Celebration by Kay Wyne

Celebration

36" x 36" Oil on Gallery Wrap Canvas

This painting is hanging at Studio Art & Soul.

It is rather large and needs a pretty large wall to hang on.

Please contact me if you are interested in purchasing this painting, or any of my other paintings posted on my website or blog.

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DSFDF Challenge Cupcakes - An Encaustic painting

Sunday was cool enough to open the studio for ventilation, which is necessary when working with encaustic paints. So I ran down there and pulled out my encaustic equipment and painted these cupcakes. The painting isn't great, but I am very pleased, after all, it has been over a year since I last painted with encaustic paints.

The cupcakes are from the Different Strokes from Different Folks Challenge. I haven't decided if I will submit them. It was a very good exercise for me. And I had a ball.

I've started a blog to share my progress in encaustic painting. Encaustic Paintings

Eat Your Veggies by Kay Wyne

Eat Your Veggies

Oil on 6" x 8" Cotton Panel

This painting is for sale.

It is framed up in a gold plein air frame.

It would be a great addition to a kitchen wall or countertop.

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Have a great (rainy) Sunday!

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More Candy by Grant Schirpik

My latest paintings in my candy series, and perhaps my last. I had planned on six, but I'm getting antsy to move on to another subject matter. The only thing that stops me is the Animal Crackers. They do look fun and I'm trying to figure out a way to be a little more creative with them, so that does inspire me to do one more (if you consider those to be candy). These 2 paintings, along with the Dots candy painting are going to be vying for attention on Sat. evening at a benefit auction. I gave the Dubble Bubble painting to them, but they will be collecting a commission for the other 2 paintings. I requested they hang the Good n Plenty painting, but they said they didn't have the room, so that's a bummer. I hate doing these things, comparing myself to the other artist. I felt like I was dropping off coloring book art to a museum and if felt embarrassing. Why are we our own worst critics, and why do we always compare ourselves to others? How can I compare myself to an abstract artist, yet I do! I'm going to go vomit, and that was just in response to dropping off the paintings. I can't wait for the actual show. Maybe I'll just stand right next to my art and listen to the comments. That sounds like a great plan... not! I'd rather vomit. At least I'll loose weight in the process. Wish me luck!

UPDATE: I returned from the show, and I am pleased to announce that the Dubble Bubble I donated to this worthy cause received 2 bids and did sell, saving my face. It was an interesting night. I heard some good buzz, which was good for my ego.  I joked about standing next to my paintings to hear critiques, and I actually found myself overhearing a precious older woman dissecting my paintings. She started with a positive which is always the kind thing to do, saying the painting of the gum was very realistic, but.... and I could not hear the rest of the sentence. Then she went on to comment on the other 2 candy paintings, but every time she said something significant, her voice dropped too low for me to overhear. You know what? It was actually liberating, because no matter what she said, it really didn't matter. A)Because I can't please everyone, and B) she was talking about them! At least it struck a cord. Anyway, the others didn't sell, but I don't think any of the painting that were not on the silent auction sold.  I really don't think there was any other painting that would be in the category of realism. It was mostly abstracts, or contemporary art. Also, my friend overheard someone discussing my Dubble Bubble painting and they were unsure as to why I misspelled the word Double. Had I done this intentionally, or had I just made a terrible mistake. I had to laugh at that!

Still Life w/ Beets, 40x30

This still life is deceptively large...but the 40x30 size gives each element significant impact. I love beets...the color, the starchy stems, the large leaves, and this leaf wanted to be important in this painting. Perhaps I should de-emphasize the vegetables to push the focus to the leaf? It's a possibility...or just paint another composition and try to soften/lose edges on all but the leaf.
does anyone have a thought about this?

Grandma's scale, 14 x 11

OK, I had the perfect onion, then I blew it. Ahem. I took another run at it, putting the parched skin back in, etc....still not as good as the initial rendering, but improved. Sometimes, it is hard to know when to leave well enough alone....In the words of Kathleen dello Stritto, "Step away from the canvas".

New York City by Kay Wyne

New York City

22" x 28" Oil on Gallery Wrap Canvas

I had to post this painting of Times Square in NYC...John took a great pic of it last year, and I did a palette knife painting. I wanted to get the life, color and energy of NYC on the canvas. We are returning to NYC next week, and I hope to visit museums, tour the city and eat some great food! Looking at this painting really puts me in the mood for our trip!!!

Floral Abstract by Kay Wyne

Floral Abstract

Palette Knife Oil Painting

8" x 10" on Cotton Panel

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Southwestern Stairs by Kay Wyne

This painting is full of color and texture. I used a palette knife on the stucco walls and stairs. The colors are deep and rich. This painting is a reminder to me how different the architectural elements in New Mexico structures are from those of Dallas. This painting is sold, but if you would like to view any other works of art, please visit my blog: http://kaywyne.blogspot./

Dash of Red by Kay Wyne

This is one of my first abstracts, painted for a friend. Sue had asked me to paint an abstract with certain colors, for a particular wall in her house. I saw it recently when visit Sue in Prosper, Texas. It has alot of pazazz and is interesting to view. If you would like to see more of my art, please visit my website: www.kwyne.com Thanks for visiting the studio blog!!!

Bucket of Flowers by Kay Wyne

This contemporary oil painting is full of color. It was inspired by a photograph that I took at the Fayetteville, Arkansas farmer's market. There were buckets and buckets of gorgeous flowers sitting on the ground. If you are interested in viewing more of my art, or would like to visit my blog and website, please go to:

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Flowers in Vase by Kay Wyne

This still life is full of color. I like the way the eye bounces around on the flowers, jumping from color to color. This painting is framed in a dark wood moulding with gold beading. If you would like to purchase this painting, please contact me. Thanks for looking at this blog!

Hawksnest Bay - Father and Daughter

This is the second addition to my blog devoted to beach paintings. I finally finished this painting (I think - probably not). A trip to New Mexico took me away from it as well as several Web Design jobs. Of course I look at the photo and can see so many things that need to be corrected. But as a whole, I am happy with it.

Clementine and friends, 8x10

I attended Qiang Huang's still lifes workshop in Granbury, Tx, last weekend. FYI: It took place at the Iron Horse Inn wh/ is a terrific B&B http://www.theironhorseinn.com, charming, great food and hospitality. I can highly recommend not only Qiang's workshops (always informative and well organized) http://qiang-huang.blogspot.com/, but also this lovely B&B. Go there and tell owner Theresa that I sent you! Meanwhile, yes, we did still life painting...simply being still is very challenging for me, and painting small is also very challenging for me...nevertheless, Quiang's work is always exciting, so there must be something to the pursuit of still life, and I will work on it. Of the three paintings done that weekend, this is my favorite. I know the lemon looks large, and it was a large lemon...the 'orange' is a clementine' orange, so they are small by nature, and of course, it was everything I could do to paint the cherries before eating them. Peak season, very good!

On the easel...by Kay Wyne

This painting is just getting going....I was painting this individual because I really liked the tiny photograph that I found. His personality seemed to shine in this picture that was taken of him years ago. This is my Uncle Orville, my great uncle. I emailed his daughter to ask permission to paint him, and she said that I could! But, after struggling with the details of his face (could not see very well, even with the help of a magnifyng glass) I am hoping to get a larger photo. So, along with my New Orleans painting and several unfinished paintings, this is what is on my easel today. I can't wait to get to the studio and throw some paint around!

Portrait of Kay Wyne

Finally finished this portrait of one of the artists in our studio - Kay. I liked this picture because it shows her sense of "joi de vivre." Despite all the mishaps, this has turned out to be my best portrait yet. I plan on painting everyone in the studio on the same size canvas (14x18, gallery wrap) and having them all butt up to each other. It will take a while - these artists are NOT the most agreeable models - but I WILL persevere!

Eleven Eggs by Kay Wyne

This is the first in a series of nest paintings...If you are interested in this painting, or any of my other works of art, please contact me. kay@kwyne.com Thanks for viewing this blog!!!

Portraits in Progress by Carol Morgan

Although we all enjoy our studio time at Studio Art and Soul, there are alot of things that go on behind the scene. For example, today Carol was painting a self-portait. She was thinking she might change this or that. (That would be the painting sitting on the easel.) She took a break and was looking at the portait of Kay. (That would be me, in the red top -- blue background painting.) I was talking about canvas size, and all of the sudden, somehow I knocked the very wet painting off the ledge, and the blue background was smudged all over my eyes, face, hair of the painting. I was so mad at myself, but Carol remained cool and calm and started taking the very very blue paint off with a Q-Tip. She worked and worked on me (the painting) and got it looking great. I decided I needed to go home after that incident!!!!

Flowers by Kay Wyne

Flowers is a loose painting --- oil on masonite.

The colors are fresh and crisp.

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Building Sand Castles - The first of a new blog

This painting is the first posting of a new blog I am using to devote to my Beach Paintings. I hope you will visit it.

Can't talk, I'm in a meeting..., 24 x 12

Well, of course you are...in a meeting, I mean. Truth be told, this lovely young woman is a friend's daughter who is braver than most when it comes to mixing i-phones and water. I continue my study of water, shadows, and the figure, but my favorite (and most challenging) part of this painting was the tangle of 'pool sweep' hose. My goal was to render the tangle of hose as it weaves and bobs thru the water, under the water, on top of the water...I take a good bit of liberty with color...anyone who has observed these pool sweeps knows that the hose is white, but I felt the dabs of color added more interest and united the painting...I suppose if our eye could actually separate the refraction of the light spectrum, then we would see all these individual little bits of color, so they are there, and I might as well paint them, yes?

Honey, is my back sunburned?, 30 x 40

Yes, maybe a little sunburned...or alot, depends on who you ask. I seem to be executing a series of sunbathers, which is forcing me to paint figures, and I believe I am learning a good bit as this progresses. There are some interesting shapes poolside, particularly the lounges, chairs, etc. I may have a couple more pool paintings in me.