Oil 32″ x 42″ *

A long time friend of mine and fellow artist bought a marvelous summer dress, which she modeled for me by performing a hot latin dance number of her own design.

The day itself was so oppressive I could barely grip the camera as I took shot after shot of my dancing queen, who glowed with perspiration as the dance wore on.

While making this painting, I played salsa dance tunes on the stereo and smiled with satisfaction that my air conditioner worked well. This artist goes only so far in suffering for her craft.