Day of the Dead in San Miguel

The Day of the Dead is a big celebration in San Miguel or any place in Mexico. It is a touching and colorful tradition honoring loved ones who have passed to another plane.

The altar at the library

another library altar

Face painting in el Jardin

Sunday morning before the altars are set up around the town square

Flowers everywhere

Mexico City Adventure

For a complete change of pace, my daughter  Cynthia and I went to my favorite city ; Mexico City, for 3 days. We needed a break for our routine and certainly were inspired by the art and the food and the sophistication of the people in Colonia Roma where we stayed.

I have been getting tired of encaustic. To me, it has the flavor of cult-like devotion and many paintings that I see posted on Face Book on the encaustic sites, are from "new" artists who are in love with the  surface technique, and have no interest or ability to create a painting with a reason for being, including composition or the fundamentals of painting.

We went to 3 museums, but the one that inspired and excited us was the Museo Tamayo. The show was perfectly curated. There was also the 19th biennial show that featured young artists. I was thrilled that there were many beautiful executed, technically beautiful figurative paintings.

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Not everything was figurative

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Culture and style in Mexico City

I couldn't resist adding one more photo of these beautifully trained, tranquil dogs.

Book stores are alive and well in Mexico City. This one is different: bars, restaurants, art on all 3 floors.

No excuse for not keeping in shape with open air exercise machines, free to the public at Parque Mexio

 

 

 

 

 

These will be the last posting of Mexico City for a while - at least until I go back again. I couldn't get these images in sequence today, but that is a bit like the city itself. It is loaded with sensory and visual stimulus.

A paining from an exhibition at Casa Lamm

Casa Lamm, across from our hotel. Before boarding the bus home, I stopped in to see the latest gallery shows

Art, books, music, food and drink at this place down the street from our hotel

Towering walls of books