The Praying Violoncello

"The Cello" Loteria Card

The "El Violoncello" card features a praying mantis playing a cello, indicating great skill and ability at a complex task.  If this card appears in a loteria fortune reading there is a good chance that the subject will be facing a situation which requires all their innate abilities.
For some reason, this painting came together very quickly.  I barely turned my back and it was done.  However, there was a problem that I had with the figure's elbow which required me to do some PhotoShop fixing.  I really am not sure how I feel about leaning on a digital tool to tweak a painting, but there's no denying that the results are satisfactory.

To understand how The Cello card applies to fortune telling, I've included some pages of instruction on the main site.