!["Prague woman in yellow dress" | 20 x 20 in | Mixed Media with Gold Leaf | 2024 | ID#3548 | Sam Roloff](https://samroloff.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/3548-1500-1000x1024.jpg)
The original oil painting was painted while I was living in Prague around 1994.
It was part of a series I called the woman of Prague, inspired by the people I met while there. Sharka was a cabaret dancer at one of the seediest in town but I was told to be one of the best. Her performance left me mesmerized, and I was captivated by her energy
![3548 Sharka, Prague Cabaret Dancer Back of painting](https://samroloff.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/3548-back-300x298.jpg)