About The Artist:
Jose Antonio Velasquez
José Antonio Velasquez was born on February 8, 1906 in Charity, a small town in the department of Valle, in the country of Honduras. 1931, José Antonio Velásquez married Raquel Maradiaga, who bore him six children: Jose Antonio, Julio Cesar Tulio Enrique, Aída Raquel, Queen Virginia and Ruth Elia. After the death of his parents, Caridad Velásquez abandoned and moved to the northern coast of Honduras in search...
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About The Medium:
Oil
Process of painting with pigments with a medium of drying oil as the binder. Commonly used drying oils include linseed oil, poppy seed oil, walnut oil, and safflower oil.