Set against the background of New York's SoHo art scene, this romantic comedy tells the story of a likeable African-American kid, whose efforts to impress a beautiful young art gallery owner leads to a series of complications. Soon he's the toast of the town, despite the fact that he's never even picked up a paint brush. Together they try to pull off an art-world scam, but the gallery owner's art critic fiance begins to have his suspicions.