New Website!

Please come visit my new website which highlights my portfolio. Thank you for visiting. I look forward to connecting with you soon! www.wendykwasny.com

Jenny

My wonderful friend Jenny offered to model for me. She is a smart, funny, unique and insightful art lover. I loved doing this portrait of her.

Margo

Seems like I’m on a portrait kick. This is Margo, a kickass Latina Feminist Activist who inspires me all the time. She graciously volunteered to model for a painting. If you’re interested in having your portrait done, either for yourself as a commission, or for my portfolio, please contact me. I’d love to discuss the possibilities. “Margo” Acrylic on panel. 16″x20″ Copyright 2018 Wendy Kwasny. All rights reserved.

“Deidre”

I’ve changed my mind. I will be showing a new painting at Hess. This is a painting of my son’s new piano teacher. She is absolutely stunning, a cancer survivor and so very talented. I felt she embodied the theme of the show, “Empower”. So, here’s the new detail, sneak peak. “Deidre” is 16″x20″ Acrylic on linen (this was my first painting on linen. It was really nice to work on, but very difficult to photograph.) I can’t show you the whole thing until after the opening night. Come to the show!

I’m so excited and honored to be in a group show at hosted by Hanalei Artworks, at Hess Brewing in San Diego, CA.

The Artist Reception is

Wed, March 7th 6-10P at Mike Hess.

On view thru April 1st.

I’m unable to disclose the entire painting I’ll be showing so here’s a teaser for you to enjoy. I hope to see you at the show! It’s going to be a great collection of artwork.

15% of the proceeds from the opening night will be donated to San Diego Rescue Mission

Empower Show at Hess Brewing

I’m so excited and honored to be in a group show at hosted by Hanalei Artworks, at Hess Brewing in San Diego, CA.

The Artist Reception is

Wed, March 7th 6-10P at Mike Hess.

On view thru April 1st.

I’m unable to disclose the entire painting I’ll be showing so here’s a teaser for you to enjoy. I hope to see you at the show! It’s going to be a great collection of artwork.

15% of the proceeds from the opening night will be donated to San Diego Rescue Mission.

Catching up

I did a small series of profiles in acrylic and watercolor over the last few months of 2017. I love the unique individual profiles of people and how much you can glean from the side of a face. I’ll be working more with profiles of 2018. Please feel free to contact me if you’d like your portrait done, profile or otherwise. I’d love to work with you. Copyright 2018 Wendy Kwasny All rights reserved.

Honorable Mention

I’m currently exhibiting two paintings at Art On 30th, Ashton Art Gallery. I’m so pleased that this painting of Ivy won an Honorable Mention! You can visit the show at Art on 30th, 4434 30th Street, San Diego, CA 92116 through March 18th 2018. Copyright 2018 Wendy Kwasny All rights reserved

Miles, Contemplative

February was a month of portraits. This is a portrait of my eleven year old son. I love this age between young adult and child. There’s so much love, innocence and potential all wrapped up in a beautiful face. This is 24″x 30″ acrylic on canvas.

Perseverance and struggle

I’ve been painting for 36+ years, and I’m a fast painter. I usually know whether a painting is coming together within the first few hours. This painting was much more of a struggle for me.

I haven’t painted large in a while, preferring to do smaller paintings that I can fit into my life, but there’s something wonderful and freeing about painting large portraits. I painted this one quickly, in class, but when I got it home I realized the face was all wrong. So I repainted it, and made it worse. Then, later, I gesso’d over the face only, redrew it all together and repainted it again over the next few days. This was a very different approach for me since I usually finish painting in 1-2 sessions.

I enjoyed taking the time to get something I was really happy with. I’m still looking at it and squinting, but I think I’ll stop touching it, put the brush down and back away slowly.

Acrylic on canvas, 24″x 30″ copyright 2018

Ivy 1

I’m back in class at Art on 30th and I love the group and flow of class this time around. It’s much more “studio time” with and open critique at the end than a class, which is exactly what I need. I finished up this painting a few weeks back and love the combo of underpainting, drawing and more finished look for a mixed media finish. I hope to do more work exploring these principles. acrylic on canvas 18″ x 24″