Cowgirl by Kay Wyne

Cowgirl

20" x 20" Oil on Gallery Wrap Canvas

Contemporary Bovine Series

If you would like to give Cowgirl a new

home, contact Kay for more info.

Thanks, Kay

How Now Brown Cow by Kay Wyne

How Now Brown Cow

40" x 30" Oil on Gallery Wrap Canvas

Contemporary Bovine Painting

Ready to hang - frame is optional.  Sides of canvas are painted.  This painting is for sale.  Contact Kay for purchasing info.  Thanks, Kay

Oreo by Kay Wyne

Oreo

18" x 18" Oil on Gallery Wrap Canvas

Contemporary Bovine Series

Oreo is looking for a new home!

Contact Kay for purchasing information.

Thanks, Kay

Oreo by Kay Wyne

Oreo
18" x 18" Oil on Gallery Wrap Canvas
Contemporary Bovine Painting

I can honestly say that this guy has been hanging around the studio for months...unfinished.  I believe that this sweet cow lives on my Uncle Scott's farm in Illinois.  I started this canvas over a year ago, and changed the background color a couple of times, then I got stuck on his creamy, soft face.  I pulled Oreo out and he sat on my easel...once I put his eye in, he was easy to finish.  Pushing myself to paint 30 paintings in 30 days with the Leslie Saeta Paint Challenge inspires me to paint faster, smarter and manage my time better.  Contact Kay Wyne if you are interested in Oreo...he is looking for a new home.  Happy New Year!  Kay

Cowgirl by Kay Wyne

  

Cowgirl

20" x 20" Oil on Gallery Wrap Canvas

Contemporary Cow from the Ft. Worth Stock Show

I just finished this painting yesterday in the studio.  John and I had gone over to the Ft. Worth Stock Show a few weeks ago, and I was taking a few pics when we were walking through the barns with long-time friend Scott Schwerer, from Blandinsville, Illinois.  He is a cattle guy....and we learned alot, saw alot and had fun that day.  I don't know what this cow's name really is, but John Wyne appropriately named her Cowgirl.  That works for me.  

Here are a few photos of Day #1:  when I drew the cow out on the canvas and started doing my rough sketching.  I started with a 20" x 20" canvas, and painted a base color of a Titan Buff so that I was not working on a stark white canvas.  Some artists draw with charcoal or pencil, but I skip that part and go straight for my brush and oils.  I don't have enough patience to go through a detailed drawing...all I want to do is paint my subject matter.  

Here I was putting in my darks, using dark violets and transparent reds and browns.  I also decided to put in the background color of an icey blue/grey, which is opaque and will make my subject matter pop on the canvas.  It will just be background, so I used a two inch flat brush and laid it in, not spending much time on it.

On Day #2: I was adding more layers of paint and putting in the darks again.  The eyes are not set in, just scrubbed in.  I have thick brush strokes of paint to indicate the beautiful fluffy coat.  The cattle at the Ft. Worth Stock show were well groomed and very handsome and I wanted the coat to look clean and fluffy.  I did not want any muddy colors on tthe canvas....

Yesterday, Day #3:  I was spending more time on the snout and eyes of this cow...and putting some mid-tones in since I usually loose them along the way.  As you can see, I had a reference photo and used it for the basics, but used my artistic license to make Cowgirl my own.  I darkened the nostrils up and put some whiskers and eye lashes on Cowgirl, and signed the painting!  Cowgirl is looking for a new home once she dries...contact Kay with any comments or questions on this painting.  

Thanks for looking at this blog.....Kay

Got Milk? by Kay Wyne

Got Milk?

12" x 12" Oil on Gallery Wrap Canvas

Contemporary Cow Series

This guy looks like he belongs in a magazine ad.

He is getting ready to go to a Pet Fair for auction.

The donation should help bring in money for a good cause.

More painting today in the studio.  Kay