Reymundo Pantaleón Artanaz specializes in hand-painting detailed and colorful scenes of typical Náhuat traditions. Reymundo has painted beautiful jewelry boxes, crosses, and Christmas tree ornaments. To view a catalogue of hand-painted items by Reymundo Pantaleón Artanaz, click on the link at the bottom of the page. Reymundo Pantaleón Artanaz is of the Náhuat indigenous culture of Mexico and he is from the village of San Agustin Oapan, which is a very small village on the banks of the Rio Balsas in Guerrero, a province in central Mexico. The Náhuat Indians, who speak the ancient Aztec derived language of Nahuatl, have lived and farmed the land in villages along the Rio Balsas river since before the Spanish conquest. When it became difficult to support their families on the sales of agricultural products in the early 20th century, the villagers in these isolated villages turned to art. Paintings created by artists from San Agustin Oapan use bright colors and depict familiar village scenes like weddings, Christmas celebrations, planting crops and harvesting. Reymundo is 27 years old, married and has two young sons. When Reymundo was 13 years old his father, Marcos, taught him to paint. Reymundo is a Náhuat indian artisan that works with Casa Romero. Casa Romero is a cooperative organization that helps these Náhuat artisans get the supplies they need as well as locate markets for their artistic goods. Through the efforts of Casa Romero and Reymundo's hard-work and artistic talents, Reymundo has become a very accomplished painter of traditional Náhuat village scenaries. Reymundo's most prefered medium to paint is clay, and he especially enjoys painting designs depicting doves. Reymundo illustrates his artistic talents in the form of hand-painted picture frames, wooden crosses, molded doves, ducks, fish, pigs, and flower vases, jewelry boxes, as well as Christmas ornaments. To view a catalogue of hand-painted items of the Náhuat indigenous culture of Mexico by Reymundo Pantaleón Artanaz, click on the link below. Catalogue of Hand-Painted Items by Reymundo Pantaleón Artanaz