The importance of paintings can be realized only by those people who strongly strive and aspire to preserve their historical memories. Most people believe that images and digital photographs are the only way to capture the precious moments of life and they fail to realize the essence of paintings. Similar is the case with the La Palma town, which has many of the things to boast about but still not got much attention.
La Palma which is famous for its decorative paintings in San Salvador, as it has around thirty shops with a busy array of handicrafts that are mainly influenced by renowned artist like Fernando Llort.
The La Palma is the town where the art style ‘Naif’ was invented. ‘Naif’ is a sort of a colorful painting on wood and it is a unique creation of famous artist Fernando Llort. La Palma is so much immersed in an art and you can praise murals for the way they are painted on the walls along the different streets. The artists of the La Palma have portrayed the everyday activities and customs of the Salvadorian people on various murals along the road. In La Palma there are plenty of workshops where ceramic, wood, seeds, leather and cotton ware handicrafts are made using the ‘Naif’ style.
As only one and half hour away from the centre of the San Salvador, the town La Palma is a fun place in which you view mural paintings which are decorated with numerous colors. If you want to preserve the memories of La Palma forever with you, then you can buy products and paintings from Ella House gallery. This gallery is widely recognized in San Salvador for its availability of paintings in ‘Naif’ style and wooden crafts. Ella House Gallery presents different crafts and arts from Central America. It offers ceramic plates, original paintings, vases, tiles, and serigraphs by Fernando Llort as well as crafts or arts from other artisans and different artists.
La Palma is a highly admired tourist destination and apart from paintings, there are many eminent hotels as well as trekking areas available in the town. Although La Palma is a small town but it is highly rich in culture and art. Some of the places in this town will truly leave you breathless as you experience and admire the serenity and beauty of nature in this petite town. If you want to give full justice to this place then you need to spend some days here and enjoy the charm of the various paintings and murals in La Palma.
