Blog 9: Thanksgiving

Every year I go to two separate thanksgivings, one with my Dad’s side of the family, and the other, my Mom’s side of the family. I decided to draw thanksgiving on my Mom’s side. The drawing takes place at my Uncle’s house in mid-city Los Angeles. The drawing is in the dining room, where you can see the living room in the distance. In the living room, my Grandfather, and my great Grandmother are sitting on the couch, and relaxing. Next to them is my Aunt Jackie standing up, and playing with my little cousin Alivia. Since most of my family goes to multiple thanksgivings, we typically eat different food, and this year we had Italian food. In the dining room, my Uncle George is laying out the meatballs, and on the right, my Aunt-in-law Edy is laying out the plates. Next to her, I am laying out the forks, spoons, and knives. In the front is my Mom, and stepdad just hanging out in the dining room, and on the floor next to them is my cousin Anthony on his phone.  On the table, there are meatballs, pasta, bread, and apple pie. On the right side of my main drawing is La Virgen de Guadalupe. I decided to incorporate her into my drawing to show that she is blessing us, as we celebrate coming together, and being with family.