Two-Step Sweethearts - original acrylic figurative painting

I almost never use acrylic for a painting.  To me, it's mainly great to use in brush drawings, but using it today for this piece just reminds me of the good qualities of acrylic.  It dries really fast, which is enough to make me love it.  And I don't feel so constrained when I work with it - for instance, the fat over lean that's so crucial in oil painting.  I vow here and now to continue doing some of my stuff in acrylic.  (Fingers making "X" over heart.)  This painting is 7 x 5" - thanks for stopping by!

Two-Step Sweet Talk - original oil figurative painting

Tonight they're two-stepping at Barney's and loving every minute.  I never tire of my little dancers, whether western, tango, or jive - I LOVE them all!  This was fun to do on 7 x 5" Gessobord.  Thanks so much for looking!

Two Step Lovers - original oil figurative painting

I love the skirts with a little lace peeking out underneath.  This painting, 7 x 5" on Gessobord, has lots more brushwork than I usually do and I am pretty happy with it.  It was just a delight to do - I've seen this "hold" that they have on each other a few times and I think it's, well, "sweet". 
Thanks so much for stopping by Hackberry Street Studio!

Texas Two Step - original oil figurative painting

This dance is dear to my heart. It's in every dance hall in Texas and lots of other places, now. It seems to work for everything the band plays, except for a waltz - and I've even seen a few misguided souls attempt two stepping to a waltz.

The lights above the dancers are reminiscent of those in open air dance pavilions.

I plan to do more country dance paintings, along with my tango series, so I hope you will come back for another look. Thanks for stopping by!

The painting is 12 x 9" on stretched canvas. SOLD