Fausto Pérez
The Town Train
In The Town Train, Salvadoran naïve artist Fausto Pérez celebrates the beauty of rural life with radiant color and joyful detail. A red train winds across a stone bridge, linking the hillside town where brightly painted houses nestle among patterned fields and flowering trees. In the foreground, villagers fish, carry baskets, tend crops, and share daily routines, each figure woven seamlessly into the landscape. Pérez’s vivid palette and meticulous brushwork transform ordinary moments into a vibrant tapestry of harmony, where community, nature, and tradition exist in perfect rhythm.
Fausto Pérez is one of Central America’s most beloved naïve artists, celebrated for his ability to transport us into the heart of a bygone El Salvador. His paintings reflect an idealized memory of rural village life, scenes that may no longer exist, yet remain alive through his art. With warmth and joy, Pérez recreates moments from his childhood: villagers heading to market, children at play, families working together, milkmen with donkeys, women carrying baskets of fruit, and even the morning bus arriving piled high with goods and produce.
His style is instantly recognizable, bright colors, meticulous detail, and a perspective that feels both simple and childlike, where figures in the distance stand nearly the same size as those in the foreground. This intentional innocence is at the heart of the naïve tradition, giving his paintings both charm and depth.
Above all, Fausto Pérez celebrates the dignity and beauty of everyday life. His art radiates happiness, nostalgia, and sincerity, transforming ordinary moments into extraordinary memories. To own one of his works is to hold not just a painting, but a source of lifelong joy and comfort.
