Palette Knife Painter Niki Gulley Paints Fall Foliage in Stowe, VT

 

We went up to the Stowe ski resort to see what the trees looked like at higher elevations. It was a perfect day – beautiful scenery and weather. I was seriously inspired and the fall colors were postcard perfect!

20″ x 30″ textured acrylic painting on canvas

Sold!

Please follow along on our Fall Foliage Freedom Tour at: 

 https://www.instagram.com/nikigulley/
 
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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.

 

Painting, Cider and Cheddar Cheese Tasting in Stowe, VT with Niki Gulley and Scott Williams

We’ve landed in Stowe, Vermont and it is ridiculously beautiful. We are parked at the Van Trapp grounds and it is actually quite hot at 85 degrees today!!! In fact it was so warm, I chose to paint from inside our camper today of these gorgeous, vibrant forested mountain views. Our dining room window forms a panorama shape, and I love how that frames the scenery. So I figured I should paint some views this way, too. 

On a side note, internet has basically been nonexistent at our Vermont campsites and in the mountains. Since we couldn’t get any computer work, we figured we’d just have to go into town to sample some delicious cheese and cider. Yum!

Please follow along on our Fall Foliage Freedom Tour at: 

 https://www.instagram.com/nikigulley/
 
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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 Impressionist Niki Gulley Paints Uplifting Fall Foliage in Stowe, VT

 

 

Our Fall Foliage Freedom Tours has us in Stowe until the end of the week and the colors are stellar. Today we are up on the Van Trapp Lodge grounds. The weather is in the low 80’s, there is a breeze and life is good!
 
18″ x 24″ textured acrylic painting on canvas panel
 
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: 

 https://www.instagram.com/nikigulley/
 
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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.

 

“Blazing a Trail” Abstracted Autumn Aspen Painting Niki Gulley

  

     

“Blazing a Trail” ©2023 Niki Gulley
SOLD * 30” x 30″ textured mixed media painting 
on 1.5″ wrap around canvas with the painting continuing around the edges
 
Just sold through AO5 Gallery! Flickering autumn leaves seem to almost dance in a gentle breeze. I wanted this scene to be filled with movement and energy, so I incorporated a lot of diagonal and curving shapes in the design to suggest that feeling. Contrasting short staccato strokes against blended passages with my palette knives, also increase that sense of motion. I hope you, too, can feel the excitement of walking through the woods on a beautiful fall day, letting your cares slip away and your spirit being invigorated.
 
 
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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.

 

 https://www.instagram.com/nikigulley/

 
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 For more details and to purchase “Cacophony,” visit https://ao5gallery.com/collections/niki-gulley.

 

New “Cadillac Mountain” Painting from Acadia National Park by Niki Gulley

Today we arrived in Acadia National Park in Maine and since no RV’s are allowed at the summit, we rode our scooter to the top of Cadillac Mountain. It was gorgeous! But there is not much room for art supplies in our little scooter’s storage compartment, so I packed my 5″ x 7″ paint gear and sat down on a fairly comfy boulder to paint this scenic view. With the first hints of fall in the ground cover adding a fun pop of red, I set out to capture this beautiful view of the rocks, pine trees, jagged hills and ocean.
 
“Cadillac Mountain” 
5″ x 7″ textured acrylic painting on panel
(Retail value – $350 unframed)
• Fall Foliage Freedom Tour special – $165 unframed includes shipping
 
 
 
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: 

 https://www.instagram.com/nikigulley/
 
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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 “Old Orchard Beach” Painting in Maine by Contemporary Impressionist Niki Gulley

 

What a fabulous day! Sun is shining. Waves are crashing. Seagulls are screaming. And, I’ve got my toes in the sand. We’ve landed on Old Orchard Beach in Maine just soaking up the beautiful scenery. Hope you can feel the beautiful ocean breezes and hear the cathartic sound of the tide, too!
 
“Old Orchard Beach” 
9″ x 12″ textured acrylic painting on canvas panel
(Retail value – $600 unframed)
• Fall Foliage Freedom Tour special – $350 unframed includes shipping
 
 
 
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: 

 https://www.instagram.com/nikigulley/
 

 

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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 “Reflecting Fall” Palette Knife Painting by Niki Gulley

 

We are loving the peaceful surroundings of Old Orchard Beach, Maine. We booked this picturesque campsite where we have our own dock and lake view. This morning we woke up to this serene scene, and of course, I just had to paint it! Golden light illuminating the beginnings of fall with a gentle ripple causing the reflections to meld into a beautiful symphony of colors.
 
“Reflecting Fall” 
9″ x 12″ textured acrylic painting on panel
(Retail value – $600 unframed)
• Fall Foliage Freedom Tour special – $350 unframed includes shipping
 
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: 

 https://www.instagram.com/nikigulley/
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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.

 

Artists Niki Gulley and Scott Williams Making their Way North for Inspiration, Healing and Nature

 

Above: Artists Niki Gulley and Scott Williams

We’re off on our Northeast Fall Foliage Freedom Tour! Ooo hoo! First stop Nashville, TN. To hear more check out, https://www.instagram.com/p/CxVkVJ5O5Mu/. 

Please follow along on our new adventure at: 

 https://www.instagram.com/nikigulley/

Having been diagnosed with several health issues and autoimmune diseases, I have witnessed first hand the healing power of nature. Hearing the leaves crunch while walking through the woods, listening to the birds sing, gazing in awe at a gorgeous sunrise and sunset, feeling your heart fill near a vibrant field of wildflowers, or just relaxing to the cathartic sounds of ocean waves lapping against the shore, all help reset your soul. That joy, hope and serenity is what I want to share with you in my paintings so that you can feel it, too.

And, our Northeast Fall Foliage Freedom Tour is just the ticket! I’d love for you to join us, follow along and chime in anytime.

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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.
 

 

Artist Couple Niki Gulley and Scott Williams Embark on Fall Foliage Freedom Tour

As we depart on our Northeast Fall Freedom Foliage Tour, I can’t wait to be surrounded by Mother Nature’s beauty and healing ability, and bring you that experience in my creations!

To fully immerse ourselves on this new adventure, we have a new baby! Wanting to be even closer to nature, we have invested in a 24 foot RV, and are taking this show on the road. We’re still working on a name for her, so please e-mail me with any suggestions.

So, if you’d like to journey along with us, please tune into my Facebook or Instagram feed this week to see what I’m creating each day. Just for my collectors and followers, I’ll post “Straight off the Easel” pieces and pricing on these platforms, or you can purchase directly at https://www.nikigulley.com/fall-foliage-freedom-tour/ starting Sept. 25th. You never know when we’re going to post or when we’lll take the special down. So, please follow along on our adventure! 

And, if you’d like to see these pieces before they post so you have first picks, please send me your e-mail address for a a “backstage VIP pass.” The last time we did something like this was during the pandemic, and most pieces were claimed as soon as I posted them!

Having been diagnosed with several health issues and autoimmune diseases, I have witnessed first hand the healing power of nature. Hearing the leaves crunch while walking through the woods, listening to the birds sing, gazing in awe at a gorgeous sunrise and sunset, feeling your heart fill near a vibrant field of wildflowers, or just relaxing to the cathartic sounds of ocean waves lapping against the shore, all help reset your soul. That joy, hope and serenity is what I want to share with you in my paintings so that you can feel it, too!

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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.

 https://www.instagram.com/nikigulley/

 

Heavily Textured Poppy Painting by Impasto Artist Niki Gulley

 

 “Running Red III” ©2023 Niki Gulley

SOLD • 30″ x 48″ Textured Mixed Media on Canvas

Just sold! I love it when my collectors share their photos with me. My painting looks so vibrant and cheerful in her office. I’m so glad she is loving it – that is the best reward for an artist!

In this series, I wanted to create pieces that are full of joy, energy, texture and light. Working on oversized canvases and painting the blossoms larger than life add to that feeling of hope and exuberance. Choosing to leave the background airy and working with thick layers of white on white paint, ribbons of brightly colored blooms dance across the canvas with spontaneity and freedom. Subconsciously, I feel like these light-filled visions came to me in response to so much bad news and the COVID lockdown. Searching for a way to create more space, room to roam and the freedom to live life to its fullest, I hope these paintings bring the beauty of nature inside and fill your spirit with light and cheer.

 

 
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To see more of my contemporary poppy paintings, please visit nikigulley.com.
 
For more information on my large floral paintings, please e-mail Niki Gulley.
 

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