Artists Of Texas Contemporary Paintings and Art

Best Day 16" x 20" Oil on RayMar Cotton Panel My first full day back in the studio after the New Mexico trip was great!  I had a photo of a beautiful old cemetery in New Mexico along the High Road.  John and I had spent the day exploring and visiting sites off the main road.  John said that our day trip to the High Road was the best day, therefore I am naming this painting, Best Day.  My inspiration was this photo taken of this beautiful site at the top of a hill, across from a church.  While it is fresh in my mind and I really enjoyed this painting, I may need to tweak a couple of things....A highlight here, a low light there, so I will think about it for a couple of days and let it sit on my easel. As you can see, the old stones, crosses and markers and all aged and different sizes and shapes....makes it great subject matter to paint!  I am not sure what the two buildings in the background were, but I elimated th...

Three Is A Crowd 8" x 8" Oil on Raymar Cotton Panel Palette Knife Painting Contemporary Roosters This painting is drying and sitting on my easel.  The colors are rich and earthy.  These roosters are crowded on the canvas, and they are probably thinking, THREE IS A CROWD!  Contact Kay to purchase at kay@kwyne.com

Contemporary Abstract Painting - Sold Palette Knife Painting Oil on Panel This abstract was sold yesterday to a collector in Minnesota.  My day was kind of jumbled with errands, when Al called to see if I had some abstract aspens.  He had seen my art at the Omni Hotel Convention Center in Dallas.  So before Al and his sweet rescue dog hit the road, he came to the studio and purchased this painting.  It will be traveling to Eden Prairie, MN as a gift to his friend, Scott.  Thanks for your interest in my art, Al.....I hope my painting makes Scott smile.  Kay

Contemporary Cow Palette Knife Painting Sold! This contemporary turkey sold at  The Dutch Art Gallery Dallas TX . Thanks to owner Pam Massar who sold it to a collector from California.  I had just finished painting it, and had not put a title on it yet.  The photograph that I used for inspiration was taken down in the hill country of Texas a couple of years ago at a painting workshop.  I am anxious to see this painting framed up.  Thanks for viewing....Kay

It's A Great Day 6" x 6" Oil on Museum Quality Panel Contemporary Palette Knife Painting Bright, bold colors make this little painting fun and happy! Contact Kay for purchasing information. kay@kwyne.com Thanks for viewing!

Empty Nest Waiting Contemporary Palette Knife Painting, Nest Series 8" x 16" Oil on Cotton Panel I completed this painting earlier in the week, and it is being framed at the Dutch Art Gallery in Dallas. Because I used the palette knife, there is alot of texture in the nest. Please contact me if you are interested in purchasing this painting. Thank you! Contact me at kay@kwyne.com.

Colorful Clouds 36" x 18" Oil on Gallery Wrap Canvas Original Palette Knife Painting on Heavy Duty Canvas This medium-size canvas will look great in a room with a long and narrow vertical space. The deep vibrant colors are bouncing around....you can't tell where the clouds start and the landscape ends. The trees and leaves have thick strokes of paint...giving it a lot of texture. Please contact me if you are interested in one of my contemporary aspen paintings. Thanks for viewing this blog. Kay at kay@kwyne.com or 214-532-0325.

Grey Skies Behind Us 36" x 18" Oil on Gallery Wrap Canvas This palette knife painting has greys, blues, violets, reds and ochres bouncing around the white aspen trees. There is texture on this canvas because I used the palette knife and lots of paint. I am starting a new series at the studio, and with this downpour that we are having in Dallas, I will be held-up in the studio all day. Thanks for viewing...Kay

Unpredictable Oil on 18" x 18" x 2.5" Gallery Wrap Canvas This contemporary abstract has evolved...it started out as a piece for my dragonfly series, but the dragonfly got lost in the color, lines and texture. I used the palette knife, several different brushes and oil pastel sticks on the heavy duty canvas. The piece is titled, "Unpredictable" because I had a plan when I started this painting, but I made some unpredictable moves on the canvas. Thanks for viewing.....Kay at 214-532-0325 or kay@kwyne.com.

Rudy Rooster 12" x 16" Oil on Canvas This contemporary rooster is framed and hanging at The Dutch Art Gallery in Dallas. Please take time to visit the gallery for the third annual Artists of Texas membership show, "The Spirit of Texas". Thanks for viewing my art....Kay

The Point 32" x 32" Palette Knife Painting Oil on Gallery Wrap Canvas This painting started out as a very simple seascape. My inspiration for this painting was a photograph of Harbor Springs, Michigan. The photograph was of the beautiful sky, Lake Michigan and Harbor Point. My painting went a little abstract, but I see the water, sand, sky and the point. This painting has a lot of texture since I applied layers and layers of paint with the knife. It is drying at the studio, and when I look at this painting, it reminds me how special our summer in Northern Michigan were. Thanks for viewing this blog and my art. Have a great weekend! Stay cool. Kay

Ask Me Today 36" x 36" Oil on Gallery Wrap Canvas This painting was shipped to Santa Fe yesterday. Colorful, textured palette knife painting on gallery wrap canvas. Thanks for looking at this blog! Kay at 214-532-0325 or kay@kwyne.com

This contemporary palette knife landscape painting just sold! The paint was applied thick and fast...giving the canvas texture. Thanks to the collector who purchased this painting, and thanks for looking at this blog!

Discover Aspens 36" x 36" Oil on Gallery Wrap Canvas SOLD! This palette knife painting was sold yesterday at Dutch Art Gallery. This canvas is one of my favorite sizes to paint on....36" x 36". I don't know how much paint I used on this painting....but it is layered on the canvas with the knife. Lots of texture and color. I am thrilled that Discover Aspens has a new home!!! Thanks for viewing this blog!

New Friends 8" x 8" Oil on Cotton Panel Sold by Dutch Art Gallery This painting has a new home...Pam Massar called me yesterday and told me that these two feathered friends left the Gallery yesterday. I know that they will be happy. Thanks for viewing this blog, and have an artful day. Kay

Grow Tall 24" x 24" Oil on Gallery Wrap Canvas Palette Knife Painting I finished this painting yesterday at the studio. It will go in an art auction for Alley's House on February 26, 2011 at Rising Gallery in Dallas. Thanks for looking at this art blog! Kay at 214-532-0325 or kay@kwyne.com

Coop the Chicken SOLD! 30" x 30" oil on canvas Last year, John Wyne and I did the Dallas Coop Tour on a Sunday afternoon….It was a tour around the neighborhood, viewing the chicken coops. Actually, it was very interesting…it took us four hours (with map in hand) to hit eleven coops inside the Dallas city limits. Not out in the country! I got lots of pics of roosters, chickens, and even a turkey. Lots of great painting material! Coop is the name of this feathered friend….this painting did not have a name until I delivered it to the gallery, when Pam Massar at The Dutch Art Gallery named him….for the Coop Tour. This contemporary oil painting is on a 30” x 30” canvas. I used lots of oil paint on him…I hope to be posting some more paintings from our little tour. Coop sold on Saturday to a couple who saw this painting in the window at Dutch Art Gallery. I am thrilled that Coop has a new home. Thanks for viewing this blog! Feel free to contact me for more information on my art. Ka...

Farmers Market - SOLD 24" x 36" Oil on Gallery Wrap Canvas This contemporary oil painting is sold! I just shipped it off this week to a collector in Richmond, VA. Thanks to everyone for a wonderful artful year. I appreciate your support and interest in my art. I hope that 2011 is a happy and healthy year for you and your family. Happy New Year! Kay kay@kwyne.com or 214-532-0325

Quick Fifteen Minute Painting Beachy Flip Flops I have been finishing up two commission pieces at the studio, and had some paint leftover on my palette...I needed to paint something loose and colorful. So here you go...Beachy Flip Flops...this oil is on a 12" x 12" gessoed masonite. I used a wide flat brush and cut loose with the colors. No detail on this one. When you are working on a piece that requires FC (the dreaded Forced Creativity) it helps to jump on a canvas that you don't have to think about, stew about, or push yourself into FC. I will not post three of my commissions until after Christmas since they are gifts for some. Thanks for viewing this blog...Kay kay@kwyne.com or 214-532-0325

Rudy 12" x 16" Oil on Canvas Palette Knife Painting I finally finished a painting yesterday. I have many paintings going, and either I am stuck or uninspired to work on them. This guy is very wet...I really layered the paint on with the knife. I think he will look great framed up in a dark wood moulding. Thanks for viewing this blog. Please contact me if you are interested in this painting...it would make a great Christmas gift for someone! kay@kwyne.com or 214-532-0325.