Artemaya Atitlan and fishermen in cayucos or hand hewn boats. Paintings T he paintings by Mayan artists show us their life and culture, as they know it. It is autobiographical in nature, culturally introspective. That vision can be quite different from what we see as visitors from somewhere else. It is time honored process that employs thousands of Mayans.
G rowing onions is mundane, hard work.
They do it to make money and it is very important to the local economy. Yet how to grow onions is a question few visitors would think to ask. H ow we make money is very important to us, though it too can be mundane. Our job, in part, defines who we are. This painting shows us that their work no different for them.