Gabby Zapata

Let's start off this brand new art blog with some...tacos! 

It'll be nice to share some behind the scenes all at once instead of having to swipe to see it all. Plus read a little blurb :) 

You know how inspiration can strike at any time? Well, while I was having lunch the other day, I started to think what's a food memory that I miss? and immediately zoomed mentally back in time to few years back in Mexico. 

Then as I was working on this, my boo said it reminded him of paintings usually found outside taquerias, pollerías, etc. Like a logo! So I tied bringing that nostalgia in the text and the look of it. Here's some personal pics from when I visited:

I wish I had more photos but you get the idea. 

Before coming up with that specific taquero, I went through a few iterations trying to find the sweet spot I was looking for: 

I drew them 3 times on top of each other and in the end I found a balance a bit from the 2nd version. Lastly, some other pics of my outings to taquerias. I wish I had more photos but I was so focused on the eating part that I forgot about the photo part haha! 

If you've made it this far, thank you! I hope to bring more behind the scenes from time to time. I might do breakdowns of other pieces. Now who's hungry?!