Dominik's Painting from Peru

My bothers' artistic talents are of the musical kind and piano is his tool. He is part of a jazz band in Switzerland and also has the occasional piano gig as an accompanist. If we hadn't found musicians for the ceremony, he was going to play before the wedding started (luckily it did not have to come to that, since he probably would have been a little rusty). After his compulsory military service this spring, he went on a 6 weeks back packing trip to Latin America with a school friend. Dominik and Remo spent some quality time in Peru, Ecuador and on the Galapagos Islands before arriving in Texas.

As his wedding gift, Dominik brought us an oil painting he bought in Peru (no doubt a few days before coming here). He gave it to us on the Wednesday before the wedding as soon as he arrived in Austin. I was very impressed that this fairly large painting survived the trip unscathed. The painting, depicting an anonymous group of traditional women from behind, is an example of a common theme in Peruvian art. This particular painting has a cubist element to it and we think it will look wonderful over our fireplace as soon as we get it framed.