #figurativepainting #señores #lapulga #texmex #aotd #sundaymorning (at 77 Flea Market) https://www.instagram.com/p/B8EaQ5nnLbN/?igshid=1ac8z5hbs57zf

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Progress shots #stilllife #progressshots #conchas (at Brooklyn, New York) https://www.instagram.com/p/B78rEfznplg/?igshid=qntrdu9zy8jt

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The yellow concha is from my trip to Philly and the rest were gifted to me by friends (Kendall and Walter) from their Texas trip. (at Brooklyn, New York) https://www.instagram.com/p/B710vjKndTo/?igshid=fzkot3tjjo18

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Decided to paint my husband’s favorite barbacoa place. His family has been buying barbacoa from them over 20 years. Originally, Tacos Ivan was a food cart, and now they have this spot. The three people sitting on the stools are my husband and my in-laws. Tacos Ivan is hands down the best barbacoa I’ve ever had. Any other barbacoa place, as my mother-in-law would say “¡nada que ver!” We were the first customers that Sunday. We got there at 6 AM. (at Tacos Ivan) https://www.instagram.com/p/B7O5kfNnm0w/?igshid=1alt4f2hjl08e

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The Hermit, Ignacio Zuloaga, 1904, Saint Louis Art Museum: Modern and Contemporary Art

https://www.slam.org/collection/objects/10369/

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Proud of my hubby <3

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Husband and Wife Collab (📷: @apowerfulwizard and edited by me) He knows my angles lol (at Brooklyn, New York) https://www.instagram.com/p/B6J9DbKHiPA/?igshid=1vb64245yyhk9

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Work in progress (at Flatbush, Brooklyn) https://www.instagram.com/p/B59FnPFnXhL/?igshid=g2hyyoxm4ryk

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Last One (for now) https://www.instagram.com/p/B5v37wBnuNh/?igshid=n1e1e5ycjlmu

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Having fun with these small paintings. https://www.instagram.com/p/B5i5_0YnE-H/?igshid=14og7r7dd70dw