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Thursday, August 6, 2015

Jephyr's Dia de los Muertos Painting


Hello again!

We're werking our way through another blistering summer here in the Phoenician desert I call home....and I can't wait for it too cool off again!!

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Recently, I received an e-mail from Sandy Luehrsen, one of my instructors at MCC reminding me that there was a call to artists for a Dia de los Muertos exhibition in Tucson.

(Tohono Chul - Día de los Muertos Exhibition, August 28 - November 8, 2015.)

I decided to see what I could come up with, did a little research into the holiday and its imagery...and one day did a quick sketch of a Mariachi skeleton dood that I thought might fit the bill.

The next day I began digitally painting him on my computer...and rather quickly decided I was liking the results.

Later, I decided to add a background...and once again turned to the iconic images from the traditional Dia de los Muertos celebration...and painted a candy skull to place behind my skeleton Mariachi dood.

I'll share images from those steps below...and plan to make a short video documentary of the process too.

BTW...I call this painting “Momento Maury” as a humorous homage to medieval church "Memento Mori" works (loosely translated from Latin: "remember that you are mortal"), designed to remind viewers of their own mortality.

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(click on theses images to see a larger view)

"Momento Maury", Dia de los Muertos Painting, Copyright 2015, Jephyr, All Rights Reserved
"Momento Maury", Dia de los Muertos Painting, Copyright 2015, Jephyr, All Rights Reserved

"Momento Maury" background - process steps - Dia de los Muertos Painting, Copyright 2015, Jephyr, All Rights Reserved
"Momento Maury" background - process steps
Dia de los Muertos Painting, Copyright 2015, Jephyr, All Rights Reserved

Thanks for schtoppin' by!!