Texas art

Textured Hollyhocks Painting by Texas Artist Niki Gulley

September 4, 2023

12″ x 9” textured acrylic painting on canvas panel

What was I saying about not getting enough blue? Today, my friend and talented artist, Sheri Jones, and I decided to paint another beautiful blue craftsman home as part of the “Paint Historic Waxahachie.” But this time I wanted the emphasis on their gorgeous hollyhock garden! The flowers were such a beautiful shade of pale cream with the sun creating blush and golden accents. The homeowner was so welcoming and took such pride in her yard that I was really glad I chose this location, too. What a fun afternoon!

Visit my website at NikiGulley.com to see more of my contemporary architectural and garden paintings.

And, for more information on my palette knife impressionistic landscape paintings, please e-mail me at Niki Gulley.

Painting Yuccas Blooming in Texas by Palette Knife Artist Niki Gulley

September 1, 2023

7″ x 5” textured acrylic painting on canvas panel • framed in black

Continuing to “Paint Historic Waxahachie,” that afternoon we only had a little time left to paint in the day, so we chose to capture this blue home and beautiful yuccas planted in front of it. After painting so much pink, now I couldn’t get enough of painting blue! The contrast in the reds and azures were so fun and cheerful that I had to capture that uplifting pop of color.

Visit my website at NikiGulley.com to see more of my contemporary architectural and floral paintings.

And, for more information on my palette knife landscape paintings, please e-mail me at Niki Gulley.

New “Beauty in Blue” English Garden Painting by Impressionist Niki Gulley

August 31, 2023

SOLD • 12″ x 16” textured acrylic painting on canvas panel

Just sold! So, today I broke my earlier pattern in the “Paint Historic Waxahachie” contest and started painting blue. I just adored this azure blue craftsman home surrounded by its beautiful garden. The homeowner was so welcoming and took such pride in his yard, that I wanted to honor that in my painting. The rose trellis and dappled lit entry were so inviting, that I wanted to capture that feeling, almost like the setting was giving you a warm, welcoming hug.

Visit my website at NikiGulley.com to see more of my contemporary architectural paintings.

And, for more information on my textured impressionistic paintings, please e-mail me at Niki Gulley.

Texas Artist Niki Gulley Paints Historic Waxahachie

August 30, 2023

8″ x 10” textured acrylic painting on canvas panel

Can you really get too much pink??? After painting my first blush Victorian home in Waxahachie the previous week, I just had to capture another one today. This 1800’s beauty was decorated in pink, pink, and more pink! So whimsical and fun, I just had to feature these kitschy flamingos and all of the rosy glory surrounding them.

For a brand new challenge this spring, I registered for Paint Historic Waxahachie, a plein air painting competition hosted in the town of Waxahachie about an hour south of Dallas. Basically, over the course of a few weeks, our assignment was to complete paintings on location anywhere in the city limits. Filled with beautiful historic homes, I was attracted to the detailed craftsmanship and architecture. Each homeowner had taken great care in decorating their porches and yards to create a warm welcome, and I wanted to capture that beauty and pride in my paintings.

For more information on my textured palette knife paintings, please e-mail me at Niki Gulley.

Or, please visit my website at NikiGulley.com to see more of my contemporary architectural paintings.

New “Pretty in Pink” Victorian Home Painting by Dallas Artist Niki Gulley

August 29, 2023

9″ x 12” textured acrylic painting on canvas panel

For a brand new challenge this spring, I registered for Paint Historic Waxahachie, a plein air painting competition hosted in the town of Waxahachie about an hour south of Dallas. Basically, over the course of a few weeks, our assignment was to complete paintings on location anywhere in the city limits. Filled with beautiful homes built in the late 1800s, I was attracted to the detailed craftsmanship and historic architecture. Each homeowner had taken great care in decorating their porches and yards to create a warm welcome, and I wanted to capture that beauty and pride in my paintings.

Here you can see this beautiful pink Victorian surrounded by more beautiful rose and scarlet blooms. I loved the play of complimentary colors, even down to the green detailing and scrollwork on the house.

For more information on my textured palette knife oil paintings, please e-mail me at Niki Gulley.

Or, please visit my website at NikiGulley.com to see more of my contemporary landscape paintings.

Pastel Home Portrait by Texas Artist Niki Gulley

January 30, 2023

SOLD • 11″ x 14″ pastel by Niki Gulley

Just Delivered! My final request for 2022 was to create a special home portrait. I no longer advertise that I make these, but I am still happy to paint something special for my collectors or their referrals by request. So for this particular pastel, someone new reached out to me with the craziest 6-degrees-of-separation story! They had purchased a home in the M streets of Dallas and the previous home owner (who turned out to be one of my early collectors) had gifted and left them the home portrait I had created for her in 2004.

Fast forward to this year, and these home owners were ready to move into another place, so they wanted to pass on the gift again to the new people purchasing their home and leave my home portrait from 2004 with the house. So, of course when they moved into their new place (and no one had left a home portrait here), they asked me to create something special for their Christmas gift. So fun! I was even able to include their doggie in the window this time. I hope they enjoy the new memories, and a big thank you to both home owners from 2004 and 2022.

To see more of my contemporary textured landscape paintings, please visit nikigulley.com.

For more information on my large floral paintings, please e-mail Niki Gulley.

New Texas Hill Country Bluebonnet Painting by Niki Gulley at the Good Art Company

September 20, 2013

9″ x 12″ textured oil painting

Inspired by a trip to the hill country, this bluebonnet painting is created with thick oil paint and palette knives. In the resulting image, the sky and landscape come to life and are loaded with color, movement and energy.

“Cumulus Effect” and several of Niki’s landscape oil paintings are available the Good Art Company Gallery in Fredericksburg, TX. For more information, please contact goodartcompany.com/gac/.

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White Rock Lake oil painting by Niki Gulley

October 28, 2011

9″ x 12″ oil painting by Niki Gulley at White Rock Lake

I painted this small oil painting at White Rock Lake earlier this week, getting ready for my Plein Air Workshop this weekend. It was a perfect morning – blue skies and a gentle breeze, with an ideal temperature. I was attracted to the multi-colored sailboats and the interesting pattern they formed. With so many boats, I sketched out my composition and then I had to paint very quickly before the light changed – a fun challenge and an enjoyable, peaceful morning.

For more information on this weekend’s painting workshop, visit nikigulley.com/?page_id=13.

E-mail Niki@NikiGulley.com.

To see more of my contemporary landscape paintings and local Dallas scenes, visit my website at nikigulley.com/?page_id=33.

New Bluebonnet & Indian Paintbrush oil painting

December 8, 2010

New Bluebonnet and Indian Paintbrush Oil Painting

by Niki Gulley • 7″ x 5″

These Texas Bluebonnets and Indian Paintbrush are created with extremely thick oil paint and palette knives so that the final painting is loaded with texture and color.

If you’d like additional information on my bluebonnet paintings, e-mail me at Niki@NikiGulley.com.

New Bluebonnet oil painting

November 27, 2010

New Bluebonnet Oil Painting by Niki Gulley • 7″ x 5″

These Texas Bluebonnets and Indian Paintbrush are created with extremely thick oil paint and palette knives.

If you’d like information on my bluebonnet paintings, e-mail me at Niki@NikiGulley.com.