“Despedida” (Farewell) is more than a painting—it is a story etched onto the surface of vintage luggage, a relic that once carried dreams across borders. Upon this worn canvas unfolds a tender, heartbreaking moment: a granddaughter pressing a gentle kiss on her grandmother’s weathered cheek, a gesture heavy with love and loss. It is the silence before departure, the weight of words left unspoken, and the ache of distance yet to come. This scene speaks for countless families fractured by migration, where hope for a better future is paid for with the currency of separation. “Despedida” invites the viewer to pause, to feel the bittersweet pulse of goodbye, and to remember that every journey begins with a farewell.