"Mexican Chicken" -  
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Isn't this a sassy little gal!  Another painting for the 2010 Art of Cooking calendar!  And to go with a recipe for Chicken Tortilla Soup, submitted by chef Rogelio Fernandez of Las Vegas - formerly of Bakersfield, Ca where I first met him.

I wanted this chicken to have a Mexican flare - of course!  So I put on some Mexican music - Mariachi, etc - to get in the mood, and got out some old photos of Mexico.  Didn't want my gal to be too serious.  And I thought a crazy "head dress" would be so fun.  After I was almost done painting, I thought - this looks like a head dress for a dancer in Las Vegas!    PERFECT!!!!!  As I said, Ro - the chef - lives in Las Vegas, so why not have a Vegas'y spin for our chicken.  Looks like she's resting between shows.  And comtemplating life.  How fun is this. 

Not sure she's completely done - but I do think she's a beaut!  Hope you have a beautiful Sunday -