From the client: “A young woman is having a good time on the sunny, windy beach, she trying her new "special" swimsuit.”

When the days are short and it’s cold outside it’s nice to imagine you’re out having a good time in some inviting tropical paradise with a beautiful cel-colored quasi-anime-styled woman. Perhaps that’s a fantasy only this picture’s patron and I share, but I like to think all people desire this on a primal level.

This commission picture couldn’t have come at a better time. It doesn’t often get cold where I live in Florida, but earlier this week was an exception. I channeled all my desire for warmth into this picture. Now, a couple of days later, it’s becoming unbearably warm again. Is it the magic of the Special Swimsuit, or is Florida just a hot and miserable place to live? It’s anyone’s guess.

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Sketched and finalized on paper, and then painted in Photoshop 7. It took about four days to work it from concept to completion.