Pretty Petals

Pretty Petals

6" x 6" Oil on Linen Panel 

Contemporary Floral

I was so excited to buy some new brushes, and this small floral was painted with one of them.  It was small Princeton Dakota/Flat brush.  I loaded the brush with lots of paint...and made every stroke count on this small panel.  It was fun playing and experimenting with a brush that I normally don't use.  These peonies are drying in the studio...contact Kay for more info on this small floral.  Thank you!  KMW

Free Falling

 

Free Falling 

12" x 12" Oil on RayMar Cotton Panel 

Contemporary Floral

Inspired by beautiful Michigan peonies, I photographed the blooms when they were "on their way out".  I tossed them up in the air, and let them fall every which way. The shapes and colors were what I painted!  "Free Falling" is drying in the studio.  Thanks for looking...and Happy 4th of July!  KMW 

On The Porch

 

On The Porch

12" x 16" Oil on Panel

Contemporary Still Life

It's summertime on the front porch, looking at the lake with some fresh peonies blooming.  A typical Michigan day, filled with sunshine and lovely colors.  This painting was painted just after we returned from Charlevoix, Michigan.  It's a reminder just how beautiful Up North is.  Contact Kay with any questions or comments.  Thanks, KMW

On The Porch

 

On The Porch

12" x 16" Oil on Panel

Contemporary Still Life

It's summertime on the front porch, looking at the lake with some fresh peonies blooming.  A typical Michigan day, filled with sunshine and lovely colors.  This painting was painted just after we returned from Charlevoix, Michigan.  It's a reminder just how beautiful Up North is.  This painting is drying in the studio.  Contact Kay with any questions or comments.  Thanks, KMW

Garden Party

 

Garden Party

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

Contemporary Floral

Michigan peonies painted in my Texas studio.  We just returned from Northern Michigan, and the peonies were peaking when we arrived.  They were stunning, and I couldn't wait to paint them.  I wanted to capture the full blooms, bursting with color and energy.  The colors were magnificent, changing daily.  I appreciate friends Donna and Suzy allowing me to pick their mother's beautiful peonies...I truly enjoyed them, and hope to paint more of them in the future.  This painting is drying in the studio.  Contact Kay for more info.  Thanks for looking at my blog....Happy Fourth of July!

 

 

Sitting Pretty

Sitting Pretty

12" x 17" Oil on Canvas

Contemporary Still Life

"Sitting Pretty" is completed, signed and varnished and put it in a beautiful mahogany frame.  Contact Kay for more info.  Here's a pic of it all framed up.  Thanks for looking at my blog...KMW

Always Changing

Always Changing

10" x 10" Oil on RayMar Panel

Contemporary Still Life

As my bouquet of peonies changed each day, I would rearrange and put them in different vases.  The colors were amazing, but fading a little bit each day.  Petals were fragile and falling, even as I stood at my easel painting them.  This painting is drying in the studio.  Thanks for looking at my blog.  Kay

Unforgettable

Unforgettable

20" x 16" Oil on RayMar Cotton Panel

Contemporary Floral Still Life

Last week I received a sweet surprise from my cousin Doug and his family.  Peonies!  I couldn't wait to get them to the studio.  They opened up fast, and changed colors and shapes everyday.  The colors were stunning.  By the end of the week, they had faded and started loosing their petals.  I have several paintings from this bouquet, and hope to post them soon.  Thanks for looking at my blog.  Kay

Peonies, Fruit and Fabric

Peonies, Fruit and Fabric

24" x 30" Oil on Canvas Panel

Contemporary Still Life Painting

This colorful still life is framed in a beautiful gold frame.  When I painted this, I was focusing on the light source and wanted to get the dramatic shadows painted in.  My favorite part of the painting is the fruit and the edges of the petals on the peonies.  I was letting my brush dance around, giving the petals a playful, loose look.  The apples were painted in simple strokes, with a wide bright brush.  This painting is available...contact Kay for more info.  Have a great day...KMW

Congratulations

Congratulations

8" x 8" x 2" Cradleboard
Contemporary Floral Still Life

I got into the studio yesterday and found a reference photo that I had taken years ago.  The occasion was daughter Lindsay's college graduation, and someone had sent her the most beautiful arrangement.  So I took the opportunity to paint the petals on a smooth cradleboard.  The paint slid all over the surface, but I kept on applying layers and layers of thick paint.  This one will take a long time to dry!  Thanks for looking at this blog.  Kay Wyne

Summer Petals

Summer Petals

6" x 6" Oil on RayMar Cotton Panel

Here's another still life that I painted while Up North...

the peonies were stunning!  Contact Kay for more 

info.  Thanks for looking at my blog...KMW

Michigan Colors

Michigan Colors
8" x 8" Oil on RayMar Cotton Panel
Contemporary Still Life

I was urged to pick some fabulous peonies in the garden of a friend's cottage this summer while in Michigan.  The blooms were peaking.  I took Charlotte (cute 17 month old firecracker of a granddaughter) in a wagon, and cut a handful of stems.  I wanted to capture the brilliant colors and loose shapes of the peonies.  I had a great time painting them on the porch while looking at the lake.  

This small painting made the trip back to Texas, and it is drying in the studio.  Contact ME for more info on this painting, or any of the paintings posted here.  Thanks for looking....Kay

Surprise

Surprise

16" x 20" Oil on RayMar Cotton Panel

Contemporary Floral Still Life

I was painting away in the studio one day last week, when one of my studio mates bought me some peonies from Trader Joe's.  What a nice surprise.  They were stunning.  I had to paint them, and here's my results.  Below are a couple of photos of the set-up and the painting in progress.

Thanks for looking at my blog...if you are interested in this painting, or have any comments, please feel free to contact me.  This painting will be framed up after it dries.  Kay

Peonies, Fruit and Fabric by Kay Wyne

Peonies, Fruit and Fabric

24" x 30" Oil on Canvas Panel

Contemporary Still Life Painting

This colorful still life is framed in a beautiful gold frame.  When I painted this, I was focusing on the light source and wanted to get the dramatic shadows painted in.  My favorite part of the painting is the fruit and the edges of the petals on the peonies.  I was letting my brush dance around, giving the petals a playful, loose look.  The apples were painted in simple strokes, with a wide bright brush.  This painting is available...contact Kay for more info.  Have a great day...I am glad to start 2018 working in the studio.  KMW

Peonies, Please by Kay Wyne

Peonies, Please

24" x 24" Oil on Gallery Wrap Canvas

Contemporary Floral Still Life

Contact Kay Wyne for purchasing info.

Thanks for looking at my art!

Kay

Peonies, Please by Kay Wyne

Peonies, Please

24" x 24" Oil on Gallery Wrap Canvas

Contemporary Still Life Painting

 "Peonies, Please" is now completed!  The beautiful white ceramic vase were provided by one of our studio mates, Robin, and the tablecloths were contributed by Sharon.  The vase alone was fun and pretty.  The arrangement of peonies were absolutely beautiful with stunning colors and beautifully shaped petals. I worked on this painting for a couple of days with the fresh flowers.  After getting called away from the studio, the flowers were long gone when I returned a couple of weeks later, so I worked from memory, and found a photograph to use as reference.  

When glancing at the arrangement, at first glance the peonies were pink.  But if you really studied them, they were magenta, pink, red, coral and shades of white.  Every petal was different and interesting.  I used a #20 Bright Monarch on the whole painting....it was a birthday gift from Sharon, so I felt like I couldn't go wrong with such a great brush in hand!  This contemporary still life is very painterly...you can see the brush strokes if you get up close to the canvas.  

This painting was a challenge between several artists, and it will be interesting to see what everyone created.  This painting is drying at the studio, and is available for purchase.  Contact ME for purchasing info.  Thanks for looking at my blog...Kay

Peonies, Fruit & Fabric

Peonies, Fruit & Fabric

24" x 30" Oil on Canvas

This still life is signed and now drying at the studio.

There were several challenges in this painting for me...

putting in the shadows, the hi lights on the fruit, and nailing

down the colors.  I loved the fullness of the peonies 

and the large shadow that was cast in this still life.  

Here is a close up - you can see the juicy 
colors and brush strokes.

I used a #12 Filbert on most of the painting and

some new paints.  It is always fun to find

new materials to paint with.  Thanks for looking

at the art posted here.  Contact Kay Wyne for

purchasing information.  KMW