An Ode to Tacos and Taquerias: Evolution of (Two) Painting(s)
In 2019, I spent a day with Yolande Van Herdeen, an expat South African whose path serendipitously led her to Greenwood, Mississippi. When I met her, Yolande was serving as the artist-in-residence at ArtPlace Mississippi, a community art center in downtown Greenwood offering classes and programs for all ages. We ended our visit at San Miguel Arcangel Tienda y Taqueria in Greenwood, which inspired both An Ode to Tacos and An Ode to Taquerias.
The reasons this meal stuck with me were twofold: 1) it was fabulous, full stop. 2) Yolande casually pointed out that this place, San Miguel Arcangel Tienda y Taqueria, was the only place in town where everybody eats, no matter race, age, income level, ethnicity. E’erbody. And in my amateur hour opinion, she wasn’t wrong.
P.S. Enjoy poring over the creative process? Check out the rest of the Evolution of a Painting series.
