Colorful Oil Painting of a Small Guatemalan Maya Town, ‘Courting’

Villagers go about their daily round in the Guatemalan town of San Juan Comalapa. Women come and go carrying clay water jars and a young shepherd leads his lambs to pasture. Set in a tropical landscape of rich natural beauty, this painting by Boni offers a glimpse of his homeland. In the foreground, a girl throws water a flirty young swain and her dog growls a warning, “Stay away!” br br Titled “Noviazgo” in Spanish.