A Lot Going On

 

"A Lot Going On"

36" x 36" Oil, oil bars and crayon on Gallery Wrap Canvas

Contemporary Floral

One of my main objectives in this piece was to explore a border with the very bold floral.  I used several different tools, many brushes and Woody crayons and oil bars. It took a while, but I am at a point that I think it is finished, and it is drying in the studio.  It's a fun and whimsical painting.  Thanks for looking at my work....Kay

Color Me Happy - Sold

 

Color Me Happy

Sold! 

44" x 38" Oil on Canvas

Contemporary Abstract

Thanks to Pam Massar at Dutch Art Gallery for displaying and selling this canvas!  Color Me Happy got a custom frame, and a new home!  I loved painting this one...makes me happy to make art!  Thanks for looking at my blog....Kay

Sunny Day

 

Sunny Day

10" x 10" Oil and Silver Leaf on Cradleboard

Contemporary Floral

I finished this cradleboard in the studio, after applying layers and layers of paint.  It seems like the cradleboard or the silver leaf sucks up the paint, making me apply more and more thick oils.  This painting is drying in the studio, and it does have so other companion pieces, but they are not yet finished.  Thanks for looking at my blog...contact ME with any questions or comments.  Kay

Petal Pusher

 

Petal Pusher

24" x 12" Oil and Copper Leaf on Cradleboard

Contemporary Floral

After many sessions in the studio, this painting is finished!  I started out prepping the cradleboard with a base coat of black acrylic.  The second step is to apply the copper leaf, with sizing.  A sealer was put on top of the copper leafing to protect it, and then I was able to finally start paint my flowers!  The surface of the cradleboard is hard and smooth (no tooth) and I had to build up the layers of paint, sometimes giving the piece a couple of days to set-up and dry.  Once I finished painting, I applied a final coat of varnish to protect the surface and give it a finished look.  

If you look closely, you can see tiny pieces of the black peaking through the copper leaf.  The brushstrokes can be seen if you look closely.  I started this painting with a reference photo taken by a friend, and made my own additions and deletions as I made my way through the painting.  This painting is in the studio drying.  Framing is optional...It is ready to hang on a wall.  I would love for it to have a forever home!  Thanks for looking, Kay

White Rock Lake in November

 

White Rock Lake in November

10" x 10" Oil on RayMar Panel

Plein Air Painting

The weather in Dallas has been great--and instead of going to the studio, I set up my easel at the lake.  I picked a spot that had a winding bike path, trees and of course a view of the water.  I had to work fast because it was late afternoon with good shadows, but the light was changing.  I spent about 45 minutes on this small study.  Thanks for looking at my blog...Kay

Hydrangeas and Carnations

 

Hydrangeas and Carnations

Contemporary Still Life

12" x 16" Oil on Panel

I decided to paint the arrangement of hydrangeas and carnations again, on a larger format and different perspective than I did earlier in the week.  The vase was a challenge, with all of it's texture and shadows.  This panel will look great framed up!  Thanks for looking at my blog...Have an artful day! Kay

Roses Galore

Roses Galore

36" x 36" Oil on Gallery Wrap Canvas

Contemporary Floral Still Life

Lots of painting, scraping, painting and knife work went into this contemporary still life painting.  Layers of oil were applied with a brush, followed by a palette knife scraping and cutting into the paint.  This floral is available and would brighten up any wall!  Contact Kay Wyne for more information on this original oil.  Thanks, KMW

Far Away

 

Far Away

16" x 20" Oil on RayMar Cotton Panel

Contemporary Landscape

Palette Knife Painting

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Thanks for looking....KMW

Limited Palette

 

Limited Palette 

I painted these three 8" x 8" panels with a limited palette of Alizarin, Ultramarine, Cad Yellow Medium, and Titanium.  Clearly, you can mix wonderful colors with just three colors.  I should do it more often.  It makes me focus on composition and simplifies the painting process.  Thanks for looking at my blog...Kay

White Rock Lake - Plein Air

 

White Rock Lake

Plein Air-Alla Prima

8" x 8" Oil on RayMar Cotton Panel

Contemporary Landscape

Venturing outside this morning, I drove to White Rock Lake, and painted at the same spot I painted last week.  It looked totally different since the tall grass in the foreground had been cut.  The patterns that the mower left were interesting, so that's what I focused on.  I forgot my palette knife, so all the paint was applied with a Bright Brush.  I didn't fuss with it, spent a nice quiet morning outside.  Thanks for looking at my art.  Kay

Jewel Box

Jewel Box

48" x 60" Oil on Gallery Wrap Canvas

Contemporary Abstract

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Thanks for looking, KMW

White Rock Morning

White Rock Morning

8" x 16" Oil on RayMar Cotton Panel

Plein Air Painting

Here are a few pics from our morning at the lake.  Susan and I had a great time...and my challenge was painting with only three colors.  Since I am a colorist by heart, it was a different experience to mix every color that I used from only three tubes!  This painting is drying in the studio, with bugs and a few speckles of dirt in it.    

Here are a few pics from our plein air experience.  We enjoyed it so much that we said we would make it a date....on a weekly basis.  Thanks for looking at my blog.  Kay

Dallas White Rock

 

Dallas White Rock

6" x 6" Oil on RayMar Cotton Panel

Contemporary Landscape Painting/Palette Knife

This is a small study that I did early one morning this week.  Yes, it's August, and it's hot and we are social distancing.  But I ventured out of the studio and picked a beautiful view of downtown Dallas and White Rock Lake with my painting friend, Susan.  (Venturing out of my comfort zone....)  We picked a spot under a huge tree, trying to avoid putting up our umbrellas.  Lots of bikers, walkers and doggie walkers came by to say hello and check on our progress.  Here is my second stab at painting the Dallas skyline with the lake.  Clearly, I jazzed it up with a little more color than we have in the heat of the summer.  Thanks for looking at my blog...Kay

Creative Sheltering

 

Creative Sheltering

Coming soon!

I am excited that many of the paintings that I have painted during the Cover-19 Pandemic since March 13, 2020 will be featured in a show hosted by The Dutch Art Gallery.  The gallery owners have taken my paintings and are in the process of custom framing them for the show.  It's exciting to see my paintings at the gallery, all framed up and hanging on the wall.  More info to come on the show...as I continue to paint during this time of social distancing.  Thanks for looking at my blog, Kay

Oh Sunny Day

Oh Sunny Day

12" x 16" Oil on RayMar Panel

Contemporary Still Life

This big bunch of sunflowers were inspired by a photo I took about 15 years ago...and I finally got around to painting them!  We were in Fayetteville, Arkansas on a clear bright Saturday morning walking through the Farmer's Market.  I loved the irregular shapes, the shadows and the fullness of this batch of sunflowers.  And it was so sunny!  Here's the photo that I took.

This painting, Oh Sunny Day is dry, has been varnished and framed up.  Thanks for looking at my blog.  Kay

Sunflowers, Up North

 

Sunflowers, Up North

12" x 12" Oil on RayMar Cotton Panel

Contemporary Floral Landscape

Photo Reference Credit:  Susan Warner

The reference photo that I used for this small painting was one that Susan Warner took on a walk in the country, close to Charlevoix, Michigan.  Here is her fabulous photograph:

Of course it struck a cord with me since we were unable to make our annual trip Up North.  Susan graciously let me paint from her photograph.  It was fun, and my intent was to capture the beautiful warm indian yellows and ochres in the sunflowers.  I think I am going to let the painting sit on my easel for a few days, and maybe make a couple of small adjustments, but I can't do that now since it is very wet.  Thanks for looking at my blog, Kay

Morning Sunrise

 

Morning Sunrise

12" x 36" Oil on Gallery Wrap Canvas

Contemporary Seascape

Sunrise on Naxos was beautiful...and I never got tired of this view in the mornings.  The water was so blue, and the rocky shorelines and islands in the distance just took your breathe away.  I am letting this one sit on the easel for a couple of days, and maybe add a couple of highlights,  but for the most part, it is finished.  Thanks for looking at my blog...Kay

Going Up

Going Up

16" x 8" Oil on RayMar Panel

Contemporary Abstract

Using oil paints with a brush, oil sticks, willow charcoal and a few tools I created this abstract with lots of color and shapes.  It's fun, and playful with lots of marks.  This painting left the studio over the weekend to a collector's house...for a trial run!  Thanks for looking at my blog.  Kay

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 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.  Happy Thanksgiving to everyone!  KMW

Songbirds

Songbirds

36" x 12" Oil on Canvas

Contemporary Songbird Series

This canvas is completed, varnished and needs a handsome frame to complete it.  Contact Kay for more information.  Thanks for looking at my art.  KMW