Saturday, August 31, 2019

Heck

Heck
32" x 32" Oil on Canvas
Contemporary Abstract
Contact Kay for more info on this painting
or any of the other ones posted on my blog.
Thanks for looking, Kay

Friday, August 30, 2019

Guardian of the Desert

Guardian of the Desert
30" x 15" Oil on Gallery Wrap Canvas
Contemporary Landscape
The Saguaro cactus grows in Arizona, having a long lifespan of 150 years or more.  I can only think that this one has many years on it.  The arms are massive and very interesting in shape and the way they twist and turn from the trunk. John and I found this large Saguaro in Sabino Canyon in Tucson, Arizona.  I wanted to paint all the different colors of the desert that you see when you are there in person, and using my imagination, added some beautiful violets, corals, greens and greys.  This large Saguaro fills the canvas, giving it a presence on the canvas, just as it does in the desert.  This painting is drying in the studio.  Contact Kay for more info.  Thanks for looking at my blog.  Kay

Thursday, August 29, 2019

Roses For You

Roses For You
8" x 8" Oil on RayMar Cotton Panel
Contemporary Floral Still Life
Painted in thick oils, this small floral still life is drying in the studio.  I painted it with a #8 Bright Brush, lots of thick paint and music on in the studio.  I will varnish and frame it up once it is dry.  Thanks for looking at my blog.  Kay Wyne 

Tuesday, August 27, 2019

Angry Magpie


Angry Magpie
NFS 
16" x 8" Oil on RayMar Cotton Panel
This is one of my son's favorite paintings...so I gifted it to him for Christmas. I think that this magpie has spunk and character.  Mixing my cool and warm greys was experimental and a good lesson on values.   The brush strokes are loose and deliberate giving this magpie a painterly look.  I was thrilled that Blake was very fond of this painting, as I will be able to see it knowing where it lives.  Thanks for looking at my blog....KMW


Monday, August 26, 2019

Colors of Seabbrook


Colors of Seabrook
6" x 6" Oil on Panel
Contemporary Plein Air Painting
Palette Knife Seascape
Contact Kay Wyne for purchasing info.
Thanks for looking....Kay

Sunday, August 25, 2019

Extravagant Ways


Extravagant Ways
Oil and Oil Stick on 40" x 40" Gallery Wrap Canvas
Contemporary Abstract Floral
I love painting on large square canvases.  This 40" x 40" canvas is drying in the studio, waiting to be varnished.  Actually this is a mixed media piece because I used charcoal, oils, and oil bars.  Using the willow charcoal stick, I scraped into the layered oil when it was wet.  I enjoyed experimenting with different color combos as I worked my way through the painting.  The asymmetrical design and irregular shapes gives the imagination a chance to go to work.  Contact Kay for more info on this original painting.  KMW

Saturday, August 24, 2019

Yours Truly

Yours Truly
8" x 8" x 2" Oil on Cradleboard
Ready to hang or sit on shelf---framing is optional.
Contemporary Blooms
Contact Kay for purchasing info.
Thanks, KMW

Friday, August 23, 2019

Petals For You

Petals For You
8" x 8" x 2" Oil on Cradleboard
Contemporary Still Life
Right off my easel, this small still life is happy and colorful.
I painted it with thick oils, and you can see the brushstrokes
up close.  This cradleboard is ready to have a new home and
hang on someone's wall!  Thanks for looking at my blog, Kay

Thursday, August 22, 2019

On My Easel...

This canvas is on my easel...
It's a 24" x 48" Gallery Wrap Canvas.
Saguaro cactus are amazing...and I have been working on this big guy.
I have layers and layers of colors on the canvas --- and scrubbing in the background to get that desert feel.  
More painting in the studio today to escape the Texas heat.
Thanks for looking at my blog.  Kay

Wednesday, August 21, 2019

Colors of Cacti

Colors of Cacti
8" x 8" x 2" Oil on Cradleboard
Contemporary Floral
The cacti in downtown Dallas are unbelievable when you look at the color they produce.  John was downtown a few weeks ago and took a picture of this blooming flower on a rather large prickly pear cactus.  I really enjoyed painting this small panel.  Thanks for looking at my blog, and be sure to contact Kay with any questions/comments.  Kay

Tuesday, August 20, 2019

Signs of Summer


Signs of Summer
16" x 12" Oil on RayMar Cotton Panel
Contemporary Seascape
I had a panel that I was ready to trash, and decided to turn the panel upside down and start something new.  No more boats on this painting!  I had lots of lavenders, greys, and flesh tones on my palette, so I decided I would paint the beach.  The seagrass (thinking of Seabrook Island) is shooting out of the sand---I wish I had used some impasto on the grass, as it will take a long time for the globs of paint to dry. Thanks for looking at my blog...I hope that you can feel the sand between your toes when you see this painting.  Thanks, KMW 

Monday, August 19, 2019

Just A Memory

Just A Memory
8" x 8" x 2" Oil on Cradleboard
Contemporary Abstract Still Life
I was painting from memory, and going abstract on this panel.  I wanted to get the colors right, and big blocks of shapes.  This is a floral, but in a very abstract way.  You might see something else.  I had fun painting it, and that's important!  Contact Kay for more info on this painting or any other paintings on my blog.  Stay cool.  I will be in the studio avoiding the brutal Texas heat!  Thanks for looking, KMW

Sunday, August 18, 2019

Your Cows Are Out

"Your Cows Are Out"
12" x 16" Oil on RayMar Cotton Panel
Commission
Contemporary Landscape
I was asked by a collector to paint a unique location that he is very fond of.  While on a recent fly fishing trip with a friend, this was a sign that he drove by multiple times, looking for a good fishing spot.  It's close to Bluff City, Tennessee on Old Weaver Pike Road.  I can't say that I have been there, but I wanted to paint the feeling of the countryside, as if the viewer is standing in front of the sign.   

Using a small photo as my reference, I wanted to get everything in the painting...including the tractor tire, the barn, the truck, the rusty old farm equipment, the saint on the fence post, and of course the imperfect and hand-made sign.

This painting has been shipped to Chicago and will be framed up before it finds it's new home.  This is a "one and only" painting - I doubt that I will ever be requested to paint something like this again.  It was fun and challenging, and I am thrilled that "Your Cows Are Out" has a new home!  Thanks for looking at my blog, Kay.



Friday, August 16, 2019

Rosey


Rosey
8" x 8" Oil on Cradleboard
Contemporary Floral Still Life
Lately I have been into small bouquets of tightly packed florals on a small scale.  I am simplifying a small vase with three or four colorful flowers.  It's so hot here in Dallas that I am staying cool in the studio...more florals to post tomorrow!  Contact Kay for more info on any of the art posted here.  Thanks, KMW


Thursday, August 15, 2019

Hemingway Point

Hemingway Point
plein air painting
6" x 6" Oil on Cotton Panel
This small palette knife painting was painted on the front porch of the cottage Up North this past summer.  I was focused on the colors in the sky and water on the beautiful July afternoon.  Thanks for viewing....Kay

Wednesday, August 14, 2019

Crossing


Crossing
24" x 24" Oil on Gallery Wrap Canvas
Contemporary Abstract 
The subject matter for this contemporary abstract were the colors and shapes of  a summertime walk.  Bits and pieces of that day are on this canvas.  I was imagining the warmth of the sun, the blue sky and walking over the bridge.  This painting has the sides painted with a deep portland grey and is ready to hang.  No framing needed.  Contact Kay with more info on this painting.  Thanks for looking at my blog!  KMW

Tuesday, August 13, 2019

Expressive Abstract



Expressive Abstract
52" x 52" Oil on Canvas
Untitled
Contemporary abstract full of shapes, colors and lines.
This canvas can be sized down to fit any space --- it is 52" square.
It was painted on a flat (unstretched) piece of gessoed canvas.
Contact Kay Wyne for more info on this painting.  Thanks, KMW

Monday, August 12, 2019

Fresh Pick


Fresh Pick
40" x 40" Oil on Gallery Wrap Canvas
Contemporary Floral Still Life
Contact Kay for more information.
Thanks for looking at my blog.  Kay

Saturday, August 10, 2019

Congratulations

Congratulations
8" x 8" x 2" Cradleboard
Contemporary Floral Still Life
I got into the studio yesterday and found a reference photo that I had taken years ago.  The occasion was daughter Lindsay's college graduation, and someone had sent her the most beautiful arrangement.  So I took the opportunity to paint the petals on a smooth cradleboard.  The paint slid all over the surface, but I kept on applying layers and layers of thick paint.  This one will take a long time to dry!  Thanks for looking at this blog.  Kay Wyne

Friday, August 9, 2019

One of my favorite books...

I love color, and here's a wonderful book of color---owned by grandson Charlie Henry.  We look at the beautiful colors and talk about them all the time.  This book presents nine basic colors and twenty shades of each color.  It's beautiful and I never get tired of looking at the color swatches.  If you have little ones, or not, I recommend this book! More paintings tomorrow....Kay  

Thursday, August 8, 2019

Cotton Candy


Cotton Candy
40" x 40" Oil, Oil Bar and Charcoal on Gallery Wrap Canvas
Contemporary Abstract
This large canvas went through a lot of changes to get where it is today.  It is completed, after going through many changes.  Layers of drawings, brushwork and scraping finally got me to the place where I felt like this abstract was finished. It's dry in the studio, with the sides of the canvas painted a dark vulcan grey.  (Framing is optional....it's wired, and ready to hang!)  The spice of turquoise offsets the muted pinks, whites and greys.  When you look up close you can see drawings in charcoal that come and go.  I named this abstract Cotton Candy because it of the shades of pink...and it was so much fun to create!  Thanks for looking at my blog..Kay

Wednesday, August 7, 2019

You Get The Message

You Get The Message
8" x 8" x 2" Oil on Cradleboard
Contemporary Floral Still Life
I had fun painting this little panel!  I started with a single rose, but kept adding leaves, buds, and a tulip.  I can't wait to get this colorful painting varnished and hung.  It is available for purchase.  Contact ME for more info.  Thanks for looking at my blog.  Kay

Tuesday, August 6, 2019

Something To Crow About


Something To Crow About
24" x 24" Oil on Gallery Wrap Canvas
Contemporary Rooster Series
Contact Kay for purchasing info.
Thanks for looking at my blog....KMW

Monday, August 5, 2019

Pinball Wizard

Pinball Wizard
48" x 60" Oil on Gallery Wrap Canvas
Contemporary Abstract
Contact Kay for more info.
Thanks for looking, KMW

Sunday, August 4, 2019

Sitting Pretty

Sitting Pretty
12" x 17" Oil on Canvas
Contemporary Still Life
I just finished this floral, and put it in a beautiful mahogany frame.  This canvas will be drying in the studio, get a coat of varnish and be ready for a new home.  Contact Kay for more info.  Here's a pic of it all framed up.  Thanks for looking at my blog...KMW

Saturday, August 3, 2019

Farewell---A re-do

Farewell
22" x 28" Oil on Canvas/Framed

I decided that I did not like the vase in this 30" x 40" painting.  So I got my razor blade out and trimmed the canvas off the stretcher bars, and stretched it on stretcher bars that fit the 22" x 28" frame.  Now the focus is on the roses, and I like it much better---
Thanks for looking at my blog....Kay

Friday, August 2, 2019

Imagine

Imagine
Contemporary Palette Knife Painting
Oil on Linen
I am putting the finishing touches on this painting.
Thanks for looking at my blog...Kay

Thursday, August 1, 2019

Breezy - Sold

Breezy 
SOLD
9" x 12" Oil on RayMar Cotton Panel
I am pleased that this painting, "Breezy" has sold
and has a new home!  I am working in the studio
during these hot summer days...new paintings to come.
Contact Kay for more info.
Thanks for looking at my blog...KMW