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“Besame Mucho” pinup movie poster of Erika from Philadelphia. Enrique, who is very passionate about his wife Erika, contacted me to commission a surprise pinup portrait of her. They are a young Puerto Rican couple from Pennsylvania very involved with their culture, community and Puerto Rican history. Enrique’s only request was to add their Taino sun, ( indigenous Puerto Rican symbol) gardenia flowers, beaches of the Caribbean, and somehow add their dog Tego in the art. While I was giving Erika the artistic 1940s makeover, I made the entire image into a vintage movie posters from the mid century. I was able to use Tego’s name as the director, use flower in hair, beach in background and Taino symbol as hoop earrings, It was the best solution to get away with adding so many disconnected elements and making the image fit. ____________________________________ #Portrait #Commission #Besame #Puerto Rico #Jayuya #Taino #Sun #vintage #illustration #art #Santiago #Riceandbeanz (Taken with instagram)