The Day of the Dead begins on November 1st with All Saint's Day, but the day after is All Soul's day, in honor of all the regular folk who have passed away. Offerings of food appear on altars at this time of year because it is believed that the deceased will return to eat in spirit.
This little basket of pastries is from Mexico, and is molded out of sugar. It's sort of a delightful surprise because I had only a short amount of time and had to paint really fast. I was so frustrated when the paint ran together because it was still wet. Once I surrendered to the chaos it became a painting in a style of its own, and not the one I had planned.
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