The Newly Renovated Iglesia de San Felipe de Jesús

It was almost a decade since this parish was last painted, the only gothic church in and around Antigua Guatemala. I will try to make new photos with the sunset light to get the rich warm colors to pop out and with better perspective. Stay tune! Hacía casi diez años desde la última vez que … Read more

Converting a House from Yellow to White

Okay, this is the last photo of the Holy Week preparations series. This emblematic yellow house known as Hotel Aurora has now become a white house. In the picture above you can see how the yellow paint was being removed with high-presure water jet stream. How emblematic was this yellow house, really? So much so, … Read more

Cathedral’s New Look

Well, it looks like 2009 will be the year of the new paint jobs on all the major churches around Antigua Guatemala prior to the Holy Week celebrations, which, by the way will begin one week from today. In the photo above, you can see new colors for La Antigua Guatemala’s Cathedral. This is the … Read more

Show Me The Moon from Antigua Guatemala

Detalles, detalles, detalles. What better way to show you the brand new paint job at the Iglesia de La Merced than to find a contrasting color to warm yellow of the La Merced church. To get a nice deep blue to contrast yellow and white paint and the Moon hanging right up there is just … Read more