The location is not indicated on painting so it might be Taxco or San Miguel de Allende. I’m leaning towards the latter. The nun in the central view is an interesting choice. I like to think it is a thread linked back to when Betty and Dick were married. His in-laws were emphatic that he commit to initiation into the Catholic Faith in order to have their consent for Betty’s hand in matrimony. It is called the Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults. It’s believed that Grand Pa Oscar may have been of the Lutheran Faith, but nothing’s confirmed.
Reflective color can be seen in the trees left with grays from building right and the sidewalk sizzling with hints of red/orange from the stone-wall along the sidewalk. Dick’s colors are bolder, more in character of the culture, ancient rich earthy color.
#125 Daily Chores - 24x30, framed, canvass/Masonite, oil, signed
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