2020s Tepotzlan, Mexico Scene Oil Painting, Framed

Description

The small town of Tepotzlan, Mexico, is a popular weekend spot for denizens of Mexico City.. In the background are … more The small town of Tepotzlan, Mexico, is a popular weekend spot for denizens of Mexico City.. In the background are the towers of a sixteenth century Dominican monastery. In the foreground are the shops that host a popular weekend market. Tepotzlan is said to be the birthplace of Quetzalcoatl, the Aztec feathered serpent god.
The town, located at 5380 feet altitude, is also popular for its clean, clear air.

The painting shows on this particular day a rosy shading close to the ground while an aquamarine blue shimmers overhead..The shops are closed, perhaps it is early morning, and that would account for a rosy dawn hue. The palette of the painting includes the green of trees, the yellow white stone of the monastery, the white and red of an adobe shop, and the grays of shadows and a tin roof. The perspective of nearby shops and distant towers creates a quiet mood. less