Tag: Niki Gulley paintings

Upcoming Art Trek to Paris, France with Niki Gulley and Scott Williams

August 28, 2013
“Dancing on Water,” Monet’s Gardens, Giverny, France  ©2013 Niki Gulley
36″ x 60″ textured oil painting 
Sunlight sparkles across aqua blue water, diamonds of purple glitter the pond’s surface; water lilies lift their faces toward the sun and gently dance across the water.
Golden sunlight filters through the brambles and ferns, a touch of cardinal red peeks through purple and pink foliage while azure skies reflect in the water.

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If you would like join us on our next Plein Air Painting / Photography Workshop to Paris June 19-27, 2014 where we will be visiting Monet’s Gardens, please visit nikigulley.com/artreks for more information. Register by Sept. 28th for a $600 savings!
Other upcoming Art Treks include:
Paris, France – June 19-27, 2014
 Provence, France – June 26 – July 4, 2014
Tuscany, Italy – Sept. 5-13, 2014
Cinque Terre & Lake Como, Italy – Sept. 12-21, 2014

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Or, if you would like more information on “Dancing on Water” please contact my Dallas gallery, American Fine Art, americanfineart.com.

E-mail Niki Gulley for more information.
Or, visit NikiGulley.com to see more of my contemporary landscape paintings.

Texas Hill Country Bluebonnet Oil Painting by Contemporary Impressionist Niki Gulley

August 26, 2013
“Traveling Together,” Texas Hill Country ©2013 Niki Gulley
36″ x 60″ textured oil painting

Inspired by a trip to the hill country, I wanted you feel the warmth and beauty on this perfect spring day while out for a leisurely drive among the bluebonnets and Texas wildflowers. Painted with thick oil paint and palette knives to achieve extreme texture, the resulting image comes to life and is loaded with color, movement and energy.

“Traveling Together” and several of Niki’s landscape oil paintings are available the Good Art Company Gallery in Fredericksburg, TX. For more information, please contact goodartcompany.com/gac/.

New Palette Knife Poppy Painting by Niki Gulley

July 31, 2013
“Ruby Smiles” ©2013 Niki Gulley
10″ x 16″ textured oil painting
I painted these cheerful poppies with extremely thick oil paint and palette knives to achieve depth and texture. The resulting image comes to life and is loaded with uplifting color, energy and movement.

To see more of Niki Gulley’s textured floral paintings, please check out NikiGulley.com,
Or, e-mail Niki Gulley for more information.

 

Just delivered, Commissioned Painting “Passage of Illumination,” by Niki Gulley

July 22, 2013
“Passage of Illumination II” ©2013 Niki Gulley
SOLD • 36” x 48” textured oil on canvas

Just delivered this commissioned painting, “Passage of Illumination.” Wander down this path that beckons you and lift your eyes heavenward to that cobalt vault lined by a rainbow of vivid greens and golds and gleaming crimson, purposely choosing these warm vibrant colors to suggest a hopeful future. Like an ancient chorus these joyful trees sing with dazzling colors, a call and respond to each other across the enticing path that traces verses of light and dark, hue and color, an alluring siren song leading you into the depths of this radiant, vanishing horizon. A painting rich in color and light, joy and energy its double bowed composition gently leads gently you into this magical, blissful destination.

E-mail Niki Gulley for more information on her textured palette knife paintings or for more information on commissioning your own unique painting.

“Natural Textures” abstracted aspen series by Niki Gulley

July 12, 2013
“Natural Textures III” ©2013 Niki Gulley
24″ x 36″ textured oil painting on wrap around canvas
Bordering on the edge of abstraction and the cusp of realism, Natural Textures III is loaded with layers and layers of paint, built up with thin glazes and then palette knife to create extreme dimension and depth. Hang it alone, or combine it with Natural Textures I and II to form a triptych, as pictured below.
E-mail Niki Gulley for more information on her contemporary landscape paintings or

visit NikiGulley.com.

Abstracted Aspen Tree Paintings by Niki Gulley

July 10, 2013
“Natural Textures II” ©2013 Niki Gulley
24″ x 24″ textured oil painting on wrap around canvas
Bordering on the edge of abstraction and the cusp of realism, Natural Textures is loaded with layers and layers of paint, built up with thin glazes and then palette knife to create extreme dimension and depth.
 Hang it alone, pair it with Natural Textures II to create a diptych,
or for a larger space, hang it with Natural Textures III to form a rhythmic triptych.
E-mail Niki Gulley for more information on her contemporary landscape paintings.

New “Natural Textures” Palette knife painting by Niki Gulley

July 8, 2013
“Natural Textures” ©2013 Niki Gulley
24″ x 24″ textured oil painting on wrap around canvas
Bordering on the edge of abstraction and the cusp of realism, Natural Textures is loaded with layers and layers of paint, built up with thin glazes and then palette knife to create extreme dimension and depth.
 Hang it alone, pair it with Natural Textures II to create a diptych,
or for a larger space, hang it with Natural Textures III to form a rhythmic triptych.
E-mail Niki Gulley for more information on her contemporary landscape paintings.

“Seasons of Change, Autumn” Palette Knife Aspen Tree Painting by Niki Gulley

July 6, 2013
“Seasons of Change, Autumn” ©2013 Niki Gulley
30″ x 30″ textured oil painting on wrap around canvas
With “Seasons of Change,” I wanted to focus on brilliant color and simple shapes to see if I could communicate the excitement I feel when surrounded by nature. Using energetic diagonal strokes and thick, textured paint, I hope you get a sense of the motion in the leaves and the power of nature to invigorate your spirit. I just love how this piece captured that essence!
E-mail Niki Gulley for more information on her textured oil paintings of aspen and birch trees.

“Seasons of Change, Summer” Textured Aspen Tree Painting by Niki Gulley

July 3, 2013
“Seasons of Change, Summer” ©2013 Niki Gulley
30″ x 30″ textured oil painting on wrap around canvas

With “Seasons of Change,” I wanted to focus on brilliant color and simple shapes to see if I could communicate the excitement I feel when surrounded by nature. Using energetic diagonal strokes and thick, textured paint, I hope you get a sense of the motion in the leaves and the power of nature to invigorate your spirit. I just love how this piece captured that essence!

This image looks great hung alone or with its companion piece pictured below.
E-mail Niki Gulley for more information on her textured oil paintings of aspen and birch trees.

Greece Plein-Air Painting and Photography Workshop with Niki Gulley and Scott Williams

June 24, 2013
Day 5 – Greece Art Trek:  Oia and Sunset Cruise
10″ x 8″ oil painting by Niki Gulley • SOLD
On day 5, we chose to paint this iconic view of Santorini with the white orthodox church crowned by its blue dome, overlooking the ocean. So the photographers dropped us off, as they continued back to Oia to shoot some more. While the scenery seemed simple, it proved challenging to paint the round dome on top of a hexagon base, and the three men removing the bells from the tower kept interrupting our scene (which we chose not to paint into the composition), but overall it was a beautiful morning and we were pretty happy with the results!
That afternoon we rode the cable cars to the port below and caught a boat cruise that ferried us across the bay and around the island at sunset. Stopping at the volcano, we hiked to the top, which was quite intriguing with its sci-fi type lava rock. Next we stopped at a hot spring for anyone who wanted to swim. And, finally we cruised around the island enjoying the view from the water, sipping some Greek wines and nibbling on some local meats and cheeses. A great end to the day!
On top of the volcano with Santorini in the background.

Next summer we will be leading an Art Trek to Paris and Provence, France so if you’ve always dreamed of painting, photographing and sightseeing during lavender and sunflower season in France, and following in the footsteps of Monet, Van Gogh and Cezanne, please join us for this amazing trip! Details will be coming soon on nikigulley.com/artreks.

E-mail – Niki Gulley