Gabby Zapata

 Mexico isn't Mexico if there aren't cables running all over the place. And yes, many other countries also have this too I'm sure! With that, an illustration based on a photo I took on the way to somewhere back in 2019

I wanted to capture the lighting and other typical features from this colonia in Roma Sur. The houses are very different than other colonias in the city. There's ornate window treatments, detailed arches etc. 

While I may have opted out of adding the typical tinacos or perritos on the roof tops, I've added them before for these other house explorations I've done before in other neighborhoods. 

Different neighborhoods have different types of structure. I'm more familiar with the houses in sector popular. When I used to visit grandparents house many years ago in Colima, you would hear all the neighborhood kids running with the clacking chanclas while holding a bag of papitas ready to play canicas or make paper boats and race them down the street stream after a rainy day.

I loved going to the rooftops and check out the city. It wasn't very uncommon to do that because the water tanks would always have to be checked. 

Also the dogs over there are built different than the US. They roam around everywhere! So you know I had to draw them in there too. 

Here's some personal photos throughout the years of quick pics I've taken from Mexico City & Guadalajara that helped inspire the above :)

That's something I wish I'd see more here. More colors! Specifically brightly colored houses. If we have these colors that exist, we might as well use them! Out with the clean white aesthetic colors and in with the fun bright colors :)!