"A Night in Central America" by Michele Medina

This is called "A Night in Central America."
This has meaning. The wood and the candles are the most significant. I did this to relate the Honduran culture to my own Nicaraguan culture.
The wood panel represents 2 things: the cities, pueblos, buildings, and the infrastructures of places in Central America. The wood also represents the father figure, a foundation of the family as well as representing my own father because he is a carpenter.
The candles represent the resources available in Central America. Sometimes there is no light or electricity (among other resources), but there are other things you can use instead to fill your needs (such as candles or sun for light). The candles also represent the mother figure, the giver of light and hope. If you notice there is melted wax as the soil of the painting and as the stars.
Then of course, the verdant nature is represented by the eglantine in the sky (as if the candles were trees and there was a canopy of green), and the moon representing the night.