November 12, 2021

There is a small picturesque colonial town named "Villa de Leyva" about 4 hours Northeast of Bogota, Colombia that is nestled in the Andes mountains where the cool, crisp, clean air, the beautiful, friendly people, delicious foods and cobblestoned streets motivated me to do this painting. I tried to capture the town plaza and the beautiful "campesina" who was selling the most colorful and delicious pineapples, bananas, tomates de arbol, curuba, guanabana, freijoa, maracuya, papaya, mangoes and lulo while she had live chickens on her table to sell as well. If you are ever in Colombia, don't miss Villa de Leyva!