This 87-year-old grandma makes the most amazing art in Microsoft Paint
Concha García Zaera, an 87-year-old grandmother from Valencia, Spain, has become an overnight Instagram sensation.
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Her account @conchagzaera – which at the time of writing boasts more than 90,000 followers – features her incredibly detailed artwork, all created using...wait for it: Microsoft Paint.
# dibujo #dibujoconpaint #conchadibujapaint#paint #marpinoscastillo
A post shared by Concha García Zaera (@conchagzaera) on Nov 24, 2017 at 1:29am PST
In an interview with Radio Valencia, Zaera says she used to take art classes in oil painting, but could not practice at home due to the strong smell of the paints. When her children gave her a computer, she discovered Microsoft Paint.
As UltimaHora reports, Zaera told the station that she gets most of her inspiration from postcards and landscapes. She does all of her work on Windows 7 and with a mouse.
A post shared by Concha García Zaera (@conchagzaera) on Nov 22, 2017 at 4:16am PST
Per Vanguardia, Zaera used to post her artwork on Facebook, until one of her granddaughters suggested that she start using Instagram instead. On March 9, she had more than 300 followers. But then, Twitter user @femilimon shared a screenshot of her account.
Se llama Concha García Zaera (nombre en Facebook). Tiene 87 años, vive en Valencia, y es una ARTISTA.
Hace increíbles obras con Paint. Dadle difusión a esto y reconocimiento a ella. pic.twitter.com/ayKHfzCPEP— Cara de cona🦁🍯 (@femilimon) March 9, 2018
The tweet went viral, and within the last week, Zaera's follower count has soared from 361 to more than 90,000.
And rightfully so, because her computer-generated paintings are absolutely amazing.
A post shared by Concha García Zaera (@conchagzaera) on Oct 18, 2017 at 10:02am PDT
She told Vanguardia that it takes at least two weeks to do each one and focuses intensely on the details.
A post shared by Concha García Zaera (@conchagzaera) on Feb 23, 2018 at 4:56am PST
Still, Zaera is still unsure how her account got so popular.
"No entiendo muy bien por qué os llaman tanta atención mis dibujos. Yo creo que son cosas muy sencillas [I do not understand very well why my drawings draw so much attention, I think they are very simple things]," she told Vanguardia.
