May 2023 – Page 2

New Colorful Sunflower Painting by Palette Knife Artist Niki Gulley

May 17, 2023

16″ x 16″ textured mixed media collage on panel • framed in espresso

I love how this one turned out – the colors just explode creating a visual symphony of hues that resonates into one huge smile.

May these new square textured paintings bring joy, color and energy to your day! Designed to lift your spirits and add a burst of brightness to your walls, these wildflower abstractions allow your imagination to wander and fill in your own story. These paintings look great hung alone or in a grouping.

For details on more of my poppy, bluebonnet and sunflower paintings in this series, please e-mail Niki Gulley.

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

Texas Artist Niki Gulley Paints Uplifting Bluebonnet Paintings

May 16, 2023

16″ x 16″ textured mixed media collage on panel • framed in espresso

I hope my new square textured paintings bring joy, color and energy to your day! Designed to lift your spirits and add a burst of brightness to your walls, these wildflower abstractions allow your imagination to wander and fill in your own story. These paintings look great hung alone or in a grouping.

For details on more of my poppy, bluebonnet and sunflower paintings in this series, please e-mail Niki Gulley.

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

New Palette Knife Poppy Painting by Texas Artist Niki Gulley

May 15, 2023

16″ x 16″ textured mixed media collage on panel • framed in espresso

For details on more of my poppy, bluebonnet and sunflower paintings in this series, please e-mail Niki Gulley.

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

New “Bursts of Brightness” Painting Series by Palette Knife Artist Niki Gulley

May 12, 2023

SOLD • 16″ x 16″ textured mixed media collage on panel • framed in espresso

Just Sold! I hope my new square textured paintings bring joy, color and energy to your day! Designed to lift your spirits and add a burst of brightness to your walls, these wildflower abstractions allow your imagination to wander and fill in your own story. These paintings look great hung alone or in a grouping.

For details on more of my poppy, bluebonnet and sunflower paintings in this series, please e-mail Niki Gulley.

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

“Bundle of Sunshine” Sunflower Palette Knife Painting by Niki Gulley

May 11, 2023

“Bundle of Sunshine” ©2023 Niki Gulley
24″ x 12″ textured oil painting on wrap around canvas, framed in an espresso floater frame

I was awestruck by these massive fields of sunflowers blooming in Provence. Seeing this brilliant carpet of gold, with its sea of faces smiling towards the sun, just made me feel happy and I wanted you to experience that joy, too. Exaggerating the tile-roofed house in the distance also adds to that cheerful, whimsical mood of feeling content and like you’ve found your home. Created with palette knife and oil paint, “Bundle of Sunshine” practically leaps off the canvas and comes to life with its vibrant yellow petals and extremely thick three-dimensional oil paint.

For more details on my other floral paintings, please e-mail Niki Gulley.

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

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If you’re interested in joining us on one of our upcoming Art Treks or Foodie Treks, please let us know. Spaces fill up quickly!

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

“Sunny Outlook” Sunflower palette knife painting by Niki Gulley

May 10, 2023

SOLD • 30″ x 48” textured mixed media painting on wrap around canvas

Just Sold! Festive, sun-filled blossoms dance in the gentle breeze, filling the field with sweet fragrance. This textured painting captures a carefree summer morning with sunflowers overflowing the foreground, filling up the field with joy under the sunny skies above.

I’m so excited that this painting has been chosen as the featured artwork for Southlake’s Art on the Square. What an honor! For details, visit http://www.artinthesquare.com.

Please stop by the show this weekend to visit and see more of my available paintings!

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For more information on my textured sunflower and poppy field paintings, please e-mail Niki Gulley.

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

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My husband and I are excited to be returning to Provence, France this summer as part of our Plein-Air Painting / Photography Art Treks Workshops. This trip is full, but if you are interested in joining us at other locations check out http://www.ArtTreks.org.

Painting in the Texas Hill Country with Dallas Artist Niki Gulley

May 9, 2023

16″ x 20″ textured acrylic painting on canvas

This idyllic setting just screamed Texas to me and I had to paint it. The quintessential windmill spins in the distance, signaling a change in seasons as spring arrives. Colorful bluebonnets and wildflowers fill the landscape, inviting you to take a leisurely drive through the wildflower fields, noble oaks and into the hilltops ahead. I hope you can slow down and enjoy your journey in the Texas Hill Country on this beautiful April day.

Visit nikigulley.com to see more of my contemporary impressionistic Texas landscape paintings.

E-mail Niki Gulley for more information on “Sunday Drive II.”

New “Sunday Drive” Texas Bluebonnet Painting by Niki Gulley

May 8, 2023

16″ x 20″ textured acrylic painting on canvas

Who doesn’t love a drive through the Texas Hill Country on a beautiful Sunday afternoon? Especially in springtime when the bluebonnets and wildflowers form a rolling carpet of cheerful color! Today we had to stop ont he side of the road for me to capture all of that beauty. Big, fluffy clouds drift by in the sky as those gently rolling shapes repeat in the trees and foreground adding to a harmonious, joyful feel. I hope you can enjoy the escape with me!

E-mail Niki Gulley for more information on this Texas landscape painting.

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

“Visions of Azaleas” Palette Knife Oil Painting by Niki Gulley

May 5, 2023

“Visions of Azaleas” ©2022 Niki Gulley
SOLD • 24″ x 12″ textured oil painting on wrap around canvas, framed in an espresso floater frame

Sold through The Good Art Company Gallery in Fredericksburg, TX! Painted on location, I set up my easel in front of these prolific azalea bushes along Turtle Creek near my home. The vibrant pinks and fuchsia were so full of life set against the cool green leaves, that I wanted to capture not only that vivid spring color but also the elegant sycamore tree in the distance with its speckled white bark. Contrasting the height of the vertical tree against the horizontal blooms, I chose this vertical panoramic canvas, and repeating shapes throughout creates a harmony to the overall scene. Painted with palette knife and lots of texture, I hope you can feel the beauty and energy of a perfect spring day.

See more at https://www.goodartcompany.com/niki-gulley.

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

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

Painting in the Texas Hill Country with Impressionist Niki Gulley

May 4, 2023

24″ x 12″ textured acrylic painting on canvas

“For me, wildflowers are joy-giving. They have enriched my life and fed my soul and given beautiful memories to sustain me.”
– Lady Bird Johnson

Surrounded by a sea of blue – Scott captured me in my element here! Not only were the bluebonnets and wildflowers magnificent this year, but I just adore the live oaks, too. Their massive stature, their gnarly, twisting branches and the umbrella of shade they cast, just make me want to paint them over and over again. Leaving bluebonnets large and prominent in the foreground, rows and rows of cobalt lift your spirits and lead you back to the shelter of the grand old oak. I hope you, too, can enjoy the beauty of Texas in all of its spring glory.

E-mail Niki Gulley for more information on this “Living History” series.

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