At early age she applied herself to painting and sculpture. She was a teacher and founder for the elementary school Blaca Nieves.
Her first art studies were done at the Art School of Ciudad Bolívar. She studied a few art courses at the Cristóbal Rojas School of Painting in Caracas; also studied drawing and painting with the famous' Venezuelan painter Pedro Centeno Vallenilla.
Her Individual expositions: Exhibition Hall of the Hippodrome La Rinconada-Caracas; Círculo Militar-Caracas; El Muro-Caracas Gallery; Aurora-Caracas Gallery; Prados del Este-Caracas Association; Miguel Otero Exhibition Hall / Club Puerto Azul-Naiguatá; HCC-Hillsborough Community College of Tampa-USA among others.
Her collective Exhibitions: 1964 New York World's Fair-USA (New York World Fair-1964); Scarfone / Hartley Gallery University of Tampa-USA; Tampa Convention Center-USA; The Florida Aquarium Downtown Tampa-USA; MOSI-Museum of Science & Industry-USA; Masonic Center Tampa-USA; Bank of America, Tampa-USA; BTB bank, Tampa-USA; SunTrust Bank, Tampa-USA; Towers at Westshore II, Tampa-USA, John F Germany Public Library, Tampa-USA; among others. Her name as outstanding painter appears in the various Venezuelan Painters Magazines.
Certain art critics have described her paintings as "deep strokes and super colorful." Her arduous dedication to the Plastic Arts, especially in Oil paintings and sculpture, make this Venezuelan artist a Latin American pride.
Mrs. Elsa was preceded in death by her father Mr. León Granado was a businessman. Her mother, Mrs. Mercedes Agustina Farrera Vazquez de Granado a housewife both met and married in Ciudad Bolívar, Venezuela.
She had nine brothers: Leon C. Granado, Noel E. Granado, Otto A. Granado, Omar C. Granado, Paul M. Granado, Saúl F. Granado, Vicente E. Carvajal, Josè Tomàs Fuenmayor, and Rafael Garcìa.
She had four sisters: Emma L. Granado de Garcia, Cira F. Granado de Jimenez, Nory A. Granado de Camero y Mercedes O. Granado de Márquez.
Mrs. Elsa met and married Mr. Julio Cèsar Obediente Riedell in Ciudad Bolívar, Venezuela
Survived by her two sons: Julio C. Obediente, and John W. Obediente.
Her daughters in law: Teresa Rodrigues Obediente and Elisa C. Llorens de Obediente (decease)
Her four daughters: Haydee M. Obediente, Ingrid D. Obediente, Sonia M. Obediente and Elsa Obediente.
Her two sons in law: Alan Frazier Goldstain and Àngel Jacome Garcìa.
Her ten grandchildren: Oscar J. Benavides, Julio C. Obediente, Ingrid D.M. Benavides, Vanessa Vaccaro, Cesar E. Obediente, Brenda Vaccaro-Oropeza, Sandra Obediente-Duffau, Rafael E. Obediente, Heidi L. Obediente and Alexandra Obediente.
Her thirteen Great- grandchildren: Estefanía D, Sophía E, Elías G, Ivanna, Amanda E, Andrew N, Cèsar D, Yvette M, Veronica E, Khloè E, Javier M, Henry M, and Eleonor.
Adding all those family and friends here in USA and those spread around the world to whom she loved and prayed for each and all of them by their "Name" every day and every night.
"Our lady our mother of all
You whom have travel time
Traveled the 100 eras
And lived 94 and more
Mother of 6 grandmother of 10
Great grandmother of 13
Mother of the people
Mother of all
Writer of time
Painter of beauty
Not as close and beautiful as you are
In each of us here you are found
Not just felt you can hear see so highly pronounced
Oh! our lady, oh! our mother
Your sweet kind voice
Your wise words
Your singing, traveling through the winds
Over lands and seas
Straight to our hearts
Your wittiness
So clever and funny even in unexpected times
Oh! lady of time travel
You have bent the world together
With your hopes dreams
May you have been and always be
Each other's anchor
Through smooth and rocky seas
You have recited all prayers for each of us
To God angels and all in heavens
Becoming God's lady Mother Earth angel, to all...
You have bent the clock of time
Traveling the 1920, 30, 40 ...2000 and more
One hand in the hour and other in minutes
You have seen, you have lived and more
You have defied the world’s winds
From rain and heavy storms
Finding the peace and common ground of all
Oh! lady mother
Oh! time traveler
You have melted the hardest metal
With your strength so strong
You love and compassion
You have reflected so much light
Light from white to all colors
Lasting longer than a diamond
If the days become grey
Just wait a little and will bright again
There are stars in the night and a sun in the day
Even if our heart turns into stone
Remember her touch If you feel lost in a time
And start to drift yourself apart
From reality and past
You may circle your way back
Following the compass of your heart
There's she is and there you are
There will never be, a goodbye
Even if you would have made to 130
It will not be enough time
Though your time was too brief
Your spirit was alive, pure, eternal, and complete
We all be looking for you no more
As you will always be in each of our souls
We look towards our faces no longer
From long distances and short
Now you dwell inside the rhythm of breath
And every heartbeat of us
Though we cannot see your beautiful eyes
Looking at us
Though we can no longer hug
Feeling your arms wrapping us
Though we can no longer hear you singing
Nor dancing with us
You will always be watching over us, from above
Nor heavens nor earth
Can separate us
Your wise words like prayers
Like scriptures set on stone
Oh! my lady oh! our mother
Mother of all
Thank you comes so short
Now that you have been given your wings
To be united with God, husband sister and brothers
And everyone above
Trimming the roses and painting more
Thank you, our lady,
Thank you from all of us"
by Ingrid D. M. Benavides
REST IN PEACE, Elsa Granado de Obediente
REST IN PEACE, Elsa Granado de Obediente
REST IN PEACE, Elsa Granado de Obediente
Amén.
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