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

Marina Colors

 

Marina Colors 

12" x 24" Oil on RayMar Cotton Panel

Contemporary Oil Painting

Just finished!  This horizontal layout of a marina with all of its colors is drying in the studio.  Lots of activity in the background, with boats lined up as the focal point.  The reflections in the water we fun to put in.  This painting is available for purchase.  Please contact Kay for more information.  Have an artful day!  KMW

Get Ready

 

Get Ready

12" x 16" Oil on RayMar Cotton Panel

Framed in a handsome dark mahogany moulding with a gold liner.

This painting would make a great Christmas gift!

Contact Kay for more info.

Thanks, KMW

Get Ready

Get Ready

12" x 16" Oil on RayMar Cotton Panel

Photo Credit:  Derek Penix

I started this painting in a workshop, finished it in the studio.  Lots of attention was paid to the light and shadows in this scene.  I used a limited palette of six colors and white.  "Get Ready" has a calmness to it, and the water has reflections that pull the eye into the painting.  This panel is drying in the studio, waiting to get framed up.  Thanks for looking at my blog.  I have more paintings in different stages going at the studio!  Contact Kay with any comments or questions.  KMW

December Sail

 

December Sail

8" x 8" Oil on RayMar Cotton Panel

Plein Air at White Rock Lake

Yesterday was a beautiful, sunny and warm day in Dallas, so John and I went to White Rock Lake to take in the day.  🌞 I set up to do a quick painting of the lake, with the marina in the background,  There were a few sailboat out, and I captured one in my painting.  Using a palette knife I put some scruffy tall grass in the foreground.  It was a great day!  Thanks for looking at my blog.  This painting is drying in the studio.  Contact Kay for more info.  KMW

Reflections by Kay Wyne

Reflections

Commission - Sold

36" x 60" Oil on Gallery Wrap Canvas

This commission is has been framed up and is hanging in a Texas church!  The harbor, lighthouse and sailboats all were requested by the designer to be a part of this painting.  Painting the reflections in gave the water interest and movement.  I used a palette knife, a plastic wedge, and some wide, flat brushes to apply the paint.  I can't wait to see this painting in it's new home!  Thanks for looking at my art, and feel free to contact me with any questions concerning commissions.  Have an artful day, Kay

A Great Day To Sail by Kay Wyne

A Great Day To Sail

30" x 24" Oil on Gallery Wrap Canvas

Contemporary Landscape

Contact Kay for more info on this painting.

Thanks for looking, Kay

Lake View by Kay Wyne

Lake View

18" x 24" Oil on Canvas

I painted this landscape about 25 years ago...it is framed and hanging in our home.  I like this painting for a few reasons---I know it isn't a great painting, but it holds memories of summers in Michigan for me, and I have put in hundred of hours of easel time since I painted "Lake View".  For me, it is also a visual record of my painting style, and how after all these years it has changed.  I think I will paint this same scene in the studio and then en plein air this summer.  Thanks for looking at my blog...Kay Wyne

A Great Day To Sail by Kay Wyne

A Great Day To Sail
30" x 24" Oil on Gallery Wrap Canvas
Contemporary Landscape Painting
Contact Kay Wyne fore more information on this painting.
Thanks, KMW

I am back from the painting trip to Mark and John's farm. I experienced plein air painting out in the fields of Texas. It was very different than painting in the studio. The natural light was great, but always changing. The scenery and livestock were fab. The elements, mainly the wind and ants were a pain. It was fun to paint with everyone, including Kathleen and David. I brought back four paintings, but they are very wet and have not been photographed yet. Here is a landscape painting that reminds me of the lakes in Michigan. I am off to the studio today...I started two cow paintings yesterday, and can't wait to get back to them. I hope you enjoy the posted lake painting....I would welcome your comments and thoughts.

Sailboat

With the crazy Texas weather that we are having today, a summer scene is refreshing. Todaoy is cold and windy. Yesterday was warm and sunny. You know it is July or August in this painting...