Aud Rodriguez

So the medium of this self portrait was inspired by the drawings of Saturnino Herrán. The initial idea came from a doodle in my sketchbook. I’ve seen hair used as a symbol of time, which is why I chose to have a long braid weaving in and out of the banana leaves. It represents the 20 plus years it’s been since I’ve visited my mother’s home country. I added the American flag print to my dress to reference a shirt I wore in pictures of me in Honduras. If I could describe Honduras with a color, I would say green. I remember when I was 8 years old in awe of the different shades of green that I saw there. I just wasn’t used to it. So with Honduras in mind, when I close my eyes I see green.

I’ll save the finishing touches for later.

Just sketching my husband while he plays Animal Crossing

Progress shots #paintingprocess #brooklyn #oilpainting #realism (at Brooklyn, New York) https://www.instagram.com/p/B8wQpWSHNSj/?igshid=flft36m7he2y

Finished this one, now on to the next! #streetvendor #nyc #oilpainting #churros #popcorn (at Brooklyn, New York) https://www.instagram.com/p/B8t4vFVn4RA/?igshid=uuoa07t2ygdk

A moment captured on a Sunday morning from when I was in Brownsville at the flea market. I love that place, I always find great still life material. #figurativepainting #señores #lapulga #texmex #aotd #sundaymorning (at 77 Flea Market) https://www.instagram.com/p/B8EaQ5nnLbN/?igshid=1ac8z5hbs57zf

Progress shots #stilllife #progressshots #conchas (at Brooklyn, New York) https://www.instagram.com/p/B78rEfznplg/?igshid=qntrdu9zy8jt

The yellow concha is from my trip to Philly and the rest were gifted to me by friends (Kendall and Walter) from their Texas trip. (at Brooklyn, New York) https://www.instagram.com/p/B710vjKndTo/?igshid=fzkot3tjjo18

Decided to paint my husband’s favorite barbacoa place. His family has been buying barbacoa from them over 20 years. Originally, Tacos Ivan was a food cart, and now they have this spot. The three people sitting on the stools are my husband and my in-laws. Tacos Ivan is hands down the best barbacoa I’ve ever had. Any other barbacoa place, as my mother-in-law would say “¡nada que ver!” We were the first customers that Sunday. We got there at 6 AM. (at Tacos Ivan) https://www.instagram.com/p/B7O5kfNnm0w/?igshid=1alt4f2hjl08e

Proud of my hubby <3

Husband and Wife Collab (📷: @apowerfulwizard and edited by me) He knows my angles lol (at Brooklyn, New York) https://www.instagram.com/p/B6J9DbKHiPA/?igshid=1vb64245yyhk9

Work in progress (at Flatbush, Brooklyn) https://www.instagram.com/p/B59FnPFnXhL/?igshid=g2hyyoxm4ryk

Last One (for now) https://www.instagram.com/p/B5v37wBnuNh/?igshid=n1e1e5ycjlmu

Having fun with these small paintings. https://www.instagram.com/p/B5i5_0YnE-H/?igshid=14og7r7dd70dw