Preparations for Saint John's Festival

Composition in red, orange, purple, white, blue, earthy, green, yellow, rose, ochre, black. Wide and short strokes, texture variations obtained with wear of more dried slurries or more strokes. Color overlay. It is group of two children and seven women, outdoors and in different positions. Figures distributed around clear lilac tone area, roughly circular, extending from the center to the edges of the composition. In contrast to this clear and area surrounding it, shades of green, blue and earthy. On the floor on the left foreground, thick rope coiled and having the small side blue box with red decoration. On the right downtown, woman standing with her back, dressed in costumes of Bahia, and on the blue and white turban head and watermelon board and other fruits. wear white dress at the knees with patterned strip through the on the right shoulder and down to the waist on the left. Pants clogs color rose high heels. To the right, on the floor, moringa or gourd on which is the signature of the artist. In the background on the left, two women standing, embracing. Near them, a pestle. In the center, woman in profile to the right inclined toward a tub, which is mixing something with what appears to be a piece of wood. Further back, female figure holding moringa or gourd on his on the left shoulder. On the right Bahia front and standing with color rose bag over his head. In the third plane to the left, two boys playing-axis badeixo or carrion. To the right of center woman sitting on the floor, hands in her lap, legs straight on the right. At the bottom, on the right, wood piled detail fire.