Writer Neal Thurston Seeks Inspiration For His Great American Novel At The Rancho Del Artista Near Mexico City Mexico Where His Artist-Friend Pancho Has Established An Artists' Colony In The Form Of A Small Mexican Pueblo To Help Nurture Aspiring Artists And Writers. Here Neal Finds The Alluring Artist'S Model Dominga And The Ragged Spiritually Earth-Oriented Jose As Well As Other Characters Who Help Influence His Attitudes About Life And Love.