Wednesday, October 24, 2012

Painting retablo.

St. Toribio Romo Gonzalez, Terry Nelson
5" x 4" acrylic on panel.
To be inserted into decorative frame.
 
Retablo ornament, Allegory of Penance.
Terry Nelson
Acrylic on copper, approx 3"x 2"
silver bells and hanger.
 


I'm working on a more complicated, larger canvas right now, but I'm taking time off to paint a few retablo style pieces.  I visited a local gift shop specializing in Mexican imports and became inspired to create some crafty items in the Mexican style.  I can't see very well these days, so the painting is not as precise as I would like, nor is the workmanship very good... and the scanner has some cat hair issues.

3 comments:

Rachel M. Gohlman said...

It's okay, my scanner has cat hair issues too.

Gette said...

Love them. Tell me more about the little bells on the penance piece--is it something to be worn by beggars, for alms?

doughboy said...

very nice.