Abuelos
Melanie Cervantes
24" x 36"
Acrylic Painting on canvas, 2005
Private Collection
My maternal grandparents lived in Guanajuanto, Mexico, in the central part of the country, and taught me so many of the values that ground me today. In the early part of my art practice I decided I wanted to use my emerging stencil making skills to make something special for my mom. I used a beautiful photograph that my uncle, Claudio Gallegos, took as my source photo in order to create each layer of color. I then used free tiling software to create 8 1/2" x 11" tiles that I taped together to create the full picture. My mom was really happy and hung the piece in her living room. I think she hung it strategically because if the curtains are open you can see the painting from the street so most of my neighbors have seen it.
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