Tuesday, April 28, 2009

"Mercado Dia"-Market Day-Busy Village-Old Mexico-Vendors-Mexican Textiles-Chickens-Cats-Senoritas-Hombres-Flowers-Mexican Folk Art-RoMy-Paintings

Hola! Muchos Gracias for stopping by my estudio this evening to see what I've been working on....the painting below is my newest piece. A market day in a village in Old Mexico. I paint "Mercado Dia" often as I love the feel of being in the thick of the busy marketplace & buying from all the vendors and seeing so much activity as the villagers shop, mingle & visit! Hope you enjoy! RoMy

And here's an "artist quote" for the day: "It is better to paint from memory, for thus your work will be your own; your sensation, your intelligence, and your soul will triumph over the eye of the amateur...Do not finish your work too much." --Paul Gaiguin

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Southwest ~ Mexican Folk Art ~ RoMy Original Tiny Tin (TM)
Title: "Mercado Dia" (Market Day)
Size: 8" x 6 1/4" (painted on thin tin ~ hole punched ~ hanger attached)

DESCRIPTION
A whimsical little painting of a busy village on Market Day in Old Mexico! Lots of beautiful Mexican textiles for sale ~ and flowers ~ and chickens, too ~ if anyone can catch 'em, that is! Many vendors and buyers milling about ~ and in the distant background on top of the roof are four very industrious little kitty cats trying to catch some red birds in the oleander trees! There's plenty of activity at market this day!
Many gorgeous colours in this piece ~ to go with any color scheme in your casa! Lots of turquoise, reddish-orange, gold, green, blue, yellow ~ and a hint of purple & pink!
If you follow any of my artwork on ebay ~ then you know I enjoy painting Market Days in Old Mexico! I usually have at list one "Mercado Dia" at auction all the time! Right now I have this piece plus one other Market Day where lots of Talavera pottery & calla lillies are being sold!
This is a fabulous piece of Mexican Folk Art for decorating your casa ~ or office work place! If you haven't yet started a collection of Mexican Folk Art paintings what a perfect time to start ~ the investment you make in folk art today will surely increase in value with time!

ABOUT THIS PAINTING
This Mexican folk art painting is an ORIGINAL work of art, brightly painted with acrylics on a piece of thin TIN which makes it especially charming & folk artsy (tin is a most popular medium to paint on in Old Mexico) plus its durability makes it ideal for indoor and outdoor decorating such as a backporch or patio area. Also, this piece, which is 8" x 6 1/4", has been finished with several coats of non-yellowing acrylic enamel to protect and enhance its beauty for years to come. There are already two holes punched in the top and it comes with a copper wire hanger so that it can be immediately displayed & enjoyed as quickly as you receive it! The back of this painting is signed by the artist, titled and dated (2009).

This RoMy Original Tiny Tin (TM) is small but sweet ~ simply "feel good" art! These tins look fabulous displayed alone but even better in groups across your wall! (just as they decorate their casa in Old Mexico!)
Also these make a wonderful gift!!

ABOUT THE ARTIST
The artist ~ RoMy ~ that's me! I live on the border between Texas and Mexico ~ near the Big Bend National Park ~ a few miles from Terlingua Ghost Town ~ and I love the history and culture of this area ~ a raw, still quite primitive land ~ a desert land where "rainbows wait for rain." The last few photos in this description show my outdoor studio which faces Santa Elena Canyon and the Rio Grande, the natural border between Old Mexico and Texas ~ and it is from this primitive setting ~ 80 miles from town ~ that I find most of my inspiration for painting. (in the photos Mexico is on the left side of the river and Texas is on the right)
I enjoyed the visit ~ Gracias! And, please, while you are here take a moment to

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Presently, at eBay auction I have several paintings of various sizes painted on tin, canvas, wood and ceramic tile.
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