outer banks

Palette Knife Abstract Seascape Painting by Artist Niki Gulley

July 13, 2026

24″ x 24″ textured acrylic painting on canvas

We’re taking a break from fall foliage to soak up some warmth and sunshine along North Carolina’s Outer Banks coast. Listen to those rhythmic ocean waves! Talk about relaxing and just what the doctor ordered. Letting the sounds guide me and going with the flow of the moment, I left this one loose with abstract passages. I hope you can feel the joy and energy in this painting, and escape with me.

To see a video of this painting and location, visit https://www.instagram.com/p/Cyn0LbiOUhw/.

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For more information on my textured palette knife paintings, please e-mail me at Niki Gulley.

Or, please visit my website at NikiGulley.com to see more of my contemporary landscape paintings.

Serenity Now! Escape with Artist Niki Gulley to the Outer Banks

July 10, 2026

12″ x 24″ textured acrylic painting on canvas

After nine days of grey, cold and sometimes rainy weather, I really needed to warm up and soak up some Vitamin D sunshine. So, we took a detour from fall foliage and headed to North Carolina’s Outer Banks. We found an amazing campsite right on the water, and this was our view out our window for the next 2 days! While a little windy our first night, the next morning I woke to beautiful, calm blue waters and I just had to paint that serene view. Those 2 hammocks were calling my name to just relax. I hope you can escape with me into this peaceful, cathartic seascape.

To purchase, go to https://www.nikigulley.com/serenity-now/.

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For more information on my textured palette knife paintings, please e-mail me at Niki Gulley.

Or, please visit my website at NikiGulley.com to see more of my contemporary landscape paintings.

Contemporary Impressionistic Ocean Painting by Niki Gulley

March 20, 2025

SOLD • 5″ x 7″ textured acrylic painting on panel

I love everything about going to the beach. I love gazing into the endless horizon while listening to the rhythmic sounds of waves crashing against the shore. I love feeling the warmth of the sun against my skin while the cool sand squishes between my toes. And, I love how all of my cares disappear and I feel completely at peace engulfed in the moment.

So, getting to paint along the shoreline is almost as close as it gets to perfection! I hope you, too, can feel the joy and serenity of gazing at the ocean in this piece.

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For more information on my textured palette knife paintings, please e-mail me at Niki Gulley.

Or, please visit my website at NikiGulley.com to see more of my contemporary landscape paintings.

Serenity Now! Escape with Artist Niki Gulley to the Outer Banks

March 18, 2025

12″ x 24″ textured acrylic painting on canvas

To purchase, go to https://www.nikigulley.com/serenity-now/.

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For more information on my textured palette knife paintings, please e-mail me at Niki Gulley.

Or, please visit my website at NikiGulley.com to see more of my contemporary landscape paintings.

Palette Knife Abstract Seascape Painting by Artist Niki Gulley

March 17, 2025

24″ x 24″ textured acrylic painting on canvas

To see a video of this painting and location, visit https://www.instagram.com/p/Cyn0LbiOUhw/.

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For more information on my textured palette knife paintings, please e-mail me at Niki Gulley.

Or, please visit my website at NikiGulley.com to see more of my contemporary landscape paintings.

Palette Knife Seascape Painting by Niki Gulley

April 26, 2024

Just Sold! I love everything about going to the beach. I love gazing into the endless horizon while listening to the rhythmic sounds of waves crashing against the shore. I love feeling the warmth of the sun against my skin while the cool sand squishes between my toes. And, I love how all of my cares disappear and I feel completely at peace engulfed in the moment.

So, getting to paint along the shoreline is almost as close as it gets to perfection! I hope you, too, can feel the joy and serenity of gazing at the ocean in this piece.

5″ x 7″ textured acrylic painting on panel

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For more information on my textured palette knife paintings, please e-mail me at Niki Gulley.

Or, please visit my website at NikiGulley.com to see more of my contemporary landscape paintings.

New Contemporary Impressionistic Ocean Painting by Niki Gulley

October 30, 2023

So, getting to paint along the shoreline is almost as close as it gets to perfection! I hope you, too, can feel the joy and serenity of gazing at the ocean in this piece.

5″ x 7″ textured acrylic painting on panel

(Retail value – $350 unframed)

• Fall Foliage Freedom Tour special – $165 unframed includes shipping

To purchase, go to https://www.nikigulley.com/reflecting-fall/.

Shipments won’t go out until November when we are back home in Dallas. Thank you for your patience.

Please follow along on our Fall Foliage Freedom Tour at:

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For more information on my textured palette knife paintings, please e-mail me at Niki Gulley.

Or, please visit my website at NikiGulley.com to see more of my contemporary landscape paintings.

Palette Knife Abstract Seascape Painting by Artist Niki Gulley

October 27, 2023

To see a video of this painting and location, visit https://www.instagram.com/p/Cyn0LbiOUhw/.

24″ x 24″ textured acrylic painting on canvas

(Retail value – $2,900 unframed)

• Fall Foliage Freedom Tour special – $2,000 unframed includes shipping

To purchase, go to https://www.nikigulley.com/fall-folage-freedom-tour.

Shipments won’t go out until November when we are back home in Dallas. Thank you for your patience.

Please follow along on our Fall Foliage Freedom Tour at:

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For more information on my textured palette knife paintings, please e-mail me at Niki Gulley.

Or, please visit my website at NikiGulley.com to see more of my contemporary landscape paintings.

Cathartic Seascape by Palette Knife Artist Niki Gulley

October 26, 2023

Today we hit the beach and relaxed all day! With my feet in the sand, and my painting balanced on my lap, I had to capture the gorgeous ocean view. Photos never seem to do justice to the sound and movement of the ocean waves, so I wanted to capture that feeling better in paint. Of course, that is quite a challenge since the water is always moving! So, I would time my strokes in-between waves so that I could watch and memorize their shape and energy. I hope you can feel the rhythmic catharsis of these tides lapping against the shore and leave all of your cares behind.

5″ x 7″ textured acrylic painting on panel

(Retail value – $350 unframed)

• Fall Foliage Freedom Tour special – $165 unframed includes shipping

To purchase, go to https://www.nikigulley.com/reflecting-fall/.

Shipments won’t go out until November when we are back home in Dallas. Thank you for your patience.

Please follow along on our Fall Foliage Freedom Tour at:

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For more information on my textured palette knife paintings, please e-mail me at Niki Gulley.

Or, please visit my website at NikiGulley.com to see more of my contemporary landscape paintings.

Serenity Now! Escape with Artist Niki Gulley to the Outer Banks

October 25, 2023

12″ x 24″ textured acrylic painting on canvas

(Retail value – $1,400 unframed)

• Fall Foliage Freedom Tour special – $995 unframed includes shipping

To purchase, go to https://www.nikigulley.com/fall-folage-freedom-tour.

Shipments won’t go out until November when we are back home in Dallas. Thank you for your patience.

Please follow along on our Fall Foliage Freedom Tour at:

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For more information on my textured palette knife paintings, please e-mail me at Niki Gulley.

Or, please visit my website at NikiGulley.com to see more of my contemporary landscape paintings.