Tag: Plein air painting workshops

“Dancing on Water” textured water lily oil painting

June 29, 2011

“Dancing on Water” © 2011 Niki Gulley
36” x 60” • textured oil on wrap around canvas
Sunlight sparkles across aqua blue water, diamonds of purple glitter the pond’s surface; water lilies lift their faces toward the sky. Golden sunlight filters through the brambles and ferns, a touch of cardinal red peeks through purple and pink foliage while azure heavens reflect in the water. Placing the lilies in arcing patterns and staggering where they are floating about, adds to the flow and energy in the moment, and gives you the sense that they are gently dancing on water.
E-mail Niki Gulley for more information on her contemporary landscape paintings.

Monet’s Passion oil painting by Niki Gulley

April 28, 2011

“Monet’s Passion” ©2011 Niki Gulley
12” x 24” textured oil on wrap around canvas

Early morning light washes over Monet’s lily pond in his beloved garden at Giverny, France.
Quiet, tranquil colors rim the pond, reflected in the glassy surface, waters casting back sky and foliage in a radiance of hues. Iris leaves front the water pond, lilies break its surface, willows brush the water’s edge – everything just as Monet would have seen, now in a fresh, contemporary new work of art.

This new textured interpretation of water lilies and many other contemporary oils by Niki Gulley will be on display at Cottonwood Art Festival May 7th and 8th in Richardson, TX. Please stop by to see them in person.

Cottonwood Art Festival
Saturday May 7 from 9 am to 6 pm and Sunday May 8 from 9 am to 6 pm.
Richardson, TX, Cottonwood Park is at the corner of Coit and Beltline.
Visit CottonwoodArtFestival.com for details.
E-mail Niki Gulley for more information on her landscape oil paintings.

Plein Air Painting in Tuscany with Niki Gulley

April 6, 2011

“Tuscan Countryside” ©2011 Niki Gulley
Pastel • 14″ by 11″ • SOLD
Rolling hills, rich loamy earth, sunflowers with heavy heads; vineyards,
each vine so cared for they almost stand at attention as roses guard each row.
A blue vault spans the heavens – take a deep breath;
walk out of your villa and smell the rich earth, the clean air –
the vitality of the Tuscan countryside –
another world, another time.
“Tuscan Countryside”captures a moment in Tuscany that you can make your own. Sign up to join Niki Gulley and Scott Williams for their Plein-Air Painting / Photography Workshop in Tuscany this September and make your own unforgettable images of Tuscany. With a registration deadline of April 9th and space filling up quickly, e-mail Niki Gulley if you’d like to join them or visit nikigulley.com/?page_id=13 for more information on the workshop.
To see more of Niki Gulley’s paintings from Tuscany, stop by her booth at Art in the Square in Southlake, Texas, April 15-17. Visit artinthesquare.com/default.aspx for details.

Niki Gulley Paintings From Tuscany

March 28, 2011

“Doorway to the Past” ©2011 Niki Gulley
Pastel • 10” x 8”

From our last Tuscany workshop, we found this quiet alleyway and were immediately attracted to the unique doorways, cobblestone walkway, and stacked stone archways. The aging brick had so much character and the passageway was filled with warm light and dramatic shadows, making it a perfect afternoon painting spot.

If you’d like to join us Sept. 2-10 for our next Tuscany Plein-Air Painting & Photography Workshop, 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, we suggest registering soon.
To see “Doorway to the Past” and more of my paintings in person, stop by my booth at Art City Austin, a premier juried outdoor art festival in Austin, TX, April 2-3. I’ll be at booth #328 – on Cesar Chavez St. between San Antonio & Guadalupe Streets. Visit ArtAllianceAustin.org /art_city_austin.html for details.

3 Days Left for Tuscany Plein Air Painting & Photograhy Workshop

March 2, 2011

“View from Montepulciano” Tuscany, Italy

SOLD • 14″ x 11″ pastel by Niki Gulley

Join us for our next Plein-Air Painting & Photography Workshop in Tuscany, Sept. 2 -10. In addition to daily painting and/or photography excursions, there will also be day trips into the surrounding hill towns, along with winery tours, museum visits in Florence and plenty of gorgeous Italian countryside. The villa we stay at sits atop a hill with 360 degree panoramic views of the surrounding area, it has all modern convinces, plus wifi and a swimming pool. This truly is La Dolce Vita, so don’t wait until the last minute to sign up.

The early deadline for a $400 discount is just a couple days away!

E-mail Niki Gulley for more information, or visit nikigulley.com/?page_id=13.

 

From our last Tuscany workshop, everyone enjoying a delicious Italian dinner al fresco after a fun-filled day of painting, photographing and sightseeing in the Tuscan countryside.

Painting in Tuscany with Niki Gulley

February 14, 2011

“Spiritual Climb,” Pienza, Italy ©2011 Niki Gulley
Pastel • 12″ x 9″

One of my students painting in Tuscany from one of the amazing hill town overlooks.
If you’d like to join us for our next Plein-Air Painting & Photography Workshop, Sept. 2 -10, e-mail Niki Gulley for more information, or visit nikigulley.com/?page_id=13.

For more details on Scott Williams’ photography, visit Blind-Squirrel.org.

Tuscany Painting / Photo Workshop with Niki Gulley & Scott Williams

February 9, 2011

“Amapola” ©2011 Niki Gulley
SOLD • pastel 11″ x 14″
This pastel was inspired by the beautiful Tuscan countryside.
If you’d like to paint in Tuscany, too, join us for our next Plein-Air Painting & Photography Workshop, Sept. 2 -10. See more details at nikigulley.com/?page_id=13 or e-mail Niki Gulley for more information. We’d love to have you along for this amazing adventure!
For more information on Scott Williams’ photography, visit Blind-Squirrel.org.

Tuscany Vineyard pastel

February 7, 2011

Tuscany Vineyards by Niki Gulley
SOLD • pastel 30″ x 15″
This pastel was inspired by the beautiful Tuscan countryside. If you’d like to join us in Tuscany for our next Plein-Air Painting & Photography Workshop, see more details at nikigulley.com/?page_id=13 or e-mail Niki Gulley for more information.

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!

Art & Photo Workshop in Athens & Santorini, Greece

January 11, 2011
“Doorway to Possibilities,” Santorini, Greece • by Niki Gulley
SOLD • 20” x 10” pastel
The view from our hotel that we’ll be staying at in May for our Plein Air Painting / Photography Workshop is amazing! In this pastel, I wanted to capture not only the gorgeous Aegean below and the white-washed architecture with brilliant blue accents, but also I wanted to show off their unique doorways that also frame the beautiful landscape below.
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 me 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!