Busy Busy by Kay Wyne

Busy Busy

40" x 30" Oil on Gallery Wrap Canvas 

Contemporary Abstract Painting

Layers of grey blues covered the canvas in the beginning, then I applied fresh color with the palette knife, scraping it back.  After several sessions with this canvas I pulled out a wide brush and some oil sticks drawing in lines and shapes.  That gave the painting movement on the canvas, adding interest and depth.   I pushed and pulled the paint around, moving it until I was satisfied.  Once I stood back from my easel I could see that the corals, pinks and oranges gave it energy.  The blues, greens and turquoise are cooler and give the painting balance along with a variety of lines, brush strokes, palette knife.  There are hints of yellow and creamy yellow in the painting....hidden under the layers.  The sides of the canvas are painted in the grey-blue color, and framing is optional.  Ready to have a new home, BUSY BUSY will be dry and varnished, ready for purchase soon.  Contact Kay Wyne for more information.  Thanks, KMW

Anticipation by Kay Wyne

Anticipation

40" x 40" Oil on Heavy Duty Gallery Wrap Canvas

Contemporary Floral Landscape Painting

Layers of color and texture make Anticipation a painting with depth and interest. The palette knife was used to mix my piles of paint, and the apply it on the canvas.  Bold colors over-lap.  Shapes formed to make patches of colorful patches of flowers in this landscape.  Here are a couple of close-ups of the canvas.... 

My favorite colors to mix right now are the pinks, corals and tangerines.  Thanks for looking at this painting and blog...Have an artful day!  Contact Kay for more information on this contemporary landscape.  KMW

Abstract II by Kay Wyne

Abstract II (Untitled)

Contemporary Palette Knife Painting

40" x 30" Oil on Gallery Wrap Canvas

This is the companion piece that hangs next to yesterday's painting that I posted.  Below is a picture of the two canvases on my easel.  Hanging as a diptych would make the painting approximately 40" x 60"...and would look great in a home or office setting.  The sides need to have a second coat of light grey paint, and I may put a few touches on it.  

Today is Day #4 in the 30/30 Day Paint Challenge.  I have several abstracts and florals on my easel...I can't wait to get back into the studio after the holidays and the crazy schedules.  Thanks for looking at my art on this  blog....contact Kay Wyne for purchasing info.  KMW

Perfect Day by Kay Wyne

Perfect Day

48" x 72" Oil on Gallery Wrap Canvas
Contemporary Palette Knife Painting

This painting is full of color, movement and texture.  The sides of the painting are painted, so it is ready to hang.  Framing is optional.  This contemporary abstract painting would make a statement in a home or office setting.  Contact Kay for purchasing information.  Happy New Year!  Kay

Color of Summer by Kay Wyne

Color of Summer

10" x 20" Oil on RayMar Cotton Panel

Contemporary Landscape Painting

Pushing, pulling, scraping and laying in the oils with my palette knife gives this painting an impressionistic feeling.  I started with an underpainting using a brush.  After looking at it for a couple of months on my easel, I decided I needed to take a different approach and repainted it with the knife.  I am much more satisfied with the outcome, especially with the color relationships.  The burnt orange contrasting against the violet and greens makes it pop. The colors of the landscape remind me of how a hot and dry summer day feels....therefore, the name, "Color of Summer".  I can't wait to put a frame on this panel once I varnish it.  This painting will be for sale once it dries.  Contact Kay for purchasing info.  Thanks, Kay

Oh Happy Day! by Kay Wyne

Oh Happy Day!

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

Contemporary Floral Still Life Painting

I loved painting this palette knife painting.  It was a day when everything fell into place and I the painting process was so much fun.  I was wanting to explore the greens, muddy greys and violets.  Spending a lot of time mixing my oils, I limited myself to various shades of those colors only.  The horizontal format was fun to work on...a change from my favorite square format.  This painting was part of an exhibit at Dutch Art Gallery in Dallas, Texas and is still on display there.  Thanks for looking at my art....Kay

Peaceful Path by Kay Wyne - Sold

Peaceful Path

Sold

48" x 48" Oil on Gallery Wrap Canvas

Contemporary Palette Knife Painting

I am saying good bye to "Peaceful Path" as it is being shipped to a new home in California!  I will be getting this contemporary landscape ready to be shipped this week.  Thank you to Glenn for purchasing...I hope that he enjoys "Peaceful Path" as much as I enjoyed painting it.   Contact ME if you are interested in any of my paintings posted here.  Thanks, Kay

Delightful Day by Kay Wyne

Delightful Day

24" x 24" Oil on Canvas

Contemporary Palette Knife Painting

I thought this contemporary still life was completed several days ago, but have been tweeking it as it sits in the studio drying.  I put in a few more darks and shadows.  The roses have layers of warm grey, ochre and buttery white oils.  This painting needs a frame....possibly one with a pewter finish.  Thanks for looking at this blog....have a delightful day!  Kay

Tickled Pink by Kay Wyne

Tickled Pink

18" x 24" Oil on Gallery Wrap 

Contemporary Palette Knife Painting
Contact Kay for more info on this painting.

Tickled Pink is a palette knife painting that has very thick players of paint on the canvas. I loved mixing the piles of gooey oils in orange, pink, lavender and corals for this contemporary palette knife painting.  I had painted a similar painting several months ago, but it was lacking in depth, so this is my answer to that issue!!!  This is a close-up shot of the painting so that you can see the body and thick build-up of the oils.

Thanks for looking at my art....I hope we are finished with the snow and ice...more painting in the studio tomorrow.  Have an artful day!  Kay

Thoughtful by Kay Wyne

Thoughtful

24" x 20" Oil on Gallery Wrap Linen

Contemporary Palette Knife Painting

Raw natural linen is what I painted this still life on.  The red tulips were gorgeous in an arrangement that was leftover from a Valentine's Day gift...I loved the shapes of the flowers and the refection in the glass vase with the stems in it.  I put some dark torrit grey paint at the vase...to ground it. I used the palette knife on this linen, and let the natural linen show through, not painting it all out.  Thick, thick, thick paint adds texture and interest to this contemporary floral, giving it an abstract quality. Contact Kay for more information on this painting.  Thanks, Kay

Big Guy by Kay Wyne

Big Guy

30" x 30" Oil on Gallery Wrap Canvas

Contemporary Rooster

This palette knife painting is fun, colorful and has lots of texture.  You can see the layers of paint, as it was applied with a knife.  You can't help but want to put your hands over the surface and feel the chunks of paint.  The paint is also on the sides of the stretcher bars, so framing is optional.  Contact Kay for more information on this painting.  Thanks for looking...Kay

Celebration by Kay Wyne

Celebration

36" x 36" Oil on Gallery Wrap Canvas

Contemporary Abstract Painting

Colorful, textural and fun describe this

palette knife painting.

Contact Kay for more information on

this painting or any of the art posted here.

Thanks, Kay

Field Of Colors by Kay Wyne

Field Of Colors

30" x 30" Oil on Gallery Wrap Canvas

Contemporary Palette Knife Painting

Wildflower Landscape Series

Bold colors, lots of paint and texture cover this canvas.  This painting is getting ready to travel to Bill Hester Fine Art Gallery in Santa Fe, New Mexico.  Contact Bill Hester for more information on this painting.  Thanks for looking at this blog!  Kay

My Kind Of Day by Kay Wyne

My Kind Of Day

12" x 36" Oil on Gallery Wrap Canvas

Contemporary Palette Knife Painting

Contact Kay for purchasing information.

Thanks for looking......KMW

Burst Of Color by Kay Wyne

Burst Of Color

14" x 14" Oil on Gallery Wrap Canvas

Contemporary Palette Knife Painting

Contact Kay Wyne for purchasing information.

Thank you for looking at this blog. 

KMW

Just Because by Kay Wyne

Just Because

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

Contemporary Palette Knife Painting

Hanging at Dutch Art Gallery in Dallas, Texas.

My inspiration for the contemporary palette knife painting

 was a beautiful floral arrangement that 

son in-law Wes gave daughter Lindsay.

This canvas has lots of texture because the paint was 

applied with a palette knife.  If you are interested in

this painting, contact Pam Massar or Kay Wyne.

Thanks for viewing!

KMW 

Towering Over Me by Kay Wyne

Towering Over Me

60" x 20" Oil on Linen Gallery Wrap

Contemporary Palette Knife Painting

Currently hanging at the Ft. Worth Community Arts Center, along with seven of my other pieces.  The Artist's Reception was last night...here I am with Lee Small standing in front of one of my paintings.

This exhibit will be up for the month of April...if you are in Ft. Worth, please stop in and see all of the art in the galleries.  Thanks....Kay

Pasture by Kay Wyne

Pasture

14" x 14" Oil on Gallery Wrap Canvas

Contemporary Palette Knife Painting

This abstract painting allows the imagination to take over where I left off.  I wanted a horizon that faded into the background and a foreground that implied a large open field.  The greys, lavenders and greens all work well together, creating a harmonious painting.  There is texture on the surface since I used a palette knife.  This painting is part of a series of fourteen 14" x 14" landscapes.  Contact Kay for more information on this painting or any of the art posted here.  Thanks for viewing....Kay

View the Colors by Kay Wyne

View The Colors

14" x 14" Oil on Gallery Wrap Canvas

Contemporary Floral Landscape Painting

Lots of color, texture and movement in this 

painting.  I used the palette knife and lots
of heavy oils in the foreground.  
It is drying at the studio....
And will be shipped to 
Bill Hester Fine Art in Santa Fe, NM
as soon as it dries.  

Thanks for viewing...Kay

Golden Fields by Kay Wyne

Golden Fields

8" x 16" Oil on Gallery Wrap Canvas

Contemporary Palette Knife Painting

I got my palette knife out for this painting...I used thick, juicy globs of oils...so it will take some time for it to dry.  I wanted to paint a landscape that would take the eye from the foreground to the horizon.  The wildflowers are put in with very little detail...just shapes, color and texture.  This painting is drying in the studio right now, but will be shipped to a gallery once it is dry.  Thanks for looking at the art posted here.  Contact Kay if you have any questions or comments.  Thank you...Kay