Cacti Blossoms

 

Cacti Blossoms

8" x 16" Oil on RayMar Panel 

Contemporary Cactus/Floral

I just finished this one!  It has thick and juicy oils on the panel, applied with a wide brush and palette knife.  The thorns have texture, and the blooms have color.  Using a photo from a trip to Tucson, I painted this one in the studio.  Once it is dry, I will varnish and frame.  Contact Kay for more info.  Thanks, KMW

Far Away

 

Far Away

Contemporary Landscape

6" x 12" Oil on Canvas

Using piles of oils, I applied the paint with a palette knife, then took a clay tool to carve shapes and move the paint around.  This is drying in the studio, and will be framed up.  Contact Kay for more info.  Thanks for looking at my blog....KMW

Untitled Diptych---Completed!

 

Untitled Diptych

40" x 60" Oil on Gallery Wrap Canvas

Contemporary Abstract

It's done! These canvases have been through alot in the past week, but they are drying in the studio.  I can't wait to see them hanging!  Thanks for looking at my blog and art.  Contact ME for more info.  KMW

Spirited

Spirited 

8" x 16" Oil on RayMar Cotton Panel

Contemporary Palette Knife Painting

"Spirited" was painted with fresh, crisp juicy oils and my palette knife.  I chose beautiful blues, peaches, greens and yellows, carefully applying them so that I did not create the color MUD.  The movement and texture are right there, giving the painting personality and uniqueness.  Once this painting dries, I would like to put a beautiful pewter frame on it...but it is drying in the studio right now.  Thanks for looking at my blog.  Kay

Just Because - Sold

Just Because

SOLD!

36" x 36" Oil on Gallery Wrap Canvas

"Just Because" has a new home, thanks to Pam Massar of Dutch Art Gallery.  It's alway great to know that my paintings have been placed in homes or offices and are being appreciated.  I remember painting this one from a still life set-up in the studio, as I borrowed them from my daughter Lindsay after son-in-law Wes gave them to her.  When I asked what the occasion was for giving Lindsay the flowers, Wes simply replied, "Just Because".  Thanks for looking at my blog. Have an artful day.  Kay

Palette Knife Painting - Petals

Petals

10" x 10" Oil on Panel

Contemporary Palette Knife Painting

It was an odd Easter without seeing our kids, grandkids, church.  I went to the studio and passed my time with my palette knife.  Here's my Easter painting.  I hope you are staying home, staying healthy during this Covid 19 episode.  More from the studio today...Kay

Hanging Out

Hanging Out

40" x 30" Mixed Media on Gallery Wrap Canvas

Oil, Graphite, Oil Bars

Contemporary Abstract/Palette Knife Painting

As we are all quarantined doing our own thing, I am painting.  I took an unfinished abstract and got my oils, oil bars and graphite out, along with my palette knife and big brush.  I started seeing a clothesline and clothes whipping in the air.  It was fun to paint, and it is now drying in the studio.  Thanks for looking at my blog...contact Kay for more info.  KMW

Timeless

Timeless

60" x 36" Oil on Gallery Wrap Canvas

Contemporary Floral Landscape

Timeless is one of my favorite paintings...I liked it so much that I had it printed on my business cards.  The colors were mixed and mixed, and are very harmonious.  There is plenty of texture on the canvas...you can see the palette knife work, almost like frosting on a cake.  Let me know if you have any comments or questions concerning my art...I would love for Timeless to have a new home!  Kay

Fresh Pick

Fresh Pick

40" x 40" Oil on Gallery Wrap Canvas

Contemporary Still Life Painting

Variety is the spice of life!  With this painting I

made sure that there was variety in color, shapes, brush 

technique, textures, values, and of course the wide range

of blooms.  Probably my most favorite flowers in the still life

are the sunflowers...I like the droopy and irregular 

shapes that happen with the weight of the flower.  This 

painting is available for purchase.  Contact Kay for

more info.  Thanks for looking....KMW

Windy December

Windy December

8" x 10" Oil on RayMar Cotton Panel

En Plein Air Palette Knife Painting

This is probably one of my favorite plein air paintings.  I have so many paintings that I started outside, but was unable to finish.  I stuck it out on this one, even though it was a very cold and windy December day at White Rock Lake.  I like the feel of the painting...kind of moody, and because I used the palette knife, there was a lot of scraping and modeling of the oils.  This painting is available, and looks great in a dark mahogany wood frame with a gold inside liner.  Contact Kay for more information.  Thanks, KMW

Beautiful Day - Sold!

Beautiful Day - Sold!

4" x 5" Oil on RayMar Cotton Panel

This contemporary palette knife painting was framed up in a gorgeous ornate frame at Dutch Art Gallery in Dallas.  I am working on some new small canvases in the studio....great for Christmas gifts!  Contact Kay for more info!  Have a great day....KMW

Abstract Landscape

Abstract Landscape

(Needs a title!)

12" x 36" Oil on Gallery Wrap Canvas

I was into mixing and mixing colors on my palette, and realized that my piles of beautiful oils were getting bigger and bigger...so I started laying on the paint with the knife, cutting into the paint to make my mark.  The paint is chunky and thick.  There was a still life painting started on this canvas, so when I cut through the paint, the underpainting does show through in bits and pieces.  This landscape is drying in the studio.  It is ready to hang, with the sides of the gallery wrap canvas painted a deep grey.  Thanks for looking at my blog...Contact Kay with any questions or comments.  

Peaceful by Kay Wyne

Peaceful

12" x 16" Oil on Canvas

Contemporary Landscape

This palette knife painting is framed, and available for purchase.

Contact Kay for more info.

Thanks, KMW

Go Fish by Kay Wyne

Go Fish

12" x 36" Oil on Gallery Wrap Canvas

Contemporary Palette Knife Painting

Starting with a base coat of Cadmium Red Deep, I covered the canvas to cover up the white canvas.  Then I took some charcoal and drew large shapes, and pulled out my palette knife.  I started finding shapes and the shapes turned into fish.  There are about a dozen fish in this painting, some are easy to see, others are hidden and implied shapes of fish.  This fun and whimsical painting is drying in the studio.  Contact Kay with any questions/comments.  Have a great day.....Kay

Colors of Tucson by Kay Wyne

Colors of Tucson

8" x 8" Oil on RayMar Cotton Panel
Palette Knife Painting

Spending time in the rugged mountains and desert of Arizona is a change of pace for me.  I soaked in the sun and the landscape, painting the wide open sky with the mountains in the background. I painted this small study with the palette knife, concentrating on the colors.  More Arizona paintings to come...Contact Kay for more information on the art posted on this blog.  Thanks, Kay

Vortex I by Kay Wyne

Vortex I

40" x 30" Oil on Gallery Wrap Canvas

Contemporary Abstract

Palette Knife Painting

Contact Kay for more info.

Thanks, KMW

Lush by Kay Wyne

Lush

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

Contemporary Landscape Painting

Using my palette knife, lots of paint and impasto, I applied layers of paint on this canvas and painted very fast.  I used some left-over paint from another painting that was going to dry up.  So I scraped, pulled and pushed the paint to create "Lush".  Contact Kay Wyne for more information.  Thanks, KMW

Abstract - Untitled by Kay Wyne

                                      

Horizontal

48" x 60" 

Vertical

60" x 48"

I painted this abstract on a 48" x 60" Gallery Wrap Canvas.  It can hang vertically or horizontally.  I painted it horizontally until the last day, and at the point I turned it on it's side to reach some canvas that needed some detail and brushstrokes headed in another direction.  Turning the canvas on all four sides gives the viewer some options on hanging...

This painting started out as a landscape with a horizon line and colorful land bars.  Once my wide lines and shape started to take place, it began to look and feel like a stream of water with fish swimming upstream.  I concentrated on my color palette from the get-go, wanting pleasant and beautiful colors.  I mixed everything...nothing is straight out of a tube.  This painting is drying at the studio.  It isn't titled right now....although "Upstream" might be a good choice.  The sides of the canvas are painted with a dark vulcan grey, and framing is not necessary.  Contact Kay Wyne for more information on this contemporary abstract painting.  Kay

Farewell by Kay Wyne

Farewell 
30" x 40" Oil on Gallery Wrap Canvas
Contemporary Floral Still Life
This palette knife painting is available for purchase.
Contact Kay Wyne for more info.
Thanks, KMW

Vortex I by Kay Wyne

Vortex I

40" x 30" Oil on Gallery Wrap Canvas

Contemporary Palette Knife Painting

Vortex I is a contemporary abstract painting with layers of color and texture on the gallery wrap canvas.  Pops of turquoise and tangerine are hidden under the layers of greys, lavenders, and olive greens.  The shapes swirl into movement - thus, the title of Vortex I.  Contact Kay Wyne for more information on this piece.  Thanks for looking....KMW