This is a personal project that I decided to donate to a foster home, they take care of children with love and compassion and i wanted to give them some of my art for People to see the beauty of our indian kids. 

For the faces, I used colored pencils and on the clothing i used some pyrography because it's one of the techniques that guatemalan artisans use the most to create beautiful pieces and this is my tribute to their work.  

This girl is a "Garifuna", an ethnicity that lives near the Atlantic Coast of Guatemala. 

This boy is a "Quiché", descendant of the mayan, wearing a festive custom for a holiday celebration. 

 

I was trying how this would work out, but then decided to frame the two portraits alone, it ended up being a diptych. 

Each piece of wood was 7x10 In.