One of my favorite places to paint in San Miguel is in El Charro, a beautiful park just a bit south of the center of the city. It contains a Lavenderia, a series of stone "tubs" where the locals can wash their clothes, usually in constantly running water that comes down from the hillside.
I noticed this woman washing her clothes and told her I would be happy to pay her if she would pose for me. As I was adjusting my camera to make sure all was set she removed her stars and stripes bandana and lowered her hair in order to look her best. In the little Spanish I was able to speak, I asked her if she would not mind putting the head dress back as it really added a lot to the painting. She complied as you can see.
I recently thought I should change some of the hard edges on the lower part of her face. I'm afraid I went a little to far. I'll try to "fix" it again.