“Ascension Sunset” ©2013 Niki Gulley
JUST SOLD • 60″ x 36” textured oil on wrap around canvas
Lush. Exotic. Beauty Untamed.
Rugged and Wild. Rich and Velvety. Welcoming and Mystical.
Warm and Radiant.
Escaping the high-traffic tourist areas, we found Hawaii truly enchanting. While these steps really existed, I incorporated them into my painting because of what they could represent, beckoning you on a personal journey of discovery and hope.
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“Fire and Gold” ©2013 Niki Gulley
textured oil on canvas • 36″ x 48″
I love the first signs of fall – the crisp feel in the air, the crunching of leaves underfoot, the beautiful autumn colors, and being totally immersed in nature in the middle of a forest without a care in the world. In Fire and Gold I wanted to recreate that joyful feeling, choosing warm reds and yellows of autumn and using energetic strokes with my paint to heighten that mood. Building up first thin transparent layers and then thick textured layers of oil paint also add to a certain glow and magic in the final piece.
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Perserverance ©2013 Niki Gulley
48″ x 36″ • Textured oil painting on canvas
During one of our plein air painting workshops that we lead in Santa Fe, we chose this beautiful location near Georgia O’Keefe’s home of Ghost Ranch. I loved the way the sun illuminated the rocky cliffs and the robust, fluffy clouds that drifted above us. Reaching for the sky, hopeful and steadfast, this one lone tree persevered despite the odds.
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Heightened
Awareness III ©2013 Niki Gulley
48″ x 36″ • Textured mixed media on canvas
In this painting I wanted you to feel that child-like wonder of staring up in into the treetops and the heavens above. I chose vibrant, cheerful yellows contrasted against a violet blue sky filled with big, puffy clouds. And, by arranging the aspens in a circular pattern heightened by thick, curving paint strokes, that joyful, playful feeling of hope and discovery are enhanced.
If you’d like more information on my textured aspen and birch tree paintings, e-mail
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“Stop!” ©2013 Niki Gulley
Just SOLD • 16″ x 20” textured oil painting on wrap around canvas
While driving from Santa Fe to Taos, this scene literally stopped me in my tracks. Something about that giant rocky mound rising up from the surrounding flat expanse contrasted against the complimentary colored sky was so graphic and surreal. Add to that the bizarre juxtaposition of the stop sign encroaching on what once was uninhabited desert landscape, and I felt like this painting had something to say.
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“Traversing Splendor” ©2013 Niki Gulley
Just Sold • 48″ x 60″ textured oil painting on wrap around canvas
I wanted you to feel the joy and peacefulness of walking through the forest ablaze with color on a beautiful autumn day. With soft light illuminating the walkway and the distance sparkling in golden light, the only sounds to be heard are the crunching of fallen leaves underfoot and a slight breeze flickering the leaves overhead. What lies ahead? The mysterious glow from beyond beckons you forward.
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“Bursting Forth” ©2013 Niki Gulley
SOLD • 36″ x 60″ textured oil painting
Recently Sold to Prime Lending in North Dallas, Bursting Forth was painted with extremely thick oil paint and palette knives so that this canvas is loaded with texture and bursting with color, flickering autumn leaves seem to almost dance in a gentle breeze. I wanted this scene to be filled with movement and energy, so I incorporated a lot of diagonal and curving shapes in the design to suggest that feeling. Combining short staccato strokes along with long sweeping passes with my palette knives, also increase that sense of motion. I hope you, too, can feel the excitement of walking through the woods on a beautiful fall day, letting your cares slip away and your spirit being invigorated.
If you’re in the Dallas this weekend and would like to see more of my contemporary landscape paintings and textured palette knife aspen / birch tree paintings, please stop by and see my work at Richardson’s Cottonwood Art Festival.
Cottonwood Art Festival
May 5 • 10am – 8pm
May 6 • 10am – 6pm
Richardson, TX • Cottonwood Park • on Beltline Rd. just east of Coit
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“Meadow of Sunshine” ©2013 Niki Gulley
textured oil on wrap around canvas • 30″ x 40″
I wanted this painting to be real loose and fun, so that you could almost feel the breeze blowing across the wildflowers and making the rows of colors dance.
If you’re in the Dallas this weekend and would like to see more of my contemporary landscape paintings, please stop by and see my work at Richardson’s Cottonwood Art Festival.
Cottonwood Art Festival
May 5 • 10am – 8pm
May 6 • 10am – 6pm
Richardson, TX • Cottonwood Park • on Beltline Rd. just east of Coit
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“Texas Pride II” ©2013 Niki Gulley
20″ x 30″ textured oil painting on canvas
I painted these Texas bluebonnets and with extremely thick oil paint and palette knives to achieve depth and texture. The resulting image comes to life and is loaded with color and energy. In this wildflower series, I’ve painted the scene around the edges of the canvas on 1 and 1/2″ deep stretcher bars so that the painting can be hung without a frame for a contemporary look. Or, I also have a beautiful espresso floater frame where you can still see the painted edges of the canvas if you prefer framed artwork.
Texas Pride II is also available in canvas prints. please e-mail Niki@NikiGulley.com for pricing and ordering information.
To see more of my bluebonnet and Texas paintings, visit
nikigulley.com/the-art/texas/texas. Or if you’re in the Dallas / Fort Worth area this weekend and would like to see more of my contemporary landscape paintings, please stop by my booth, #J-5, at Southlake’s Art in the Square.
Sat. Apr. 27 • 10am – 9pm
Sun. Apr. 28 • 11am – 5pm
Southlake, TX • Southlake Town Square • 234 State St.
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“Autumn Carnival” ©2013 Niki Gulley
SOLD • 36″ x 48″ textured oil painting on wrap around canvas
Just Sold at the Fredericksburg Good Art Company Gallery! Painted with extremely thick oil paint and palette knives so that this canvas is loaded with texture and bursting with color, flickering autumn leaves seem to almost dance in a gentle breeze. I wanted this scene to be filled with movement and energy, so I incorporated a lot of diagonal and curving shapes in the design to suggest that feeling. Contrasting short staccato strokes against blended passages with my palette knives, also increase that sense of motion. I hope you, too, can feel the excitement of walking through the woods on a beautiful fall day, letting your cares slip away and your spirit being invigorated.
To see more of my textured landscape oil paintings from my one woman show, “Nature’s Kaleidscope,” at the Good Art Company in Fredericksburg, TX, visit
goodartcompany.com/gac/.
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