Artists Of Texas Contemporary Paintings and Art

Soaking Up Sunshine 16" x 16" Oil on RayMar Cotton Panel Contemporary Still Life This pot of sunflowers is drying in the studio.  The five sunflowers are soaking up the sun, sitting in this ceramic vase.  Once it is dry, varnished and framed up it will be available for purchase.  Thank you for looking at my art.   Kay

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

Fresh Pick 40" x 40" Oil on Gallery Wrap Canvas Contemporary Floral Still Life Vibrant colors, palette knife work, brush work and a variety of different flowers make this canvas pleasing to the eye.  The flowers in the background are just as interesting as the ones in the foreground.  I hope that this painting makes the viewer smile!  "Fresh Pick" is available for purchase.  Contact  Kay  for more info on this beautiful still life painting.  Thanks for looking...KMW

Oh Happy Day! 18" x 36" Oil on Heavy Duty Gallery Wrap Canvas Contemporary Palette Knife Painting Beautiful lavenders, greys and greens all work well together on this canvas.  The flowers are textured, as I used a palette knife to apply the thick oils.  This painting is available for purchase.  Contact  Kay  for more info.  Thanks for looking at this blog!  KMW

Admiration 36" x 36" Oil on Gallery Wrap Canvas Contemporary Still Life Floral still life paintings are a favorite of mine to paint.  Admiration was painted in a couple of days...it was one of those paintings that the process was fun and exciting and I couldn't put my brush down.  Mixing piles and piles of oils allowed me to paint with muted colors in this still life.  The muddy or dirty colors are all harmonious, with subtle shifts of colors.  The free-form lines and shapes of the background are light and airy in contrast to the flowers in the foreground.  A wide flat brush and palette knife were used to paint this canvas, which is hanging at  Dutch Art Gallery in Dallas, Texas .  Thanks for looking at this blog.... Kay Wyne

Tight Bunch 20" x 20" Oil on Gallery Wrap Canvas Contemporary Still Life Painting I picked up a couple of bunches of hydrangeas at Trader Joe's this week and set up a simple still life.  We were hosting  Karen Blair - contemporary artist from Virginia,  at the studio and this floral arrangement came in handy, as almost all the artists painted it.  I chose not to use any medium on this painting because I wanted a thick painterly look on the canvas.  It will take a long time for the oils to dry!  Here is a close-up: Thanks for taking a peak at this painting.  "Tight Bunch" is drying at the studio, but will be looking for a new home in the near future.  Thanks,  Kay

12x6 Oil on Panel For purchase information click  HERE .

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 b...

6x6 Oil on Panel For purchase information click  HERE .

Delightful Day 24" x 24" Oil on Canvas Contemporary Palette Knife Painting Framed and hanging at  Dutch Art Gallery in Dallas, Texas . This contemporary floral still life painting was so much fun to paint. I used the palette knife so there is texture and some hard edges. The roses are heavy with paint...juicy creamy whites and pale yellows. Contact the gallery or  ME  for purchasing info. Thanks, Kay

Soaking Up Sunshine 14" x 14" Oil on Gallery Wrap Canvas Contemporary Floral Still Life "Soaking Up Sunshine" is full of color and warmth.  This contemporary still life is very painterly, as I put a my strokes of color on the canvas, I left it alone.  You can see the brush strokes, as the color is vibrant and not muddy.  This small 14" x 14" gallery wrap canvas has the sides painted, so it is ready to hang. This happy and fun still life painting would make a wonderful Christmas gift for someone....contact  ME  for purchasing info.  Thanks,  Kay Wyne

Jar of Petals 10" x 10" Oil on RayMar Cotton Panel Contemporary Floral Still Life Vibrant colors of petals and leaves make this jar fun to view.  The greens, yellows, violets and blues pop against the warm sunny background.  My colors in this contemporary painting are happy and playful.  You can frame this panel or prop it up on an easel.  This painting is for sale.  Contact Kay  for purchasing information.  Thanks, KMW

Passionate Petals 24" x 24" Oil on Gallery Wrap Canvas Contemporary Still Life Painting There was a paint challenge that I participated among friends, and "Passionate Petals" was my contribution.  Each artist who participated were given the same image, but could choose the medium and size of the art.  Watercolor, mixed media, oils, and even digital art was shown and critiqued.  My painting is on a 24" x 24" canvas.  I took artistic liberties and changed several things to make the painting more interesting.  This painting is drying at the studio.  Contact  Kay Wyne  for purchasing info.  Thanks,  Kay

Untitled 40" x 30" Oil on Heavy Duty Gallery Wrap Canvas Contemporary Abstract Floral Still Life This is  Day #11 in the 30/30 Paint Challenge .  This painting has been on my easel for a couple of weeks, and I can now say that it is completed - I think.  I will look at it and probably have my art friends critique it.  I need to put a name on it...so if you have any suggestions, feel free to  email me your suggestions!    As I was painting, I took some picture along the way...it is always good to go back and look at the stages of the painting.  Here you can see I took magenta and indian yellow and scrubbed in color, covering all of the canvas.  Nothing like going bold on the color! At this point, I did not know what I was going to do.  I have a habit of immediately starting a new canvas with paint left over from my last painting.   I have been on a floral still life kick, and looked at this canvas thinkin...

Homegrown Sold 8" x 10" Oil on RayMar Cotton Panel Contemporary Floral Still Life Painting Northern Michigan is beautiful in the summertime, and we just returned from a Charlevoix ten day family vacation. I took my easel, shipped my paints and had a grand time painting the landscape.Kay  The first day I arrived I found the most beautiful garden in the backyard of Chris Heroy's cottage.  I immediately went to visit her and get permission to set up in her yard.  Chris gave me a tour and snipped off some lovely homegrown roses and put in a beautiful antique glass jar. Here is a pic of Chris' roses.  Thank you to Gilda for purchasing "Homegrown"...this painting will have a new home in Little Rock, Arkansas!  Thanks for looking at this blog...more Michigan paintings are coming!  Contact  Kay  for more info on my art.  KMW

Sitting Pretty 12" x 12" Oil on Canvas SOLD This painting sold this week at the  Dutch Art Gallery in Dallas, Texas .  Thanks to  Gallery Owner Pam Massar  Gallery for selling this small floral still life.  I am thrilled that Sitting Pretty has a new home!  I am getting ready to have some guest artists in the studio next week and we plan on painting fresh flowers galore!  Can't wait.  Thank you for looking at this blog and the art posted here.  Contact  ME  with any questions or comments concerning my art.  Thanks, KMW

Oh Happy Day! 18" x 36" Oil on Heavy Duty Gallery Wrap Canvas Contemporary Still Life Painting My favorite canvas shape is the square, but I really like the canvas I picked for this horizontal still life.  The vase of flowers is intentionally off-center.  The bouquet fills the canvas and is spilling over the edges, implying that the bouquet is full and over-flowing.  I used the palette knife on most of this painting.  The canvas has plenty of texture color.  I focused on lavenders and greens and greys and mixed piles and piles of oils when I painted this.  This painting is for sale, and is hanging at  Dutch Art Gallery in Dallas, Texas  for the "Local Color" exhibit.  It will be up for the next week, then a new show, "It's A Small World" begins June 6th.  Thanks for looking at this blog.... Kay

Best of the Bunch Contemporary Floral Still Life Painting 12" x 12" Oil on RayMar Cotton Panel 18 1/2" x 18 1/2" Total Frame Size I finished this painting at the studio, and popped it in this beautiful frame.  It is a seamless (no mitered corners) and is slightly distressed with a satin finish.  There are so many shades of corals, pinks, greys and greens in this painting.  I used a flat brush to apply the oils.  Contact  Kay Wyne  for purchasing information.  Thanks for looking at this blog....Kay

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

Perky 8" x 8" Oil on Gallery Wrap Canvas Contemporary Still Life Painting This little painting was painting with clean brushstrokes and thick oils.  I was using an old photograph of a floral arrangement that was given to daughter Lindsay...and simplified it, abstracted it on this small canvas.  I usually paint on large canvases but today I went for a perky little floral arrangement.  I wanted the colors to be crisp and vibrant.  Contact  ME  for purchasing info on this cute little painting.  The sides of the canvas are painted, so no frame is needed.  It is ready to hang on your wall!  Thanks, Kay