Via Colori 2005

This street painting was in honor of my recently deceased grandfather. He was well loved by me and my family and died several days before the festival. Seeing as how I could not make it, I chose to do artwork in his honor.

Grandfather- This part of the drawing was taken from a b/w picture I had taken of him a few years back.

The Skull- Our bodies are dust, we will all pass away eventually. This is not meant to be morbid, but is a sign of our mortality.

The Cornfeild- My grandfather was a farmer, its a simple representation of his life.

The Red Swirl- Its coming out of his mouth (a traditional belief as to how the spirit leaves the body) and flowing out into the spirt world/ after life.

Moon/Night Sky- I find this to be the most peaceful time of any given day, and the most spiritual.