Tag: tuscany painting

Cypress Boulevard pastel from Tuscany by Contemporary Impressionist Niki Gulley

March 11, 2024

 “Cypress Boulevard”

20″ x 16” pastel on board
unframed

Inspired by our travels to Italy, cypress trees rise out of the vast open landscape signaling that you have arrived in Tuscany!  Beautiful, billowing clouds drift overhead. As the sun begins setting light casts dramatic shadows creating a rhythm beckoning you to journey up the drive, guiding you to your new getaway you can call home. Filled with energetic sweeping strokes and uplifting color, “ Cypress Boulevard,” hints that dreams really can come true.

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I’ve been cleaning out my studio this week, and what a massivie undertaking! I have come across so many beautiful earlier pastels of mine that need to find a good home.
 
So, I’m offering my 1st Big Pastel Sale in 10 Years!

 

 

 

If you’re interested in the details and a link to the sale, please E-mail Niki Gulley.

 

Pastel-apalooza Special – 
“Cypress Boulevard” available for $800 including shipping or local delivery
(Value: $1,400)
Only through 2/27/24

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Painting Poppy Fields in Tuscany with Niki Gulley

August 22, 2023

 

“Ruby Expanse II” ©2023 Niki Gulley
12″ x 16″ textured acrylic painting on canvas panel

This beautiful poppy scene was inspired by the view out our window in Tuscany! The vibrant red carpet filled fields lifted our spirits every time we gazed outside, and I had to paint this one from our room. Cypress trees framed the scene and the constantly changing light cast dramatic shadows on the distant mountains and villa while billowing clouds drifted by. I hope this one transports you to this happy place and takes all of your worries with it!

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E-mail Niki Gulley for more information on my poppy and wildflower field paintings.

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

 https://www.instagram.com/nikigulley/

 
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If you’d like to join us on one of our Euorpean Art Treks and learn to paint or photograph, please visit http://www.ArtTreks.org for more information.

 

New Tuscany Poppy Field Painting by Palette Knife Artist Niki Gulley

August 8, 2023
“Ruby Expanse” ©2023 Niki Gulley
10″ x 20″ textured acrylic painting on canvas panel

Before we started teaching in Provence, we first took a direct flight to Rome and explored more of Tuscany for a few days before we flew onto France. Remembering from the past that May is usually a perfect time to find poppy fields, we thought we’d find the ruby beauties everywhere. Wrong! Thus began our crazy quest in search of the elusive poppy. And, after a week of scouring the countryside, we finally found them! Of course, they were right next to our b and b, but in a direction we hadn’t explored all week. 

But, once we did finally discover them, the vibrant pops of red just lifted my spirits. Combined with gorgeous skies and dramatic lighting, it was truly inspiring and so much fun to paint after 2 solid rainy days. Hope you can feel and experience all of that joy, too!

 

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E-mail Niki Gulley for more information on my poppy and wildflower field paintings.

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

 https://www.instagram.com/nikigulley/

 
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If you’d like to join us on one of our Euorpean Art Treks and learn to paint or photograph, please visit http://www.ArtTreks.org for more information.

 

Uplifting Palette Knife Sunflower Painting by Niki Gulley

April 17, 2023

 

“Sunshine Serenade” ©2023 Niki Gulley
16″ x 20″ textured acrylic painting on canvas panel 
 

Started on location in Tuscany, these bright, smiling faces just lifted my spirits and I had to paint them to share their cheer with you! Beyond these joyous sunflowers, the quintessential Tuscan farmhouse has the best view of the surrounding valleys. Misty clouds rise from the horizon as cooler nights meet warmer days and set the stage of the magical light and dreamy allure of Tuscany. The resulting painting is full of warmth, color and texture, and my hope is that when you gaze into it, this piece lifts your spirits and brightens up any spot in your home.

 
If interested in purchasing this piece, click here nikigulley.com/sunshine-serenade/.
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For details on more of my Tuscany or sunflower paintings, please e-mail Niki Gulley.

 

Or, check out my website at nikigulley.com to see more of my contemporary landscape palette knife paintings.

 
https://www.instagram.com/nikigulley/
 
 
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If you’re interested in joining us on one of our upcoming Art Treks or Foodie Treks to Portugal, Spain, Tuscany, or Iceland, please let us know. Spaces fill up quickly!
 
2024 Schedule
 
Portugal Art Trek
March 10 – 17
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Spain Foodie Trek
 

March 18 – 24

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Iceland Art Trek
August 5 – 13
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Tuscany Foodie Trek
October 12 – 19

 

For more information on upcoming Treks, please visit http://www.ArtTreks.org.

 

Uplifting Palette Knife Sunflower Painting by Niki Gulley

November 30, 2022

 

16″ x 20″ textured acrylic painting on canvas panel ©2022 Niki Gulley
 

Started on location in Tuscany, these bright, smiling faces just lifted my spirits and I had to paint them to share their cheer with you! Beyond these joyous sunflowers, the quintessential Tuscan farmhouse has the best view of the surrounding valleys. Misty clouds rise from the horizon as cooler nights meet warmer days and set the stage of the magical light and dreamy allure of Tuscany. The resulting painting is full of warmth, color and texture, and my hope is that when you gaze into it, this piece lifts your spirits and brightens up any spot in your home.

 

For details on more of my Tuscany or sunflower paintings, please e-mail Niki Gulley.

 

Or, check out my website at nikigulley.com to see more of my contemporary landscape palette knife paintings.

 
https://www.instagram.com/nikigulley/
 
 
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If you’re interested in joining us on one of our upcoming Art Treks or Foodie Treks to France, Tuscany, or Venice, please let us know. Spaces fill up quickly!
 
2023 Schedule
Venice – Carnivalé 
Art Trek – Feb. 12-18
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Tuscany
Foodie Trek – May 27 – June 3
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Provence
Art Trek – June 24- July 1
 

 

For more information on upcoming Treks, please visit http://www.ArtTreks.org.
 

 

Contemporary Impressionist Niki Gulley Paints Water Lilies

November 29, 2022

 

10″ x 20″ textured acrylic painting on canvas panel ©2022 Niki Gulley
 
Is this just about the most beautiful setting you could imagine? Castle – check. Cypress trees – check. Water lilies – check. Surrounded by beautiful roes all around – check. Set against a gorgeous blue sky on a warm, sunny day – check. I don’t think this one needs any explanation as to why I had to paint it! All I have to say is I hope you, too, are transported to this magical wonderland.
 
 

For details on more of my Tuscany or sunflower paintings, please e-mail Niki Gulley.

 

Or, check out my website at nikigulley.com to see more of my contemporary landscape palette knife paintings.

 
https://www.instagram.com/nikigulley/
 
 
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If you’re interested in joining us on one of our upcoming Art Treks or Foodie Treks to France, Tuscany, or Venice, please let us know. Spaces fill up quickly!
 
2023 Schedule
Venice – Carnivalé 
Art Trek – Feb. 12-18
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Tuscany
Foodie Trek – May 27 – June 3
•
Provence
Art Trek – June 24- July 1
 

 

For more information on upcoming Treks, please visit http://www.ArtTreks.org.
 

 

New Poppy Field Painting by Contemporary Impressionist Niki Gulley

January 6, 2014
30″ x 48″ textured oil painting ©2013 Niki Gulley • SOLD

Just Finished – For this commissioned painting, my collector asked me to create a Tuscan landscape, loaded with vivid red poppies and yellow wildflowers on a bright sunny summer day. Created with thick oil paint and palette knives, this canvas is loaded with texture, movement and energy and the colors leap to life!

If you’d like more information on my contemporary landscape paintings, e-mail Niki Gulley.

New Poppy Oil Painting by Contemporary Impressionist Niki Gulley

April 22, 2013
Poppy Passion ©2013 Niki Gulley
18″ x 36″ • Textured painting on canvas

I absolutely love it when I come across a whole field of wildflowers – there is something about the transformation of a single dainty flower into a dense explosion of color that inspires awe and delights your senses. So in Poppy Passion, I combined memories of places I’ve been with intense saturated colors to convey that joy I feel when I come across a gorgeous field of poppies.

If you’d like more information on my contemporary landscape paintings, e-mail Niki Gulley.

Or if you’re in the Dallas / Fort Worth area this weekend, please stop by my booth, #J-5, at Southlake’s Art in the Square.

Art in the Square 
Fri. Apr. 26 • 4pm – 9pm 
Sat. Apr. 27 • 10am – 9pm 
Sun. Apr. 28 • 11am – 5pm 
Southlake, TX • Southlake Town Square • 234 State St. 
ArtInTheSquare.com

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“Tuscan Drive” pastel

January 9, 2012
“Tuscan Drive” ©2012 Niki Gulley
pastel • 14″ x 11″
This quintessential Tuscan farmhouse framed by the cone-shaped cypress trees is so indicative of Tuscany and the area that we stay in that it’s hard not to paint it! This scene is just around the corner from where we stay while we’re teaching our Plein Air Painting / Photography Workshop each September and I’ve always liked how the curving lines of the gravel driveway lead you up the hill. I wanted to add a lot of color and energy to the foreground grasses to create a joyful feeling, much like most everyone experiences being in Tuscany.

If you’d like to come along Aug. 31 – Sept. 8 for our next Tuscany Plein-Air Painting / Photography Workshop, e-mail Niki Gulley for more information or visit nikigulley.com/?page_id=1420. Register by Jan. 13th for a $500 discount. We’d love to have you join us!
To see more of my plein-air paintings, visit NikiGulley.com.

Tuscany Plein Air Painting / Photo Workshop – deadline Apr. 9

March 22, 2011

“Sienna Passageway” ©2011 Niki Gulley
SOLD • pastel • 10″ x 8″
Just sold! I painted this pastel of Sienna, Italy on our last Plein Air Painting & Photography workshop that my husband and I taught in Tuscany. Sienna is such an interesting town, with the narrow cobble streets forming a labyrinth of passageways, the energy of the people in the central square, the ancient stone architecture and unusual adornments, and the picturesque views from the rambling hillsides. We just love it!

From our last Tuscany workshop, one of my students composing her painting of one of the picturesque Tuscan hill towns.

 

If you’d like to join us for our next Tuscany Plein-Air Painting & Photography Workshop, Sept. 2 -10, e-mail Niki Gulley for more information, or visit nikigulley.com/?page_id=13. With limited space and a final registration deadline of April 9th quickly approaching, let me know if you’d like to join us!