Arboretum Afternoon

 

Arboretum Afternoon

8" x 8" Oil on Panel

Plein Air - Dallas Arboretum

Available at Dutch Art Gallery in Dallas

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

Flower Power

Flower Power

36" x 36" Oil on Gallery Wrap Canvas

Contemporary Floral

This painting is hanging at Dutch Art Gallery in Dallas.  Contact Pam Massar for more information on this floral.  Thanks for looking at my blog....Kay

Flower Power

Flower Power

36" x 36" Oil on Gallery Wrap Canvas

Contemporary Floral Painting

A visit to the Dallas Arboretum gave me all the inspiration I needed for this canvas.  I decided that I needed to tone my canvas with a diluted Permanent Rose, then I was ready to start drawing on the canvas.  I used raw umber, olive green and violet to place the flowers and lay-out my road map.

I started with my transparent oils and put a couple of layers on, getting my dioxazine violet,  magenta, olive green, and permanent rose.  The background fades and is somewhat out of focus to create some distance on the canvas.  I mixed up about six different piles of greens, starting with sap, olive, and adding cad yellow and ice blue to get a good range of shades.  I put in the jonquils last because they were opaque, and I did not want to mix my transparent and opaques.  I hope that the viewer has a sense of the beauty and powerful color that I witnessed at the Arboretum.

Thanks for looking at this blog...contact Kay Wyne for more information on this painting - it is available for purchase at Dutch Art Gallery in Dallas, Texas.  Kay Wyne

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Dutch Art Gallery is showing at the Dallas Arboretum ArtScape

Dutch Art Gallery at ArtScape 2019

ARTSCAPE
Dallas Arboretum & Botanical Garden
DeGolyer House

We are excited to announce that The Dutch Art Gallery will be participating in the 2019 Artscape at the Dallas Arboretum. Come by the DeGolyer House on the grounds to see a special selection of artwork by Layne Johnson, Sheri Jones, Katherine Martinez, Kyle Wood, Kay Wyne and Rebecca Zook. You are also invited to attend a special V.I.P. private preview night and reception to view the works being offered by the participating galleries before the actual event opens to the public. You MUST pre-register for the V.I.P. event by Thursday, April 18 in order to attend.

UPDATE:
Leading up to the the Dallas Arbortetum’s 2019 ArtScape event next weekend, we’ll be posting on Facebook some of the work that we will have available in the DeGolyer House where the local galleries will have their displays. In addition to the 6 artists listed above, we’ve now added works by additional artists. Check our Facebook feed to see featured work from two artists daily starting Saturday, April 20th.

V.I.P. Event | Private Preview Night and Party
Tuesday, April 23 | 6:30pm to 9pm
• RSVP by Thursday, April 18th •
Private Preview Night and Party for the Galleries Showcasing and Selling Works of Art in the DeGolyer House for This Year’s Artscape 2019. Benefiting the Dallas Arboretum & Botanical Garden. Please Register via EventBrite or by Phone 214-515-6605 to confirm your attendance by Thursday, April 18th.

Flower Power

Flower Power

36" x 36" Oil on Gallery Wrap Canvas

Contemporary Floral Painting

A visit to the Dallas Arboretum gave me all the inspiration I needed for this canvas.  I decided that I needed to tone my canvas with a diluted Permanent Rose, then I was ready to start drawing on the canvas.  I used raw umber, olive green and violet to place the flowers and lay-out my road map.

I started with my transparent oils and put a couple of layers on, getting my dioxazine violet,  magenta, olive green, and permanent rose.  The background fades and is somewhat out of focus to create some distance on the canvas.  I mixed up about six different piles of greens, starting with sap, olive, and adding cad yellow and ice blue to get a good range of shades.  I put in the jonquils last because they were opaque, and I did not want to mix my transparent and opaques.  I hope that the viewer has a sense of the beauty and powerful color that I witnessed at the Arboretum.

Thanks for looking at this blog...contact Kay Wyne for more information on this painting - it is available for purchase at Dutch Art Gallery in Dallas, Texas.  Kay Wyne

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Flower Power

Flower Power

36" x 36" Oil on Gallery Wrap Canvas

Contemporary Floral

Jonquils, tulips, and violets were in full bloom at the Dallas Arboretum-absolutely beautiful colors! You can enjoy this contemporary floral painting in your home or office year round - "Flower Power" is dry and available for purchase through Dutch Art Gallery in Dallas, Texas. Thanks for looking at my blog.  Kay

Flower Power by Kay Wyne

Flower Power

36" x 36" Oil on Gallery Wrap Canvas

Contemporary Floral 

Currently hanging at Dutch Art Gallery in Dallas, Texas.

Contact Kay for more info on this vibrant and colorful

original oil painting.  Thanks, Kay

Flower Power by Kay Wyne

Flower Power

36" x 36" Oil on Gallery Wrap Canvas

Contemporary Floral 

Currently hanging at Dutch Art Gallery in Dallas, Texas.

Contact Kay for more info on this vibrant and colorful

original oil painting.  Thanks, Kay

Flower Power by Kay Wyne

Flower Power

36" x 36" Oil on Gallery Wrap Canvas

Contemporary Floral

Contact Kay for purchasing info.

Thanks, Kay

Flower Power by Kay Wyne

Flower Power

36" x 36" Oil on Gallery Wrap Canvas

Contemporary Floral Painting

Finished!  This painting is drying in the studio...once I started this painting, I could not stop.  After visiting the Dallas Arboretum this week, I was so impressed and inspired with the vibrant colors of the tulips, that I could not resist painting them.  I decided that I needed to tone my canvas with a diluted Permanent Rose, then I was ready to start drawing on the canvas.  I used raw umber, olive green and violet to place the flowers and lay-out my road map.

I started with my transparent oils and put a couple of layers on, getting my dioxazine violet,  magenta, olive green, and permanent rose.  The background fades and is somewhat out of focus to create some distance on the canvas.  I mixed up about six different piles of greens, starting with sap, olive, and adding cad yellow and ice blue to get a good range of shades.  I put in the jonquils last because they were opaque, and I did not want to mix my transparent and opaques.  I hope that the viewer has a sense of the beauty and powerful color that I witnessed at the Arboretum.

Thanks for looking at this blog...contact Kay Wyne for more information on this painting - it is available for purchase.  Kay

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On My Easel....

On my easel...

A 36" x 36" Gallery Wrap Canvas-the beginnings of a floral landscape.

After two days of painting, I am getting my darkest darks in and working mostly with my transparent oils.  I love to start with the Olive, Magenta, Indian Yellow, Permanent Rose and Dioxazine Violet, and Caribbean Blue, as they get darker and darker the more I layer them on.  I sketched my shapes in, blocking colors in, and now I am ready to put in some details on the flowers.  I started with my Ice Blue and Cerulean for the sky, bringing it down into the field of flowers.  I am using a photo of the beautiful tulips at the Dallas Arboretum as a guide.  More on this painting later....Thanks for looking at my blog.  Kay Wyne

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Arboretum Koi

Arboretum Koi

Oil on Gallery Wrap Canvas

24" x 30"

kay@kwyne.com

Thanks for viewing....Kay

Chihuly comes to to Dallas!

Last week I was asked to help install the Chihuly Exhibit at the Dallas Arboretum.  The Chihuly staff is in Dallas for two weeks.  The photographs below are from day three.  My contribution was cutting open boxes and laying out glass for the installation.  It was amazing to see the team work together and the steps envolved.  It was a beautiful day.....here you see Paul with some major equipment.

 This was just one of about 100 boxes with carefully packed glass.  I did not see one crack, chip or break while unpacking.  These crews are very organized and methodical.

 In the photograph below, you can see Raven in his waders.  He was enjoying the wonderful Texas weather while installing the blue glass down in the water.

 Paul in the forklift....random placement of the glass tubes was amazing to watch.  

 The installation is almost complete...I can't wait to return to the Dallas Arboretum to see the colorful sculptures in the gardens.

Thanks for viewing this blog....more painting tomorrow.  Kay

Covered In Color

Covered In Color

48" x 72" Heavy Duty Gallery Wrap Canvas

Palette Knife Painting - Original Contemporary Oil

This painting is finished and drying.

Lots of texture, vibrant colors covering the canvas.

I had so much fun painting this one...

my inspiration was the beautiful colors of the Dallas Arboretum.

Thanks for viewing...Kay at 214-532-0325

Koi Pond

Koi Pond

24" x 30"

Oil on Gallery Wrap Canvas

This is my first koi painting...I layered and layered the paint on, and had the gold/orange koi way too light. I was happy with the colors in the white/gray koi, but not the golden ones. I enjoyed the first day on this painting, and struggled with the days following. I know the water in the koi pond needs to be greener, but I don't like painting green very well, so I just went with what I wanted on the water. I hope to get some better reference photographs when the sun comes out and it warms up in Dallas. More koi paintings in the future. Today I will hit the studio with some new blank canvas....hoping that my brushes are kind to me. Have a good Monday! Thanks for viewing this blog!

Arboretum Koi

Arboretum Koi

Oil on 18" x 18" Gallery Wrap Canvas

This painting is probably going to be at the Arboretum Garden Gallery. It was my second koi painting, and I was very nervous about the green. Since I tend to "over-paint" on green, I was very careful not to get green paint on the fish. The water at the Koi Pond in the Arboretum was very green, even though my eye wanted to paint blue. Thanks for viewing this blog!

Arboretum in January

Arboretum in January

Oil on 6" x 8" Cotton Panel

Here's another small Arboretum painting that I started while painting plein air...I now have an appreciation for artists who pack up their materials, tromp through the outdoors, set up and paint. It is much easier to paint in the studio with all of the convinces....but, I hope to do some more plein air painting, especially with spring coming soon. Thanks for viewing this blog!

Arboretum Statue

This painting was inspired by a photograph that I took while at the Dallas Arboretum about a week ago. It was a clear, sunny and warm January day. But very few flowers, and not much color to paint from. I was looking up at this statue, and it was striking as it had all the bare tree limbs in the background. This will go to the Arboretum Exhibit this month. I can't wait to get back to the Arboretum and paint en plein air!