Day Of The Dead Ink

by Pamela Smale Williams

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Day Of The Dead Ink

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Pamela Smale Williams

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Digital Art - Photograph Or Photopainting

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A stack of six bright Day-Glo colored skulls was my original photo to start and enhanced with airbrush and ink digitally. The DAY GLO look here was sought originally for contrast on a black canvas. DAY OF THE DEAD is customarily celebrated in Mexico to honor ancestors the day after Halloween Nov.1-2 .
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This art piece was one of the Winners in the I LOVE HALLOWEEN CONTEST.

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EL DIA DE LOS MUERTOS has roots in Aztec tradition: The origins of Day of the Dead are believed to date back to the Aztecs, who ritually and regularly offered gifts to the goddess Mictecacihuatl, Lady of the Dead. These celebrations joined with Spanish Catholic's celebrations of All Saints' Day and All Souls' Day, which fall on Nov. 1 and Nov. 2. It's a venerated, esteemed celebration is not a commercial holiday: Despite its recent surge in "trendiness", Dia de los Muertos remains revered in Mexico. UNESCO even established Dia de los Muertos as an "Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity."

Calaveras have a unique history: Jose Guadalupe Posada, a Mexican artist, became known for his use of calaveras in his satirical illustrations. After his death, those calaveras, or skeletons, became closely associated with the Day of the Dead. Posada famously etched "La Calavera Catrina," an image of a skeleton dressed in an overwhelming, flower-adorned hat. La Catrina, originally meant as a satire of Mexican natives adopting European traditions, became a symbol of the Day of the Dead.

The MONARCH butterflies have become a symbol of the holiday: Each year, Monarch butterflies make a migration from Eastern Canada to Western Central Mexico in search of warmer climates. They spend their winter in hibernation in the Reserva de la Biosfera Mariposa Monarca in Michoacan. The arrival coincides with Dia de Los Muertos, and some believe that Monarch butterflies carry the souls of the deceased returning to earth.
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Pamela has gained perspective on both sides of the Lens, spending time as a mature model in 2009 -14. It was invaluable to achieve better posing when the portrait studio lighting was familiar.
Major influences in her style are digital artistry, history, metaphysical studies, anthropology, interior and architectural design, jewelry design, painting, floral design, and gardening /botany....utilized often to study and create ART for you to enjoy.
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#MexicanArt #Halloween #HalloweenCards #sugarSkulls #totempoles #SkullArt #tattooSkulls #Diadelosmuertos #DayOfTheDead

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