New Bluebonnet Oil Painting

“Rhapsody in Blue” ©2010 Niki Gulley
Oil on canvas • 30” x 40”

When I was a teenager my great aunts and grandmother moved to Texas and we would come down to visit them when we got the chance. I remember the first time I saw a massive field of bluebonnets and I was awestruck by the expanse of color and amazed that such tiny flowers when in mass could actually look like a large lake from a distance. I wanted to relive those family memories and recreate the exciting explosion of azure and crimson in Rhapsody in Blue, taking this cool weathered farm house in Marble Falls and painting it engulfed in one of our best bluebonnet and Indian Paintbrush displays.

Rhapsody in Blue has been chosen as the signature painting for my upcoming exhibition at the Frisco Municipal Complex, in honor of winning Best in Show at Frisco’s Arts in the Square. Located at 6101 Frisco Square Blvd., Frisco, TX 75034, I will be exhibiting 20 of my newest oil paintings for the month of September. Here is my interview in Frisco Style Magazine about the upcoming show and some background on myself and my paintings, friscostyle.com/index.php/component/content/article/43/189-august-2010-issue. I hope if you’re near Frisco, you can stop in and see the exhibit!

E-mail me at Niki@NikiGulley.com for more information.

Rhapsody in Bloom oil painting

“Rhapsody in Bloom” ©2010 Niki Gulley
oil on canvas • 12″ x 12″
These Texas bluebonnets and Indian Blanket were created with extremely thick oil paint and palette knives. Painted on 1 1/2″ deep gallery wrap canvas with the image continuing around the edges.

New Bluebonnet Oil Painting

“Texas Bluebonnets II” ©2010 Niki Gulley
7″ x 5″ oil on board
Painted with palette knife and extremely thick oil paint.
You can see this painting at the “Finding Her Voice” show at the Dutch Art Gallery in Dallas. dutchartusa.com/

Texas Bluebonnets oil painting

“Texas Bluebonnets” ©2010 Niki Gulley
5″ x 7″ oil on board
Painted with palette knife and extremely thick creamy oil paint.
You can see this painting at the “Finding Her Voice” show at the Dutch Art Gallery in Dallas. dutchartusa.com/

April Blooms & Art in the Square

“April Blooms V” ©2010 Niki Gulley
7″ x 5″ oil painting
To view more of my new bluebonnet and wildflower paintings, visit my booth #D21 at the Frisco Art Festival this weekend. See friscosquare.com/AITS for more information.

Frisco Art Festival – March 6th & 7th

“April Blooms” ©2010 Niki Gulley
7″ x 5″ oil painting
In anticipation of spring!
I’ll be displaying this piece and several other Texas wildflowers scenes at the Frisco Art Festival this coming weekend, March 6th – 7th. For more information on the show, visit http://www.friscosquare.com/AITS.