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

Spirited

Spirited

8" x 16" Oil on Panel

Contemporary Palette Knife Painting

Beautiful colors, lots of texture and bold palette knife marks makes this painting eye-catching.  It is framed up at the studio, but it can be propped up on an easel.  Contact Kay for more info.  Thanks for looking, KMW

High and Dry

High and Dry

24" x 12" Oil on RayMar Cotton Panel

Contemporary Landscape

One of my favorite things to paint are old boats with lots of age, character and history.  You can see it all in the pealing paint, the weathered and tattered flags, and the fact that it is "docked" up on land, abandon. We found this one beached and out of commission on the island of Naxos.  I have painted it three times now, and every time I get excited, looking at the details in the surfaces and especially the Greek flags.  I was painting with brushes, and once I got to the battered wood, I pulled out my palette knife to get some texture on the boat.

High and Dry is finished, and very wet.  It is sitting on an easel in the studio.  I hope to varnish and frame it up.   (P.S. Thank you to Sharon, one of my studio mates......for telling me that the boat looks high and dry.  That really struck a cord with me.  Thus, the name of the painting..."High and Dry")!  Thanks for looking at my art...Kay

Colour My World

Colour My World
16" x 20" Oil on RayMar Cotton Panel
Contemporary Landscape/Palette Knife Painting

Thick layers of paint applied with the palette knife cover this panel.  Texture is the result, and it will take a long time for this one to dry. The colors on my palette were left over from a floral painting...and I had mixed so much paint up that I started this abstract landscape. This painting is framed in a beautiful moulding, ready to hang in a new home or office!  Thanks for looking at my blog.  Kay

Color My World

Color My World

16" x 20" Oil on RayMar Cotton Panel

Contemporary Palette Knife Painting

This oil painting is full of movement and color.  There are layers of paint, all mixed together with my knife, then applied generously on the panel.  This painting is framed up in a handsome custom frame.  It is available for purchase.  Contact Kay for more information.  Thank you, KMW

Seabrook - Sold

Seabrook

SOLD

(Pre-Matthew Hurricane Plein Air Painting)

8" x 8" Oil on RayMar Cotton Panel

Just sold at Dutch Art Gallery this week!  Here's another Seabrook Island painting that ended up being a palette knife painting.  I got to the beach and realized that I did not have any brushes or medium.  So by default, this seascape is a palette knife painting.  Here's what my set-up was like, with high tide approaching.

Thanks for looking!  Kay

Seabrook Sand and Sky - Sold!

Seabrook Sand and Sky

Sold!

6" x 6" Oil on Panel

Plein Air Painting at Seabrook Island, SC

This painting sold this week at Dutch Art Gallery  I wanted to catch the colors of the day and the vast beaches during low tide.  I got caught in high tide when painting one day...after that I checked the tide tables and was prepared for the fast rising water at the beach.  Thanks for looking at my blog. Thanks, Kay

Glorious Morning

 

Glorious Morning

30" x 40" Oil on Gallery Wrap Canvas 

Contemporary Seascape/Palette Knife Painting

This painting is available for purchase.  Contact Kay for more info.

Thanks for looking!  KMW

Purple Mountain Majesty

 

Purple Mountain Majesty

Commission

28" x 48" Oil on Gallery Wrap Canvas

Contemporary Landscape/Palette Knife Painting

I was commissioned by one of my collectors to paint the McDowell Mountain Regional Park located in Scottsdale, Arizona.  The painting will hang in the living room of their condo, with the mountain range as the view out their big window and patio.  I know it will look great all framed up and hanging in it's new home!  Thanks for looking at my blog!  Kay

Downtown

Downtown

24" x 24" Oil on Gallery Wrap Canvas

Contemporary City Scape/Palette Knife Painting

I closed 2021 out in the studio, and finished this canvas up.  I started with a photograph that John took as we were flying into Dallas recently.  I wanted some of the landscape in the background to fade out, and the colors and shapes of the buildings in the foreground to be the focus of the painting.  This painting is drying in the studio...contact Kay for more info about this painting.  Thanks for looking, and Happy New Year to you!

Posey I and Posey II

Posey I and Posey II

36" x 36" Gallery Wrap Canvas (each canvas)

Contemporary Floral

These floral pieces are fun, colorful and textural.  There are layers and layers of paint, lines and palette knife work.  Posey I and Posey II can be hung separately or together...whatever works for your wall space!  Thanks for looking at my blog.  Have an artful day!  Kay

So Glad

So Glad

24" x 24" Oil on Gallery Wrap Canvas

Contemporary Floral

This palette knife painting is officially finished!  It has gone through some some changes, as I had originally started this painting with a brush.  As I got frustrated with it, I decided I wanted lots of thick juicy oils.  I squeezed out piles of paint and a palette knife and tackled the canvas.  After a critique in the studio, and a few minor adjustments, this floral is signed and drying!  The reference photo that I used for this painting was taken years ago...and the beautiful colors of the gladioli caught my eye.  I am glad that I had the opportunity to paint them---although it was challenging at times.  Thanks for looking at my art...contact Kay

Wimberley Walk

 

Wimberley Walk

12" x 12" Oil on RayMar Cotton Panel

Contemporary Landscape  

On a recent Texas Hill Country trip, I found myself taking a early morning walk.  The sun was coming up, and the shadows were laying across this road, with view that was breathtaking.  I could see forever.  I was standing at the top of the hill, looking down the winding road.  I new it would make a great setting for a painting.  I focused on the light hitting the cactus and the long shadows falling across the road and hitting the rugged trees and shrubs.  This painting is drying in the studio.  Thanks for looking at my blog...contact Kay with any comments or questions.  KMW

Hanging Out

Hanging Out

40" x 30" Mixed Media on Gallery Wrap Canvas

Oil, Graphite, Oil Bars

Contemporary Abstract/Palette Knife Painting

Thanks for looking at my art....Kay

Landscape

 

Landscape

5" x 7" Oil on Linen Panel

Contemporary Palette Knife Painting

Limited Palette:  

Alizarin, Ultramarine, Cad Yellow, and Titanium

Thanks for looking at my blog!  KMW

Landscape

 

Landscape

5" x 7" Oil on Linen Panel

Limited color Palette

Contemporary Palette Knife Painting

This small panel has thick layers of paint covering it, applied with my palette knife.

It is drying in the studio...contact ME for more info on this painting.

Thanks for stopping by my blog!  KMW

Glorious Morning

 

Glorious Morning

30" x 40" Oil on Gallery Wrap Canvas

Contemporary Seascape Painting

Thanks for looking at my blog!  Kay

Colors of January/Day 29 of 31 Day Paint Challenge

 

Colors of January - Plein Air

8" x 8" oil on Panel

Day # 29 of Strada Easel Challenge

Location was White Rock Lake, Dallas

Palette Knife Painting

I was focused on capturing the colors of the dreary, cold day.

Here's my set-up:

Thanks for looking at my blog!  Kay

White Rock Lake/Plein Air

White Rock Lake/Plein Air

Palette Knife Painting

Day #20 Strada Easel Challenge

Here's the view.  The painting is not finished, but I ran out of daylight.

Thanks for looking at my blog!  Kay

White Roses

White Roses

16" x 8" Oil on RayMar Cotton Panel

Palette Knife Painting

Day #8 Strada Easel Challenge

Here's a shot of the white roses (although at this stage of the game, they are anything but white!)

Thanks for looking at my blog.  More painting tomorrow!  Thanks, Kay