Storm Brewing 12" x 16" Oil on Panel Contemporary Seascape Painting It's cold, rainy, icey and miserable in Texas right now. But when I am in the warm studio, I can pretend that I am on the beach, soaking up the sun and running my toes through the sand. Reference photo credit:  Merriam Wyne Here's my set-up in the cozy studio on a cold January day. Contact Kay for more info on this painting.  Thanks for looking at my blog!  KMW ..read more

  Colors of January 8" x 8" Oil on RayMar Panel Plein Air/White Rock Lake, Dallas January in Dallas can be very warm or brutally cold.  Yesterday John and I went to White Rock Lake...the sun was out, but it was windy and very chilly.  The weather conditions forced me to paint fast.  I wanted to nail the colors to get a feel for the day.  The brush and scrubby trees were right in front of my set-up (see photo below).   Thanks for looking at my art.  Please contact ME with any questions or comments.  This painting will be available for pu ..read more

  Desert Blooms 10" x 10" Oil on Gallery Wrap Canvas Contemporary Cactus Series I am back in the studio...I painted this 10" square canvas using a brush and palette knife.  Putting the needles in with a knife was fun...and of course the last step.  My photo reference was one that I have had for years...might of been from a trip to Arizona, not sure.  Thanks for looking at my blog.  This painting is available for purchase.  Contact Kay with any questions or comments.  Kay ..read more

  Untitled  24" x 20" Oil on RayMar Cotton Panel Contemporary Floral Still Life Finished this impressionistic still life, and it is varnished and ready to get framed up.  I love the soft lavenders, greys and greens...this one was painted in the studio with some reference photos.  Thanks for looking at my blog....Kay ..read more

  Summertime 36" x 36" Oil on Gallery Wrap Canvas Contemporary Seascape/Beach  It's finished and drying in the studio.  I wanted to get that warm, beachy feeling on this canvas.  My hope is that the viewer will be able to feel the sand, wind and water that you only get at the beach.  Contact Kay for more information.  Thanks for viewing!  KMW ..read more

 Boat Party (Thank you, LB for the title recommendation.) 38" x 44" Oil on Gallery Wrap Canvas Contemporary Seascape/Palette Knife Painting This painting has been on my easel for months, and I just put my last brushstroke on it.  Now it is drying in the new studio, waiting to be varnished.  I started with a reference photos from Naxos, then added a boat from Scotland, and finally some Michigan boats.  I just found out that this painting has been accepted into the Dutch Art Gallery Annual Juried Art Show!  Thanks for looking at my art....Kay   ..read more

Bursting With Love Sold! Contemporary Floral 20" x 24" Oil on Silver Leaf/RayMar Panel Thank you to Dutch Art Gallery in Dallas for the custom framing on this panel, and completing the sale to a local collector ..read more

  Contemporary Abstract 48" x 60" Oil, oil bars and charcoal on Gallery Wrap Canvas It's fun and whimsical! Contact Kay for more info!   ..read more

  Arboretum Afternoon 8" x 8" Oil on Panel Plein Air - Dallas Arboretum Available at Dutch Art Gallery in Dallas ..read more

  Untitled  12" x 24" Oil on RayMar Cotton Panel Contemporary Floral I am back in the studio after traveling and a broken shoulder.  I am not 100%, but I am getting close.  My mission for the month of September is to finish up paintings that I have started, but not finished.  Thanks for looking at my blog!  Contact Kay for more info.  Kay ..read more