Dia de los Muertos

Last October, Poco Wine Room in Capital Hill hosted their annual Day of the Dead and Halloween show. I asked a couple friends to pose for me while I painted them in Day of the Dead style. I usually do not paint portraits, but I love the way these came out. I'm planning more in the future.

I started with Rachelle. I went to her house and had her sit for me while I did quick base painting:

Then I went home and worked on the painting more to complete the final product:

I also asked Ryan and Jessica to come over and pose for me:

That piece sold that night! I was pretty dang excited.