Chile Ristra Illustration Blossoming floral painting

Blossoming floral painting

This handsome fellow has been illustrated using coloured pencil

Snake lines

This oil painting features a solitary birding soaring above a moonlit sea

Banff III (Print Only) by Sarah Kia

Chile Ristra Illustration Blossoming floral paintingRistras of chiles are seasonally fresh in the late summer or early fall. Ristras are said to bring both good health and good luck to those who hang them at their house. Red chile pods start out as green chile pods, but they are left on the vine a long time, and that allows them to turn red. Once they were red, they are picked and strung with twine onto a ristra rope to form this iconic decoration.