Friday, February 28, 2014

Wandering Through

Wandering Through
48" x 60" Oil on Gallery Wrap Canvas
Contemporary Palette Knife Painting
This painting is drying at the studio...a contemporary floral landscape bursting with color and texture.  I have been working on this canvas for days...with layers and layers of paint.  The scene is a wide view of wildflowers wandering through the landscape.  The sky is heavy with paint and texture.  Because this painting is on thick stretcher bars/gallery wrap canvas, framing is optional.  This is a great size canvas to hang above a sofa or fireplace.  Contact Kay for more information on this painting.  Thanks for looking at this blog.  Kay

Thursday, February 27, 2014

Just Waiting

Just Waiting
36" x 36" Oil on Gallery Wrap Canvas
Contemporary Palette Knife Painting
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Thanks, Kay

Wednesday, February 26, 2014

Blue Vase

Blue Vase
24" x 24" Oil on Canvas
Contemporary Palette Knife Painting
Floral Still Life
This canvas has lots of texture and color.
Needs a frame and a new home.
Contact Kay for purchasing information.
Thanks for viewing.  KMW

Tuesday, February 25, 2014

Blowing In The Wind

Blowing In The Wind
30" x 40" Oil on Gallery Wrap Canvas
Contemporary Abstract Aspens
Contact Kay for more info on this 
painting.  Thanks for viewing....Kay

Sunday, February 23, 2014

Coming Home

Coming Home
8" x 16" Oil on Cotton RayMar Panel
Contemporary Landscape Painting
Contact Kay for purchasing information.
This painting is framed up....call Kay
if you are interested...thanks, KMW

Saturday, February 22, 2014

Cowgirl

Cowgirl
20" x 20" Oil on Gallery Wrap Canvas
Contemporary Cow
This painting is currently hanging in the studio...I need to varnish it, and then it will be ready to go to a gallery.  Cowgirl has beautiful coloring, and a soft, pink snout that you want to reach out and touch.  She is looking directly at you, as if she has something on her mind.  Cowgirl was at the Ft. Worth Livestock Show last month.  I have some great reference photos, so there are more cows coming!  Thanks for looking at this blog.  Contact Kay for more information on this painting or any of the art posted.  Have a great day....Kay

Friday, February 21, 2014

New Mexico Landscape

New Mexico Landscape
12" x 12" Oil on Gallery Wrap Canvas
Contemporary Landscape Painting
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Thanks for looking...Kay

Thursday, February 20, 2014

Fickle

Fickle
14" x 11" Oil on Canvas
Contemporary Abstract Floral
Palette Knife Painting
Contact Kay for more info on 
this contemporary still life painting.
Thanks for viewing....KMW

Wednesday, February 19, 2014

Horizon Series: Abstract #1027


Horizon Series: Abstract 1027
Oil on 22" x 30" Gallery Wrap Canvas
This contemporary abstract is on gallery wrap canvas, so no frame is needed. It is ready to hang...contact Kay for more information on this painting or any of the art posted on this blog.  Thanks, KMW

Tuesday, February 18, 2014

Just Waiting by Kay Wyne

Just Waiting
16" x 20" Oil on Cotton RayMar Panel
Contemporary Cow
This guy is looking for a new home...contact
Kay for purchasing information.  This painting
requires a frame.  Thanks, Kay

Monday, February 17, 2014

Happy


Happy
18" x 18" Mixed Media
Contemporary Floral Abstract
Acrylic, paper, crayon on Birch Panel
Happy colors and texture make this panel interesting and fun.  I played with some new hand-made papers.  I was not sure that I would like the birch panel since I usually paint on canvas.  But I liked it and had fun with it.  Contact Kay for purchasing information....thanks, Kay

Sunday, February 16, 2014

Cowgirl

  
Cowgirl
20" x 20" Oil on Gallery Wrap Canvas
Contemporary Cow from the Ft. Worth Stock Show
I just finished this painting yesterday in the studio.  John and I had gone over to the Ft. Worth Stock Show a few weeks ago, and I was taking a few pics when we were walking through the barns with long-time friend Scott Schwerer, from Blandinsville, Illinois.  He is a cattle guy....and we learned alot, saw alot and had fun that day.  I don't know what this cow's name really is, but John Wyne appropriately named her Cowgirl.  That works for me.  
Here are a few photos of Day #1:  when I drew the cow out on the canvas and started doing my rough sketching.  I started with a 20" x 20" canvas, and painted a base color of a Titan Buff so that I was not working on a stark white canvas.  Some artists draw with charcoal or pencil, but I skip that part and go straight for my brush and oils.  I don't have enough patience to go through a detailed drawing...all I want to do is paint my subject matter.  
Here I was putting in my darks, using dark violets and transparent reds and browns.  I also decided to put in the background color of an icey blue/grey, which is opaque and will make my subject matter pop on the canvas.  It will just be background, so I used a two inch flat brush and laid it in, not spending much time on it.
On Day #2: I was adding more layers of paint and putting in the darks again.  The eyes are not set in, just scrubbed in.  I have thick brush strokes of paint to indicate the beautiful fluffy coat.  The cattle at the Ft. Worth Stock show were well groomed and very handsome and I wanted the coat to look clean and fluffy.  I did not want any muddy colors on tthe canvas....
Yesterday, Day #3:  I was spending more time on the snout and eyes of this cow...and putting some mid-tones in since I usually loose them along the way.  As you can see, I had a reference photo and used it for the basics, but used my artistic license to make Cowgirl my own.  I darkened the nostrils up and put some whiskers and eye lashes on Cowgirl, and signed the painting!  Cowgirl is looking for a new home once she dries...contact Kay with any comments or questions on this painting.  
Thanks for looking at this blog.....Kay

Saturday, February 15, 2014

Are We There Yet?

Are We There Yet?
24" x 36" Oil on Gallery Wrap Canvas
Contemporary Landscape
Contact Kay for more information on this painting.
Thanks for looking, Kay

Friday, February 14, 2014

Hen Session

Hen Session 
16" x 20" Oil on Gallery Wrap Canvas
Contemporary Roosters and Chickens
Happy Valentine's Day!
Contact Kay for more information.
KMW

Thursday, February 13, 2014

Abstract

Abstract
18" x 24" Oil on Canvas
Contemporary Abstract Painting
Contact Kay for purchasing information.
Thanks, KMW

Wednesday, February 12, 2014

Peaceful Path

Peaceful Path
48" x 48" Oil on Gallery Wrap Canvas
Contemporary Palette Knife Painting
Contact Kay for more information on
this abstract landscape painting.

Tuesday, February 11, 2014

Dancer

Dancer
30" x 30" Oil on Heavy Duty Gallery Wrap Canvas
Contemporary Equine Art
Contact Kay for more info on this painting.
Thanks for viewing, Kay

Monday, February 10, 2014

Happy

Happy
18" x 18" Mixed Media
Contemporary Floral Abstract
Acrylic, paper, crayon on Birch Panel
Every once in a while I find some hand-made papers and get our all of my acrylic based paints and supplies to work on mixed media.  This piece was fun once I got started and had my materials out.  Happy colors and texture make this panel interesting and whimsical.  I played with some new hand-made papers and experimented with a birch panel.  Contact ME for purchasing information.  Thanks, Kay

Sunday, February 9, 2014

Simple Pleasures

Simple Pleasures
12" x 12" Oil on Heavy Duty Gallery Wrap Canvas
Contemporary Floral Abstract
Bold colors and simple shapes make this floral
fun and interesting.  The canvas is on a thick and
chunky stretcher bar, making it very contemporary.
Contact Kay for more info on this painting.
Thanks for looking...Kay

Saturday, February 8, 2014

Dilly-Dally

Dilly-Dally
Abstract Dragonfly Painting
30" x 30" Oil on Gallery Wrap Canvas
Contemporary Palette Knife Painting
I really got into this palette knife painting yesterday at the studio.  The basic shapes did not change, but the colors were all mixed, and layers of thick oils give this canvas texture.  I have so much paint on the canvas, it will take a long time to dry.  Here are a few pics of my progression with this painting:
 Drawing out the big shapes on the canvas...I usually do this with a filbert brush and paint.
 Covering the canvas with paint...filling in with bold colors.  Making sure that I like the shapes and placement of them.
Using several different sizes of palette knifes, working with the paint, moving it around on the canvas.  This stage of the painting is so much fun!  If I make a stroke I don't like, I just scrape it off....Thanks for looking at what I am doing in the studio...If you have any questions or comments, please contact ME.  Thanks for looking....Kay


Friday, February 7, 2014

Big Guy

Big Guy
30" x 30" Oil on Heavy Duty Gallery Wrap Canvas
Contemporary Palette Knife Painting
Contact Kay for purchasing information.
Stay warm....KMW

Thursday, February 6, 2014

Flopsy---on my easel

Flopsy
Work in progress
16" x 16" Oil on Gallery Wrap Canvas
I was inspired by the beautiful rabbits at the Ft. Worth Stock Show last week....I am still working on this guy.
More tomorrow...thanks for viewing, Kay

Wednesday, February 5, 2014

Out On A Limb

Out On A  Limb
12" x 36" Oil on Gallery Wrap Canvas
Contemporary Songbird Painting
Contact Kay for purchasing information.
Thanks for looking....KMW

Tuesday, February 4, 2014

The Road

The Road
8" x 10" Oil on RayMar Cotton Panel
Contemporary Oil Painting
Small landscape study in the studio, inspiration from a photo taken on a trip to New Mexico.  Contact Kay for purchasing information.  Thanks for viewing...Kay

Monday, February 3, 2014

Red Dragonfly

Red Dragonfly
32" x 32" Oil on Gallery Wrap Canvas
Contemporary Palette Knife Painting
Contact Kay for more information on this painting.
Thanks for looking.....KMW

Sunday, February 2, 2014

Hen Session

Hen Session
16" x 20" Oil on Gallery Wrap Canvas
Contemporary Roosters and Chickens
This painting is fun and whimsical.  These contemporary roosters and chickens were painted with loose brush strokes and bold color.  These three chicks are having a hen session...and also looking for a new home.  If you are interested in purchasing, contact ME.  Thanks for looking...Kay

Saturday, February 1, 2014

Are We There Yet?

Are We There Yet?
24" x 36" Oil on Gallery Wrap Canvas
Contemporary Landscape Painting
This painting was painted with thick oils and one big brush...a #12 Filbert.  My inspiration was a photograph taken while riding in a car in New Mexico.  How many times have we been riding in a car and said, "Are we there yet?"  I mixed lots of colors and really enjoyed painting this one.  The road disappears into the vast landscape.  The big sky is colorful and the clouds are moving across the canvas.  I don't know why I didn't use any medium, but I didn't...so it will take months for this one to dry. John and I are off to Ft. Worth today to the Stock Show...so I am taking the day off from the studio.  Contact ME for more info on this painting.  Thanks for viewing...Kay