contemporary landscape painting

“Kaleidoscope of Dreams” large scale oil painting

May 11, 2012

textured oil painting
Four 36″ x 36″ canvases to form a 72″ x 72″ quadriptych

In this painting, I wanted you to feel like a little kid again – laying on the ground and staring up into the treetops without a care in the world. I hope you experience the joy of being surrounded by nature and the beauty in this autumn kaleidoscope of colors.

To see more of Niki Gulley’s contemporary landscape paintings, check out American Fine Art Gallery in Dallas, americanfineart.com, or the Good Art Company in Fredericksburg, TX, goodartcompany.com/gac/.

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E-mail Niki Gulley for more information on her textured oil paintings of aspen and birch trees.

Blazing Transitions II – New birch painting

April 25, 2012

48″ x 36″ • Textured painting on canvas

I used to love it as a kid when my parents would take me to the forest preserves near our home outside of Chicago. We would spend the whole day bike riding, picnicking and being immersed in nature and I relished this time with my family. In Blazing Transitions II I wanted to recreate those warm memories, choosing reds and yellows of autumn to heighten those happy feelings and using energetic strokes with my paint reminiscent of a carefree, simpler time.

If you’d like more information on my textured aspen and birch tree 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. 27 • 4pm – 9pm
Sat. Apr. 28 • 10am – 9pm
Sun. Apr. 29 • 11am – 5pm
Southlake, TX • Southlake Town Square • 234 State St.
ArtInTheSquare.com

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Niki Gulley Now Showing at the Good Art Company in Fredericksburg, Texas

April 2, 2012

48” x 36” textured oil 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. Choosing vibrant, cheerful yellows contrasted against a crystal blue sky and arranging the aspens in a circular pattern heightened by thick, curving paint strokes, both add to that joyful, playful feeling of hope and discovery.

To see Heightened Awareness and more of Niki Gulley’s textured aspen and birch oil paintings, visit the Good Art Company in Fredericksburg, Texas.

goodartcompany.com/gac/

Or, e-mail Niki Gulley for more information on her contemporary landscape paintings.

Niki will also be exhibiting her textured oil paintings at the Deep Ellum Arts Festival in Dallas this weekend.
Fri. April 6 • 5pm – 8pm
Sat. April 7 • 11am – 8pm
Sun. April 8 • 11am – 7pm
Dallas, TX • booth #128-B on Main St. between Crowdus & Malcolm X
meifestivals.com/deepspr.html

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Aspen Oil Painting commission

March 23, 2012

SOLD • 30″ x 48″ textured oil on canvas

This commissioned painting was based on an earlier painting that I’d created of this aspen forest, but my new collectors needed a larger, narrower painting to fit their space. They fell in love with the thick texture of the aspen bark and the vibrant color in the fall foliage that I recreated with extremely thick oil paint and palette knives. The completed painting shimmers with gentle autumn breezes and a quiet energy of change coming. Crisp fall mountain air, clean bright skies overhead, a band of slender straight trunks cut bright strokes of white against a dazzling tumble of green, crimson and gold.

E-mail Niki Gulley for more information on her textured aspen and birch oil paintings.

Or, to see more of her work, stop by Art@the Domain in Austin, TX this weekend.

NikiGulley.com

thegoodartco.com/gac/

Copper Tree commissioned oil painting

March 14, 2012

SOLD • 48″ x 36″ textured oil on canvas

Just shipped last week! This commission was for a couple of my collectors who had seen this gorgeous copper tree on a trip to Alaska. The bark actually sparkled in the sunlight like a copper penny, and they asked me to recreate that shimmer in my sculptural oil technique from a child’s like perspective of looking up into the treetops. The final painting is full of texture, color and whimsy, and looks great in the pictures they shared with me of it hung in their beautiful Colorado home.

E-mail Niki Gulley for more information on her textured landscape oil paintings.

Or, to see her work in person this weekend, stop by Artscape at the Dallas Arboretum.
Fri. March 16th • 9am – 5pm
Sat. March 17th • 9am – 5pm
Sun. March 18th • 9am – 5pm
Dallas Arboretum • 8617 Garland Rd.
http://www.dallasarboretum.org/artscape

Visit NikiGulley.com find out more.

“Opposites Attract” Two Woman Show w/ Gulley & Padgett

January 30, 2012

textured oil painting • 36″ x 36″

I wanted this birch painting to be very colorful and whimsical, like through the eyes of a child looking into the treetops with fascination. I also like how sometimes the difference between realism and abstraction isn’t that great at all, and in this case, by just inverting and adding tree trunks to Elizabeth Padgett’s abstract painting, the result can become a realistic scene in “Passionate Embrace.”

Please join Dallas artists, Niki Gulley and Elizabeth Padgett, for this Two Woman Show “Opposites Attract,” featuring their paintings from two different perspectives – realism and abstraction. Artist Reception is Sun. Feb. 5 from 2 to 4 pm at the Jaycee Center for the Arts,
1975 Puritan Dr. between Story Rd. and MacArthur in Irving, TX. Exhibit runs Jan. 29 – Feb 23, 2012.

If you have any questions, please e-mail Niki Gulley.

To see more of Niki Gulley’s contemporary landscape paintings, visit NikiGulley.com.

“Autumn Emergence” new birch tree oil painting

January 18, 2012

36” x 60” textured oil painting on wrap around canvas

I wanted this painting to be about the power and energy in nature to invigorate your spirit, so I chose to use warm vivid colors and thick staccato strokes to add to that feeling. I placed the foliage in diagonal sweeping shapes to create a sense of movement, and so that you can feel the wind gently rustling the leaves and causing them to dance.

E-mail Niki Gulley for more information on her textured oil paintings of aspen and birch trees.

Or, to see more of her work, visit NikiGulley.com.

Lake Como, Italy oil painting

January 6, 2012

oil on canvas • 24″ x 36″

Lake Como, Italy is probably my favorite spot from all of our travels. The vistas are simply breathtaking with the alps in the background, the gorgeous blue of the lake, the brightly colored unique buildings and the lush foliage dotting the magnificent gardens. I love this little laid back town of Varenna, which is so peaceful that all of your cares just melt away.

If you’d like to join us in Cinque Terre and Lake Como, Italy this Sept. 8th – 16th for our next Plein-Air Painting / Photography Workshop, e-mail Niki Gulley for more information or visit nikigulley.com/?page_id=1420. If you sign up by Jan. 13th, you’ll save $500 off the cost of the trip!

To see more of my paintings from Italy visit NikiGulley.com.

“Scenic Route” oil painting by Niki Gulley

December 12, 2011

Oil on canvas • 20” x 60”

My husband and I love exploring the back roads whenever we’re en route somewhere. We always discover such interesting places, and the scenery is so much more picturesque than along the highway. It’s fun to slow down and enjoy the journey with no agenda, which is what I had in mind when I painted “Scenic Route,” a beautiful fall drive through the winding hills far from the city.

If interested in purchasing this painting, e-mail me at Niki Gulley.

“Reflections in Time” – Autumn oil painting

December 10, 2011

Oil on canvas • 24” x 36”

This painting is inspired by one of my favorite spots just ten minutes from our home in Dallas. It was a perfect autumn day – about 70° with a slight breeze and the peaking autumn colors were more vibrant than usual. With such a gentle wind, the vivid foliage and gorgeous fluffy clouds were reflected fairly clearly in the water and yet at the same time, I chose to create fluid moving strokes to suggest the peaceful energy in that moment.

E-mail Niki Gulley for more information on my fall foliage oils.