Spinning Color

The Pinwheel Seller

Just like Central Park in NYC, we have Ibirapuera Park in São Paulo, Brazil. It is a favorite spot for joggers, family picnics, sweethearts and dog walkers. On the weekends children accompany their parents, as they escape from the concrete jungle, into the greeness. It is full of inspiration for my paintings.

On Sundays, vendors sell colorful balloons, kites, cotton candy and my favorite - pinwheels.  Here, a broom handle is cleverly converted into a pinwheel display, allowing the vendor to circulate freely among the park visitors.

I like the abstract quality of this painting, as people play hide-and-seek amidst the swirling color. The scene is like a piece of a parade,  recreating a child's world of fantasy and gaiety, even if only for a passing moment.

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