Summertime

 

Summertime

36" x 36" Oil on Gallery Wrap Canvas

Contemporary Seascape/Beach 

It's finished and drying in the studio.  I wanted to get that warm, beachy feeling on this canvas.  My hope is that the viewer will be able to feel the sand, wind and water that you only get at the beach.  Contact Kay for more information.  Thanks for viewing!  KMW

Color Converesation

 

Color Conversation

36" x 36" Oil on Heavy Duty Gallery Wrap Canvas

Contemporary Floral

I loved painting this canvas in the new studio with lots of natural light shining down on the easel.  I used brushes and palette knives to apply the thick juicy oils.  On the vase, I carved out the paint to make the pattern play.  I focused on mixing harmonious colors as I worked my way through this painting.  Adding shapes and lines as I progressed, it was so fun to paint.  Contact Kay for more info on her art!  Thanks for looking....Kay

Boat Party

 Boat Party

(Thank you, LB for the title recommendation.)

38" x 44" Oil on Gallery Wrap Canvas

Contemporary Seascape/Palette Knife Painting

This painting has been on my easel for months, and I just put my last brushstroke on it.  Now it is drying in the new studio, waiting to be varnished.  I started with a reference photos from Naxos, then added a boat from Scotland, and finally some Michigan boats.  I just found out that this painting has been accepted into the Dutch Art Gallery Annual Juried Art Show!  Thanks for looking at my art....Kay

 

Bursting With Love

Bursting With Love

Sold!

Contemporary Floral

20" x 24" Oil on Silver Leaf/RayMar Panel

Thank you to Dutch Art Gallery in Dallas for the custom framing on this panel, and completing the sale to a local collector.

Abstract

 

Contemporary Abstract

48" x 60" Oil, oil bars and charcoal on Gallery Wrap Canvas

It's fun and whimsical!

Contact Kay for more info!

 

Arboretum Afternoon

 

Arboretum Afternoon

8" x 8" Oil on Panel

Plein Air - Dallas Arboretum

Available at Dutch Art Gallery in Dallas

Needs a title!

 

Untitled 

12" x 24" Oil on RayMar Cotton Panel

Contemporary Floral

I am back in the studio after traveling and a broken shoulder.  I am not 100%, but I am getting close.  My mission for the month of September is to finish up paintings that I have started, but not finished.  Thanks for looking at my blog!  Contact Kay for more info.  Kay

Glorious Day

 

Glorious Day

10" x 20" Oil on RayMar Panel

Contemporary Landscape/Palette Knife Painting

Finished!  Using a palette knife and thick layers of oils, I painted this cotton panel in the studio.  I was able to go back into my memory and a few photos to capture the beauty of nature and the great outdoors.  When looking closely, you can see the texture created with the knife.  This one is currently getting a custom frame.  Thanks for looking at my art.  Contact Kay for more info on this painting.  KMW

Tropical VIbes

 

Tropical Vibes

40" x 18" Oil on Canvas

Contemporary Abstract

Currently hanging at Dutch Art Gallery in Dallas.

This colorful and energetic painting was painted with my non-dominant hand/arm while I was recovering from a fractured shoulder.  I was experimenting with shapes and lines, totally out of my comfort zone.  I can't wait to see it all framed up!  Thanks for looking at my art.  Kay

Blooming Bonnet

 

Blooming Bonnet 

24" x 20" Oil on Panel

Contemporary Floral

After letting this painting sit for a couple of months, I was ready to finish it off.  I put the vase on a table, added some fallen leaves and petals.  When I started this painting, I had a beautiful fresh arrangement of flowers from my florist.  Once they died, I used a photograph as reference, and added more petals to the composition.  The vase is interesting, and was sitting around the studio holding pencils and brushes.  This painting is drying in the studio.  I can't wait to get it all framed up!  Thanks, KMW

Happiness

 

Happiness

6" x 6" Oil on Panel

Contemporary Floral

This small RayMar panel is popping with color!

Contact Kay for more info!

Thanks for looking, Kay

Tight Bunch

"Tight Bunch"

10" x 10" Oil on Panel

Contemporary Floral Still Life

Lately we have had fresh floral arrangements in the studio.  I decided that these white roses were needing to be painted!  This is a bird's eye view of the compact arrangement.  Green is a challenge for me, and I mixed and mixed so many greens and greys for this painting.  This painting is drying in the studio, will be framed up and ready for a new home soon.  Thanks for looking at my art.  Kay

 

Absolutely l and Absolutely ll

 

Absolutely l and Absolutely ll

Each painting:  40" x 30" gallery wrap canvas

Diptych size:  40" x 60" total size

This diptych has beautiful colors, movement and texture.  I painted these canvases with a palette knife and loads of juicy oils.  They can be hung together, or stand alone.  Contact Kay for more information!  Thanks, KMW

Blooms

 

Blooms

Quadriptych

40" x 40" Oil on Four Canvases/Each canvas 20" x 20" 

Contemporary Floral Painting

I have had this large painting on my large easel in the studio for several months.  It started out with a fresh floral arrangement from my local florist in a beautiful antique silver champagne bucket. I did not like the composition I had drawn out on a canvas, so I decided to look at the arrangement from a bird's eye view.  The original arrangement only lasted a week, so I worked off of a photograph once the blooms had died.

Once I put my big shapes in, I decided that the painting needed more variety, more color and just more.  So that part was fun, as I added layer after layer.  This painting is drying in the studio.  I need to sign it, varnish it and then it will be ready for a frame (optional).  Thanks for looking at my art....please contact Kay with any questions or comments.  

Last Bloom

 

Last Bloom 

8" x 8" Oil on Panel

Inspired from a trip to the Dallas Arboretum, I found a magnolia tree with only a few last blooms hanging.  I loved the shape and color of this bloom, couldn't wait to paint it.  This painting is finished, drying in the studio.  It is available for purchase....contact Kay for more info.  Thanks, KMW

This Little Chickie

 

This Little Chickie 

8" x 8" Oil on Panel 

As I was taking my morning walk in our neighborhood, I saw two chickens running loose in the a neighbor's yard.  I tried to get a good photograph of them, but they were scampering around exploring since they had escaped their coop.  I painted this small panel in the studio, where it is drying.  This painting is available for purchase.  Contact Kay for more info.  Thanks for looking!  KMW

On My Easel....

 

Multiple canvases on my easel...It's a work in progress, and it takes time.  I have had this quadriptych in the studio for a couple of months.  I get inspired, I get bored, I get stumped.  Right now I am enjoying this painting.  40" x 40" is a lot of canvas to cover!  More on this later.  Thanks for looking at my art.  Kay

Standing Tall

 

Standing Tall

16" x 8" Oil on Panel

Our weather has been good for the past week, and John and I have been to the lake several times.  I spotted this egret standing in the reeds along the shoreline.  And loved how he is tucked away in the dense growth with the lake in the distance.  I painted this one in the studio, and used my artistic license to add color to the reeds.  It took several sessions to paint, as I needed the layers of oil to dry before I applied more paint...not wanting to create mud.  This painting is drying in the studio.   Thanks for looking at my art...Kay

Cactus Chaos

 

Cactus Chaos

40" x 30" Oil on Gallery Wrap Canvas

Contemporary Palette Knife Painting

Using palette knives and clay shaping tools, I layered and scraped and move the paint around until I was satisfied with this cactus patch.  The paint is layered and there is texture on the canvas.  This painting is drying in the studio.  Contact Kay for more info  Thanks, KMW

Wilted

Wilted

16" x 8" Oil on Panel

Contemporary Floral 

There's something beautiful about a wilted, lonely sunflower needing some attention.  I used my palette knife and brush to give the viewer my impression of the potted plant.  Thanks for looking....Kay

 

Free Spirits

 

Free Spirits

36" x 48" Oil on Gallery Wrap Canvas 

Contemporary Abstract Floral

I painted this large canvas with large brushes and a palette knife.  The process was fun, and each time I put in a layer of paint, a flower or leaf would appear.  This painting is drying in the studio, and is available for purchase.  Contact Kay with any comments or questions.  Thanks, KMW

Colors of January

 

Colors of January

8" x 8" Oil on RayMar Panel

Plein Air/White Rock Lake, Dallas

January in Dallas can be very warm or brutally cold.  Yesterday John and I went to White Rock Lake...the sun was out, but it was windy and very chilly.  The weather conditions forced me to paint fast.  I wanted to nail the colors to get a feel for the day.  The brush and scrubby trees were right in front of my set-up (see photo below).  

Thanks for looking at my art.  Please contact ME with any questions or comments.  This painting will be available for purchase once it has dried.  Kay

Cactus Colors

 

Cactus Colors

10" x 10" Oil on Gallery Wrap Canvas

Contemporary Cactus Series

I put the finishing touches and a few highlights on this canvas.  I used a reference photo that is so old, that I am not sure where these blooming cactus were --- but I think they were in our front yard planter.  I hope to varnish this piece once it is dry.  Thanks for looking at my art...please feel free to contact me with any questions or comments.  Kay

Desert Blooms

 

Desert Blooms

10" x 10" Oil on Gallery Wrap Canvas

Contemporary Cactus Series

I am back in the studio...I painted this 10" square canvas using a brush and palette knife.  Putting the needles in with a knife was fun...and of course the last step.  My photo reference was one that I have had for years...might of been from a trip to Arizona, not sure.  Thanks for looking at my blog.  This painting is available for purchase.  Contact Kay with any questions or comments.  Kay