I often wonder why artists gravitate toward certain subject matters. I am sure there are many reasons, such as a love for the outdoors inspiring landscape paintings; a love of sailing leading to a love of painting seascapes; western subject matters for the cowboy enthusiast, and so forth.

Or, sometimes, the artist just finds he is having more "fun" when painting a certain type of painting. For me, it's color and motion. More exactly, I love painting people in motion (sometimes animals are exciting also). And, since I particularly love painting dancers, I almost always have the extra benefit of luscious color - in the dance costumes, or in the decor or lighting. Maybe it's the influence of the many dance contests on television.

And since I have found that people enjoy my paintings of dancers, it is a win-win situation. The image for today's blog is my second painting of a particular dancing couple (see previous blog for the first painting). I love their dance positions, their facial expression, and the color of the clothing. Fun for me, and, I hope, fun for the viewer.