Dia de los Muertos
(Day of the Dead)
Mark Vallen 2003
Oil on wood panel 11 x 14

The Mexican Day of the Dead observance honors deceased ancestors, and today the occasion is widely celebrated from Mexico to the Southwest of the United States.

Vallen's painting was created on a wood panel. He gessoed and sanded the ground until it had the smooth surface he desired. The next step was to do an underpainting in brown, some of which you can see poking through the blue at the top edges. The underpainting was a complete monochromatic painting before various colors were introduced. Vallen stuck to a limited palate, using only a few select browns and blues.

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