I recently completed a commission for an illustration of a little indigenous boy performing as a grass dancer. The client advised me on what details to include to make him look authentic, since she is indigenous and I am not. She wanted it to match that illustration I made a few years ago of a girl in a jingle dress.
One last food item. Bananas did not originate in Latin America, but they have had a huge impact on the history of the region. Here’s an illustration of a bunch of bananas next to a bowl of cereal with banana slices.
This is one of my favorite illustrations from this project. A little girl dressed as La Catrina for Dia de Muertos.
These two dancers are performing the traditional Mexican Hat Dance. It is Mexico’s national dance and is often performed during Cinco de Mayo celebrations. Again, this is a very small illustration. That’s why the faces are mostly featureless.
Salsa dancing is a very Latin American tradition. This illustration is actually very small on the page, so that’s why the dancers are mostly faceless.
Karen B. Jones - Illustrator 