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Tuscany Plein Air Painting / Photo Workshop – deadline Apr. 9

March 22, 2011

SOLD • pastel • 10″ x 8″

Just sold! I painted this pastel of Sienna, Italy on our last Plein Air Painting & Photography workshop that my husband and I taught in Tuscany. Sienna is such an interesting town, with the narrow cobble streets forming a labyrinth of passageways, the energy of the people in the central square, the ancient stone architecture and unusual adornments, and the picturesque views from the rambling hillsides. We just love it!

From our last Tuscany workshop, one of my students composing her painting of one of the picturesque Tuscan hill towns.

If you’d like to join us for our next Tuscany Plein-Air Painting & Photography Workshop, Sept. 2 -10, e-mail Niki Gulley for more information, or visit nikigulley.com/?page_id=13. With limited space and a final registration deadline of April 9th quickly approaching, let me know if you’d like to join us!

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Greece Workshop – Sign up by Jan. 15th

January 13, 2011

“Rooftop View” Santorini, Greece • by Niki Gulley

10” x 20” oil painting

Painted from a beautiful overlook in Santorini, Greece.

If you’d also like to paint in Greece, join me and my husband / travel photographer, Scott Williams, in our Plein Air Painting & Photography Workshop this May.

E-mail Niki Gulley for more information or go to nikigulley.com/?page_id=13. The Jan. 15th final registration deadline is quickly approaching and we have room for just a few more, so sign up today!

Cinque Terre Plein-Air Painting Workshop

January 4, 2011

SOLD • pastel 36″ x 24″

Inspired by our trip to the Cinque Terre (or translated, 5 lands) along Italy’s west coast, “Adrift,” shows one of the peaceful harbors among these 5 cities that hug the shoreline and are linked by an exhilarating hiking trail. I liked the lone boat anchored in this cove, leading your eye to the beach, and the contrast of the yellow against the crystal blue waters. The buildings, all brightly painted stack miraculously up the mountains in the distance, and create a colorful backdrop suggesting you are no longer in the United States. Cinque Terre is simply breathtaking!

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. Sign up by Jan. 13th for a $500 discount. We’d love to have you join us.

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

Painting in Santorini, Greece

December 10, 2010

10″ x 20″ oil painting

I painted this scene of Santorini right next to where we will be staying for our upcoming Plein Air Painting / Photography Workshop that my husband and I will be teaching this May in Greece. Besides this being a gorgeous location, I chose the panorama format to show both the unique stacked white-washed houses and their amazing views of the sea. I like how the one or two colored buildings add a pop of contrast amongst all of the blue and white.

If you would like to paint with us in Greece this May, visit nikigulley.com/?page_id=13 for more details.

Register by Dec. 15thand save $400 on the cost of the trip!

If you’d like more information, e-mail me at Niki@NikiGulley.com.