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

Wild and Wicked

Wild and Wicked

10" x 10" Oil on RayMar Cotton Panel

Contemporary Cacti Series

Framed in a beautiful contemporary floater frame, this painting is hanging at Dutch Art Gallery in Dallas, Texas.  Contact the gallery or Kay Wyne for purchasing info.  Thanks, KMW

Wild and Wicked

Wild and Wicked
10" x 10" Oil on RayMar Cotton Panel
Contemporary Cacti Painting

All framed up in a beautiful gold leaf floater frame, hanging at Dutch Art Gallery in Dallas, Texas.  Contact the gallery or Kay for more info.  Thanks for looking....Kay

Prickly Pear I and II

Prickly Pear 

Diptych

16" x 12" RayMar Panels....overall size is 16" x 24"

These colorful cacti can be hung together, or separately.  
Purchase one, or purchase both!  Contact Kay for more info.

Thanks for looking at my blog.

KMW

Wild and Wicked by Kay Wyne

Wild and Wicked

10" x 10" Oil on RayMar Cotton Panel

Contemporary Cacti Series

Framed in a beautiful contemporary floater frame, this painting is hanging at Dutch Art Gallery in Dallas, Texas.  Contact the gallery or Kay Wyne for purchasing info.  Thanks, KMW

The Guardian by Kay Wyne

The Guardian

48" x 24" Oil on Canvas

Contemporary Landscape Painting

A recent trip to Arizona gave me the perfect opportunity to get some photographs of the amazing Saguaro Cactus.  The title, "The Guardian" hit me as my cousin Chuck told me that in his mind, the huge Saguaros as the guardians of the desert.  These gigantic cacti are located in Tucson and the surrounding desert...and OMG their presence is everywhere!  

I wanted to put down on canvas what the Saguaro looked like when we were standing next to it...the trunk was old, rigid and weathered, but as you look up to the newer growth, the limbs were small, smoother and more colorful.   I also wanted to capture the light of the desert. Here are a few photographs of my progress from start to finish on this canvas.  

Thank you for looking at my blog and this new painting.  Contact Kay for more information on "The Guardian".  KMW

Desert Colors by Kay Wyne

Desert Colors

10" x 10" Oil on RayMar Cotton Panel

Contemporary Abstract Cacti

Inspired by the desert colors of Arizona, I painted this small panel while John and I were in Tucson last month.  We explored the mountains and desert, and I painted this small panel while we were out there.  I purposely left out the details of the prickly pears...and wanted to focus more on the colors and big shapes of the desert.  I would like to take this small study and paint a very large canvas based on it...maybe a 40" x 40" or 48" x 36".  I hope to start some new paintings in the studio today.  Thank you for looking at this blog---contact Kay with any questions.  Have a great day.  KMW

Rise & Shine

Rise & Shine

48" x 60" Oil on Gallery Wrap Canvas

Contemporary Cacti Painting

This colorful and textural painting is ready for a new home.  It would look handsome in an office or home setting.  Contact Kay for more info.  Thanks, KMW

Rise & Shine by Kay Wyne

Rise & Shine

48" x 60" Oil on Gallery Wrap Canvas

Contemporary Cacti Painting

Contact Kay for more information.

Thanks for looking at my blog!

Kay

Rise & Shine by Kay Wyne

Rise & Shine

48" x 60" Oil on Gallery Wrap Canvas

Contemporary Cacti Series

Lots of Prickly Pears, blooms, and needles cover the canvas.  I started with tinting the canvas with transparent yellow oxide.  Here are a few pics of the painting along the way.

I drew some shapes in with charcoal, and immediately started putting the background in.  I used violets, blues and diox.

The shapes are very rough and abstract, and here I flipped the canvas upside down to work on it.  Several times during the painting process I will turn the canvas on it's side or upside down.

I put several layers of color in, working on getting my values.  I need to get my darkest darks in right away...or I will never get them in.  I was careful to use transparent oils and medium in the beginning stages of the painting

I continue to layer the paint, using a big wide brush and palette knife.  I did pull out a small filbert and put some lines in the add interest and shapes.  I also started putting some spiney  edges and blotches on the pads.

I deleted some of the flowers and in the end, put in the flower that is the focal point of the painting.  I put some flowering petals in with some opaque cool colors, then a few with warm golden shades.  That makes it pop!  The last step in the painting is to put in the needles...that was so much fun, but once I put them in I could to go back into the painting and change anything or it would become muddy.   Rise & Shine is drying at the studio, and will get a coat of varnish---and then it will be available for purchase.  Contact Kay Wyne for more information on this colorful and dynamic painting!  KMW 

Prickly Pear - Diptych by Kay Wyne

Prickly Pear 

Diptych

16" x 12" RayMar Panels....overall size is 16" x 24"

These colorful cacti can be framed separately or together.

Contact Kay Wyne for purchasing info.

Thanks for looking at my blog.

KMW

Wild and Wicked by Kay Wyne

Wild and Wicked

10" x 10" Oil on RayMar Cotton Panel

I just finished my first cacti painting!  This painting was inspired from a photograph taken by Sequanota friend, Martha T., who was in Tucson and caught a dynamic photograph of a blooming cactus.  The moment I saw the photograph, I wanted to paint my version of the colorful, spiney, and wild cactus.  I put layers and layers of darks in before I started with the lighter colors.  It was fun putting in the needles and colorful blooms.  I cropped and focused in on the cacti, giving the painting an abstract feel.  Thank you, Martha for letting me use your photo.  This painting is drying in the studio.  Contact Kay Wyne for more info on this painting.  Kay

p.s.  here is the photo that Martha took!

Wild and Wicked by Kay Wyne

Wild and Wicked

10" x 10" Oil on RayMar Cotton Panel

Contemporary Cacti Series

Framed in a beautiful contemporary floater frame, this painting is hanging at Dutch Art Gallery in Dallas, Texas.  Contact the gallery or Kay Wyne for purchasing info.  Thanks, KMW

Wild and Wicked by Kay Wyne

Wild and Wicked

10" x 10" Oil on RayMar Cotton Panel

Contemporary Cacti Series

Currently hanging at Dutch Art Gallery in Dallas, Texas.  

Contact the gallery or Kay Wyne for more information.

Thanks for looking....KMW

Texas Cacti by Kay Wyne

Texas Cacti

30" x 24" Oil on Gallery Wrap Canvas

Contemporary Landscape Painting

Texas Cacti is on my easel drying, and I am ready for a studio critique.  Long  needles and spiny edges were fun to paint with my palette knives.  The rough, sandy foreground has rocks and tall dried grass clustered around the prickly pear cactus.  The cacti pads are painted in various shades of dark green with brown spines and colorful needles.  Tulip shaped flowers are coral, yellow and pink.  If I add more paint to this canvas, I will repost.  Thanks for looking at my blog...Kay Wyne

Prickly Pear II by Kay Wyne

Prickly Pear II
16" x 12" Oil on RayMar Cotton Panel
Contemporary Cacti Painting

Here's the companion painting to Prickly Pear I.  Cactus is a new subject matter for me...and I love the way the grow, the layers of shapes, the shadows and of course those wicked needles.

The diptych size is 16" x 24", with the possibilities of framing the panels separately or together in one frame.  Thanks for looking at my blog...Both of these paintings are drying, but are available for purchase.  Contact Kay Wyne for more information.  Thanks, Kay

Prickly Pear I - by Kay Wyne

Prickly Pear I

16" x 12" Oil on RayMar Cotton Panel

Contemporary Cacti Landscape

Finished!  This was fun to paint.  The shapes and colors of the prickly pear cactus are so interesting, and I was able to exaggerate the colors.  I have a companion piece, Prickly Pear II that I will post tomorrow.  This painting is drying in the studio, but is available.  Thanks for looking at my blog...Kay Wyne