Saturday, January 31, 2015

Flutter

Flutter
24" x 24" Oil on Gallery Wrap Canvas
Contemporary Palette Knife Painting
Thick strokes of oil are built up on the canvas creating texture.  The palette knife was much tool of choice on this painting.  I had to be careful not to mix up the colors once I put paint on the canvas...I could of easily created mud.  I was able to let the bold colors bounce off of each other.  This contemporary dragonfly is for sale.  Contact Kay for more information.  Thanks for looking at my blog.  Kay

Friday, January 30, 2015

Shea Baby


Shea Baby 
30" x 24" Oil on Gallery Wrap Canvas
Contemporary Yellow Lab Dog Painting
Contact Kay Wyne for purchasing information.
I did paint this a while back...but in the studio yesterday, I started
a large canvas and here is the start:
My inspiration was from a day at the Dallas Zoo with John as I found the carousel to be so fun and interesting.
The canvas is 30" x 30"....I am really jazzed about this painting!
And then I took a break and had a lunch break with Hank.  
What a neat dog.
Hank Henry.
So a day of painting, a lunch hour with the cutest puppie.
Follow my blog, and watch my art journey.
Thanks for looking......Kay

Thursday, January 29, 2015

Big Guy

Big Guy
30" x 30" Oil on Gallery Wrap Canvas
Contemporary Palette Knife Painting
Painted on a heavy-duty 2 1/2" thick gallery wrap canvas, this rooster is looking for a new home.  As you can see in this pic, the sides are painted and a frame is not necessary.
Through out most of the painting, the paint was applied with thick, bold strokes with the palette knife.  The application of paint created texture on the canvas.  This contemporary rooster was named Big Guy because of his imposing stance.  The rooster is bold and bossy, and would be a conversation starter in any room.  Contact Kay with any questions or comments.  Thanks for looking at this blog!  Kay

Wednesday, January 28, 2015

Tangerine Sunset

Tangerine Sunset
14" x 14" Oil on Gallery Wrap Canvas
Contemporary Abstract Palette Knife Painting
I couldn't help but go bright and bold on this palette knife painting.  I was tired of the pale greens, corals and pinks that I had been painting with.  I needed a change-up, and it was in the color. Very abstract, although you can see the landscape, horizon line and the sky.  Lots of texture also.  Thanks for looking at this blog....Contact ME for more information.  Kay

Tuesday, January 27, 2015

Jar of Joy

Jar of Joy
6" x 6" Oil on RayMar Panel
Contemporary Abstract Palette Knife Painting
I was painting a floral landscape yesterday, and had started this little panel, and added some dark greens and violets, giving it more depth and interest.  In this still life, the little jar is holding three flowers...very simple.  The palette knife gives it some texture.  Contact Kay

Monday, January 26, 2015

I'm Listening!

I'm Listening!
20" x 20" Oil on Gallery Wrap Canvas
This contemporary bovine is 
This is a good looking short-horn was at the LBJ Ranch, and I loved the way the left ear was perked up as if he was listening to our conversation.  I have had this Hereford sitting on my easel for a month or so...I think I am finished with it.  Here is a close up of the right ear:
I really liked the way the ear turned out...actually it is my favorite part about this painting!  I will let this one dry in the studio, and maybe make a few modifications here and there, but I signed it, and it is pretty much finished.  I don't know what I will be working on tomorrow, but as you can see the month of January is coming to an end....only five more posts on the challenge!  If you have any comments or questions, please contact Kay Wyne.  Thanks for looking at this blog.  Kay

Sunday, January 25, 2015

Blowing In The Wind

Blowing In The Wind
30" x 40" Oil on Gallery Wrap Canvas
Contemporary Aspens - Palette Knife Painting
My painting for the paint challenge was a scraper.  Just didn't make the cut, so I am posting one of my contemporary aspen paintings.  I usually choose a square or vertical format for my aspens, but Blowing In The Wind is on a heavy duty (thick and chunky) horizontal stretcher bars.  I used bold colors, brushes and the palette knife.  The trees are thick and textured, as are the leaves that are falling.  This painting is for sale....contact Kay for purchasing information.  It is ready for a new home!  Thanks, Kay

Saturday, January 24, 2015

Gertrude


Gertrude
8" x 6" Oil on RayMar Cotton Panel
Contemporary Rooster and Chicken Series
$100
Gertrude is a small chicken painted on a panel.  I used a new Monarch Bright #10 on this painting...there is nothing like painting with a new brush!  It was really cold and windy outside, so I don't feel like I got a great photo...will need to re-do that.  Her comb is heavy and falling off the canvas.  Contact Kay for info on Gertrude.  Thanks for looking...Kay

Friday, January 23, 2015

The Comb-Over

The Comb-Over
8" x 8" Oil on RayMar Cotton Panel
Contemporary Rooster and Chicken Series
This colorful and fun chickie is my neighbor, and lives in the Dallas city limits, just across the alley.  I thought her comb was interesting, and I like the way it flops to one side...kind of like a comb-over.  I need to ask my neighbors what her name is.  This painting is drying at the studio, but if you would like to give The Comb-Over a new home, contact Kay.  Thanks for looking at my art, and good luck to all the artists participating in the painting challenge.  We are more than 3/4 of the way finished with Leslie's challenge!  Kay

Thursday, January 22, 2015

Itty-Bitty - Sold




Itty-Bitty
3" x 3" Oil on RayMar Cotton Panel
Sold
Pam Massar Dutch Art Gallery in Dallas asked me to paint a small rooster in a very small frame...painting on a 3" x 3" canvas is challenging....I prefer a 30" x 30"!!!!  But, I pulled out two new brushes that were tiny, and here's my results.  As you can see, I am holding the frame and it is small!  Thus, the name of this rooster is Itty-Bitty.  Thanks for looking...today is day #22 in the 30/30 Paint Challenge.  Kay


Wednesday, January 21, 2015

Small But Sweet

Small But Sweet
8" x 8" Oil on RayMar Cotton Panel
Contemporary Floral Still Life
I could not throw out my piles of pinks, corals and muddy greens when I was at the studio yesterday....so I tackled another small (but sweet) contemporary /abstract floral with my palette knife.  I did a lot of scraping and modeling of the paint.  My floral still life is set up at the studio...I may need to take it down since this is about the 6th painting that  have painted from it.  Contact ME with any comments or questions....this painting is looking for a new home.  Thanks, Kay

Tuesday, January 20, 2015

Happy

Happy
18" x 18" Mixed Media on Birch Cradleboard
Contemporary Floral Still Life
I was not able to get a painting in yesterday...so I pulled something off the wall of the studio to post.  This is a colorful and abstract mixed media piece, with tissue paper, hand made papers, acrylic paint, and crayon.  I enjoyed putting this one together, and wanted the magenta, red and orange to bounce off the cradleboard.  I want the viewer to smile or feel happiness when looking at this piece.  This is Day # 20 in the 30/30 Paint Challenge!  I can't wait to get a full day of painting in at the studio.  I have a cow and rooster that is in progress...Maybe I will post one of them tomorrow.  Thanks for looking at my blog.  Contact Kay with any questions or comments.  KMW

Monday, January 19, 2015

Small and Simple

Small and Simple
8" x 8" Oil on RayMar Cotton Panel
Contemporary Still Life Painting
I was playing around with large piles of paint on my palette, and put very few brushstrokes on this one. I wanted a clean, simple painting.  And very abstract.  I did not go back into the oils after I put the paint on.  It was a fun little painting, small and simple.  Today is Day #19 in the 30/30 Paint Challenge with Leslie Saeta.  Contact Kay to purchase.  Thanks, Kay

Sunday, January 18, 2015

Smell The Flowers

Smell The Flowers
8" x 8" Oil on RayMar Cotton Panel
Contemporary Still Life Painting
This little palette knife painting was inspired by a small bouquet of pink and coral flowers that are at the studio.  I simplified the bouquet, and grayed down the colors, and went abstract.  I started to use a brush to apply the paint, but this painting called for the palette knife.  The colors used are left over from yesterday's painting...I freeze my oils so they don't dry out...I have piles of corals, pinks and lavenders in the freezer, so I might have another painting with the same colors in the near future.  I am happy with the composition, paint application and the way it turned out.  Thanks for looking at this blog....Kay

Saturday, January 17, 2015

Today's Bouquet

Today's Bouquet
12" x 12" Oil on RayMar Cotton Panel
Contemporary Palette Knife Painting
Today's Bouquet was going to be a cow, but I wasn't in the mood for any animals.  I think I had the current exhibit of French Still-Life paintings at the Dallas Museum of Art on my mind.  I went to see it this week, so after looking at a show of that magnitude, it put me in the mood for a still-life in the studio.  I picked my color palette, but did not put any impasto out so I am sure that it will take a long time to dry.  After looking at for a few days I may need to put a few strokes.  I used my palette knife all the way, then dropped it on the floor and messed up the tip.  Good thing I have dozens of knives...more painting tomorrow.  Thanks for looking at this blog.  Contact ME if you would like to purchase.  Kay

Friday, January 16, 2015

Red Rooster

Red Rooster
4" x 4" Oil on RayMar Cotton Panel
Contemporary Rooster Series
$75
Red Rooster is on a small panel painted with earthy browns, reds and ochres.  This handsome guy is looking for a new home, and would look great in someone's kitchen.  It is good to be able to paint on a small panel, start to finish in one sitting.  But I am missing my large paintings, so tomorrow will probably be a cow day at the studio.  Or landscape.  Thanks for looking at this blog, and to all the artists out there participating in the paint challenge, we are over the hump!!! Contact Kay if you would like to purchase Red Rooster.  Thanks, Kay

Thursday, January 15, 2015

I Rule The Roost

I Rule The Roost
4" x 4" Oil on RayMar Cotton Panel
Contemporary Rooster Painting
$75
I enjoyed painting this guy----He has a little bit of attitude, and is taking a stance on the roost situation.  This little panel can be framed or just sit up on an easel.  Contact Kay to purchase.  Thanks for looking...I can't believe that we are half way through the challenge!  KMW

Wednesday, January 14, 2015

Mug Shot by Kay Wyne


Mug Shot
4" x 4" Oil on RayMar Cotton Panel
Contemporary Rooster Painting
Today's post is a little bitty panel ... 4" x 4".  This rooster went through several phases, and I probably spent as much time on it as I would of a medium sized canvas.  I love painting roosters because they all have different personalities.  This guy looks like he is getting a mug shot.  He was fun to paint, and since he is in a mug shot, I think he is a pretty ornery rooster. Contact ME for purchasing info.  Thanks for looking....Kay

Tuesday, January 13, 2015

How Now Brown Cow

How Now Brown Cow
40" x 30" Oil on Gallery Wrap Canvas
Contemporary Bovine Painting
Today is Day #13 in the 30/30 Paint Challenge.  I have four new roosters sitting on my easel, but forgot my camera when I packed up for the studio.  So, this painting is today's post.  The next few paintings are small roosters and chickens....Thanks for looking at this blog.  Kay

Monday, January 12, 2015

Peaceful

Peaceful
12" x 16 Oil on Canvas
Contemporary Landscape Painting
I enjoyed pushing the paint around on this canvas.  I used a palette knife all the way.  I wanted color and texture changes in the foreground, and movement in the sky.  This painting is framed in a dark plein air frame with gold lip.  Thanks for looking at this painting...Kay

Sunday, January 11, 2015

Spirit of the Race by Kay Wyne

Spirit of the Race
30" x 30" Oil on Gallery Wrap Canvas
Contemporary Equine Painting
True confessions:  I did not paint this painting this week for the Paint Challenge.....I came up short today for a new painting because the heat went out in the studio.  It was just too darn cold to get creative and sling paint.  So, I am pulling this colorful painting out and posting.  I wanted the canvas to be bold, colorful and full of energy.  This painting is hanging at the studio, and is for sale.  Contact Kay with any questions or comments.  Thanks for looking at this blog, and stay warm!  It's cold in Dallas!  Kay

Saturday, January 10, 2015

Big Red by Kay Wyne

Big Red
4" x 4" Oil on RayMar Cotton Panel
Contemporary Rooster Painting
$75
This little rooster --- even though he is called Big Red, has bold brushstrokes, and is a very simple painting.  You can see the strokes on the cotton panel.  It was way too cold for me to go outside and photograph-I usually take all of my pics in natural light outside the studio.  So there is a little shine on the panel.  I have a shorthorn started and he is sitting on my easel...I can't wait to get to the studio today to work on him.  Thanks for looking at this blog.  Contact Kay with any comments or questions.  KMW

Friday, January 9, 2015

Colorful Path

Colorful Path
12" x 12" Oil on Gallery Wrap Canvas 
Contemporary Palette Knife Painting
Today is Day # 9 in the 30 Paintings in 30 Days Challenge with Leslie Saeta.  Today's painting that I am posting is part of a wildflower landscape series.  Painting the same subject matter with different color palette, different composition and size pushes you to really explore the possibilities.  Colorful Path has bold colors and texture on the canvas.  Contact Kay for purchasing info.  Thank you for looking at this blog.  Stay warm.  Kay

Thursday, January 8, 2015

Curious Chicks

Curious Chicks
6" x " Oil on RayMar Cotton Panel
Contemporary Roosters and Hens
This panel is ready to be framed up or sit on an easel.  These two colorful chicks are curious about something...and they are looking at each other, ready to have a conversation about it all.  I used one brush on this painting...a #10 Monarch Bright.  One of my favorite brushes.  I got going in the studio with my daily paintings, and roosters and chickens are so much fun.  So I have several sitting on my easel. Thanks for looking at my art.....Kay

Wednesday, January 7, 2015

Rooster

Rooster
24" x 24" Oil on Gallery Wrap Canvas
Contemporary Rooster Series
I just finished this rooster after working on it for several months.  I would work on him, and then get pulled away to do something else.  He is standing in tall grass, looking for a new home.  This is on a gallery wrap canvas, so framing is not necessary.  I need to give this guy a name, but it just hasn't happened.  Let me know if you have any suggestions for a good name for this rooster.  This is day 7 of the 30 Paintings in 30 Days Challenge with Leslie Saeta.  Be sure to check out all of the neat art posted on her blog.  Thanks for looking at this blog...have an artful day.  Kay Wyne

Tuesday, January 6, 2015

What A View

What A View
12" x 16" Oil on Gallery Wrap Canvas
Contact Kay if you are interested in purchasing this painting.
Last March John  and I were in La Jolla, CA walking the streets and taking in the town.  A lot of times when you are vacationing, you seem to see the same people over and over again.  We kept running into or in this instance, following a small group of monks.  I could not resist taking a pic of them taking in the view.  I really liked the robes and the shadows they created.  So, last week I started this painting...and now it is finished.  Thanks for looking at this blog...I am painting everyday, keeping up with the challenge.  Kay

Monday, January 5, 2015

Big Sky

Big Sky
36" x 36" Oil on Heavy Duty Gallery Wrap Canvas
Contemporary Landscape
I just finished this painting yesterday in the studio...I was inspired to paint a very simple and peaceful landscape, which is a change-up from my normal palette knife/landscape paintings.  I like layering paint to get puffy clouds that are moving across the big sky.  This painting is drying at the studio!  Be sure to check out all of the neat paintings in the 30/30 Paint Challenge.  Thanks for viewing...EMAIL ME with any comments or questions.....thanks, Kay

Sunday, January 4, 2015

Drifting

Drifting
12"x 12" Oil on Gallery Wrap Canvas
Contemporary Floral Landscape
Today is day 4 of the 30 Paintings in 30 Days Challenge
I have been working on a series of floral landscape paintings for the gallery in Santa Fe.  I have explored different size canvases, different color palettes, and different techniques.  Here I used the palette knife to get thicker, more textured flowers in the foreground.  The clouds and horizon have softer brush strokes.  The path fades away into the background....allowing the viewer to drift through the field.  Contact Kay for more information on this piece.  

Saturday, January 3, 2015

Hank - NFS

Hank
4" x 4" Oil on RayMar Cotton Panel
NFS
Hank is the newest and cutest member of the Henry family...He was a surprise Christmas gift from our son in-law Wes to our daughter, Lindsay.  He is all puppy.  I couldn't wait to get into the studio and do a simple, painterly portrait of him.  His coat has a deep orangey glow to it.  So today is Day 3 in the 30 Paintings in 30 Days Challenge.  I will give this little painting to Lindsay and Wes when it dries...of course there will be more paintings of this Yellow Lab.  Thanks for looking at this blog...have an artful day.  Kay

Friday, January 2, 2015

Oreo - By Kay Wyne

Oreo
18" x 18" Oil on Gallery Wrap Canvas
Contemporary Bovine Painting
I can honestly say that this guy has been hanging around the studio for months...unfinished.  I believe that this sweet cow lives on my Uncle Scott's farm in Illinois.  I started this canvas over a year ago, and changed the background color a couple of times, then I got stuck on his creamy, soft face.  I pulled Oreo out and he sat on my easel...once I put his eye in, he was easy to finish.  Pushing myself to paint 30 paintings in 30 days with the Leslie Saeta Paint Challenge inspires me to paint faster, smarter and manage my time better.  Contact Kay Wyne if you are interested in Oreo...he is looking for a new home.  Happy New Year!  Kay

Thursday, January 1, 2015

Pathway To Joy

Pathway To Joy
Sold
12" x 12" Oil on Gallery Wrap Canvas
Contemporary Floral Landscape Painting
This painting was a commission for a collector in Dallas, and it was a Christmas gift to his wife.  It was fun working with this collector, as he had a certain color palette, and look that he wanted me to achieve on canvas, using both the brush and palette knife.  This is day one of the Leslie Saeta's 30 Paintings in 30 Days Challenge.  Here we go again!  Be sure to check out all of the art posted on Leslie's blog.  Happy New Year!  Kay