Contemporary Abstract by Kay Wyne

Untitled

Contemporary Abstract

48" x 60" Oil on Heavy Duty Gallery Wrap Canvas

Mixed Media

This painting is finished, and is drying in the studio.  It's interesting that I see different things in this painting than others do.  I started with a roadmap of Texas.  About half way through the painting my husband saw a map of the United States.  My cousin sees a big mouth bass (Big Billy Bass) in it, and one of my studio mates see a vase with flowers in abundance covering the entire canvas.  Let me know if you have a title suggestion for this one.  I love the colors, lines and shapes that flow from each other.  I used oils, oil bars and charcoal on this one.  So it is a mixed media piece.  Thanks for looking at my blog.  Contact Kay for more info.  Kay Wyne

Persuasion by Kay Wyne

Persuasion II

24" x 48" Oil on Gallery Wrap Canvas

Contemporary Palette Knife Painting
Here are the two canvases together:

Persuasion I & Persuasion II

Diptych 48" x 48" Oil on Gallery Wrap Canvas

Using a palette knife to apply the layers of oil paints, this abstract was created with color and movement in mind.  The shapes of color overlap each other, and the oils blended into each other.  Greys, violets, magenta, pinks, corals, greens, and tangerine are the colors in this contemporary abstract.  The colors float across the canvas.  The paintings can be hung separately, or as a diptych.  Contact Kay Wyne for purchasing information.  Thanks, KMW

Contemporary Abstract Project by Kay Wyne - Completed!

Contemporary Abstract Nursery Paintings

Acrylic on Sixteen Cotton Panels

NFS

This is my latest nursery project for our new grandson.  I started with sixteen 6" x 6" RayMar Cotton Panels, painted the background white and slowly started painting shapes with the colors my daughter picked out.  She requested that the images be nonrepresentational with a certain color palette.  As I worked on the small surfaces, I kept adding and working the paint, until I felt like it was complete.  That happened three times.  I normally paint in oils, so working with the fast drying acrylics was a challenge.  I picked a simple white frame for each panel, and here is the result. I wanted a very clean but colorful presentation for the wall.     

I am back in the studio today working on commission and paintings for an upcoming exhibit in February.  Thanks for looking at this blog....Contact Kay for more information on her art.  Kay Wyne

Contemporary Still Life Painting by Kay Wyne - Untitled

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 thinking it would be a very strong composition if I filled the 40" x 30" canvas with a mixed bouquet of flowers.  We had a nice arrangement in the studio, so that was my starting point.  Here I loosely placed the arrangement on the canvas-drawing with a large filbert and paint.

I wasn't sure what I was doing with the vase at this point, and did some painting upside down.  It is always good to look at the painting backwards on the computer or upside down.  I was happy with the placement of the subject matter, so I continued to work on the flowers.  I tried to keep my oils clean.  I wanted the colors to be fresh and vibrant.

I started adding greenery and more layers of paint.  The reflection in the water has breaks in the color.  I  did pull out a small filbert to put in some finishing touches.  I wanted the flowers to overlap and have variety in shapes and sizes. I also wanted my darks very dark and my lights very light for contrast.  I did not use any medium on this painting...the paint is very thick and textured.    

So after debating on adding a piece of fabric on to the background, I decide that would be too much.  So I painted in three small leaves implying that they fell off the arrangement, signed it and now it is drying in the studio.  This painting has a contemporary feel to it, especially with a very thick (2 1/2") deep stretcher bar/canvas.  I painted all the sides, so framing is optional.  It is ready to hang!  Thanks for looking at this blog.  Contact Kay with any comments or questions.  Kay

Courageous by Kay Wyne

Courageous

30" x 40" Oil on Gallery Wrap Canvas

Contemporary Abstract Painting

Courageous is a contemporary abstract painting with bold colors.  I started with a titan buff background so that the ochre, scarlet and the blues would bounce off of each other.  The wide brushstrokes give the canvas movement, energy and boldness.  I was careful not to create muddy colors...something that is so easy to do when painting in oils.  This painting was painted horizontally, but as we have experimented in the studio, it can hang vertically.  Contact Kay for more information on this painting.  Thanks, Kay

Courageous by Kay Wyne

Courageous

30" x 40" Oil on Gallery Wrap Canvas

Contemporary Abstract Painting

This abstract got some attention this week at the studio, as I was looking at it with a friend. I painted it on a horizontal format.  It was brought to my attention that it looked like it should be hung vertically, as in the photo below.

Either way, the bold color against the titan buff background bounces against the ochre and the blues.  There is alot of movement in the painting, with wide brush strokes.  I wanted this piece to have energy and boldness.  Your eye may like it horizontally or vertically...it can be hung either way.  Thanks for looking at this blog and the art posted here.  Have a great weekend with family and friends.  I will be in the kitchen today getting ready for Easter.  Contact Kay with any questions or comments on my art.  Kay

New Mexico Landscape by Kay Wyne

New Mexico Landscape

12" x 12" Oil on Gallery Wrap Canvas

Contemporary Landscape Painting

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Thanks for looking...Kay

Dancer by Kay Wyne

Dancer

30" x 30" Oil on Heavy Duty Gallery Wrap Canvas

Contemporary Equine Art

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Thanks for viewing, Kay

Simple Pleasures by Kay Wyne

Simple Pleasures

12" x 12" Oil on Heavy Duty Gallery Wrap Canvas

Contemporary Floral Abstract

Bold colors and simple shapes make this floral

fun and interesting.  The canvas is on a thick and

chunky stretcher bar, making it very contemporary.

Contact Kay for more info on this painting.

Thanks for looking...Kay

Perched by Kay Wyne

Perched

6" x 8" Oil on RayMar Cotton Panel

Contemporary Abstract Painting

I used my palette knife all the way on this little panel.  I had the reds and oranges bouncing off the magenta/pink background.  The birdies on the wire are shades of gray.  I am thinking the abstract birds might be a possiblity for a large painting.  This is Day 10 of the 30 Paintings/30 Days Challenge.  Contact Kay for purchasing info.  Thanks for looking!  KMW

Impulse by Kay Wyne

Impulse

18" x 18" Oil on Gallery Wrap Canvas

Contemporary Abstract Painting

I started this painting on impulse....just to throw 

paint on the canvas after working on commissions

during the month of December.  My studio mates

have asked me what it is, and I honestly don't know.

One of my fellow artists said it looked like cactus, 

another said flowers, and the one that makes 

the most sense to me was the aerial view of

a golf course. I was working with Sharon's

piles of paint since they were going to go to

waste and dry up.  It felt good to just stand in

front of the easel and paint for the sake of 

painting. The colors and shapes were put on 

the canvas...hopefully to make an interesting

canvas that will bring a smile to your face!

This is painting #2 in the

30 Paintings in 30 Days with Leslie Saeta. 

I will be back in the studio today working

on painting #3!  Thanks, Kay   

Inviting by Kay Wyne

Inviting

36" x 24" Oil on Gallery Wrap Canvas

Palette Knife Painting

Contemporary Abstract Landscape

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Spirit of the Race by Kay Wyne

Spirit of the Race

30" x 30" Oil on Gallery Wrap Canvas

Contemporary Equine Painting

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Thanks, KMW

Change by Kay Wyne

Change

24" x 24" Oil on Gallery Wrap Canvas

Contemporary Dragonfly Painting

This is September 27, and Day #27 in the 30 Paintings in 30 Days Challenge.

I got de-railed at the studio yesterday, and did not get to paint...so today's post is an abstract that is hanging on the wall at the studio.  Contact Kay for more info on my art!  Thanks for viewing....KMW

Deliberate Distraction by Kay Wyne

Deliberate Distraction

18" x 24" Oil on Canvas

Contemporary Abstract Painting

Day #17 with the 30 Paintings in 30 Day Paint Challenge

There are many directions this painting could of taken,

but yesterday's final session with it took on more color,

more organic shapes.  When I began this painting months

ago, I was painting a herd of horses, which you can see.  

I got into some nuetrals and earth tones, then in the last 

few days put some loopy colorful lines overlapping and

pulling the piece together.  I thought that the color 

punched it up.  The last two days I have been

pulled away from my easel, therefore the title, Deliberate

Distraction.  Thanks for looking at this blog and

the art posted here.  You can email me for more

information on this painting.  Thanks, Kay