Skelly dancers raq!

Okay, that’s a belly dancing joke, but the fact is, skelly dancers started out by being belly dancers. I was doing a series of paintings of belly dancers and I got bored in the middle so I turned some of them into skeletons dancing on the beach. Then I finished my belly dancer series and kind of forgot about them.

They wouldn’t die

Well, it turned out that skelly dancers and skellies were very popular. People liked them and wanted to see more of them. I had an opportunity to put a show featuring skellies at the local theater and so I painted the Greetings from St. Augustine series, plus more skelly dancers. The show was a big hit and I’ve been painting skellies ever since.

Purchase skelly art for your very own

Many skelly originals are available and you can email me about whichever you’re interested in. You can purchase from my Fine Art America shop, Etsy, or Signed Cards. If you’re in the area, stop by Art by Mary Case Gallery & Studio, Four Directions Alchemy, Ludington Area Center for the Arts, or Art on the Town in Pentwater. You can also find cards at Archway Framing in Atlantic Beach, Florida.