I was asked to draw a black & white piece for a local magazine, and I chose to do a rendition of Santa Muerte (description below) because I've been longing to draw a piece on this interesting cult.
From Wikipedia:
Santa Muerte (Saint Death), also known as La Santísima Muerte (Most Holy Death) and Doña Sebastiana (Lady Sebastienne), is a religious figure who receives petitions for love, luck, and protection.
The Santa Muerte is often patronized by drug traffickers, kidnappers, other criminals, or by people who live in neighborhoods plagued by violence. Many of the shrines dedicated to La Santísima Muerte that are located along highways in northern Mexico were funded by drug traffickers.
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