Venice

“Ready to Ride” Gondola Painting from Venice by Niki Gulley

August 26, 2020

12″ x 9″ textured oil painting on panel

Very few things evoke the spirit of place like a gondola does for Venice. This singular form of transportation is the signature of a city built on canals and just a glimpse brings forth dreams of traversing the many waterways with someone special.

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“Venetian Doorway” by Palette Knife Artist Niki Gulley

August 25, 2020

7″ x 5″ textured oil painting

After pizza fortifications for lunch during our Venice Art Trek, we set up our easels on a back canal near our hotel while the photographers went off in search of more costumes and scenery to photograph. The architecture in Venice is fascinating and in every direction there is so much ornate detail, that I wanted to capture all of the unusual elements in this one little doorway.

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“Sentimental Journey,” Venice by Contemporary Impressionist Niki Gulley

July 17, 2020

9″ x 12″ textured oil painting on panel

We took a vaporetto tour of Venice and got off at the Rialto bridge where we wandered the fruit, vegetable and fish markets. I set up my easel in this quiet spot, marking the oldest restaurant in Venice. This bridge had so much character being made completely of wood, decorated in plantings and flanked by red and white poles that I just had to paint it!

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“A Pause in Time,” Venice, Italy pastel

July 22, 2011

18” x 24” pastel

Mysterious, enchanted, dreamlike – Venice is a fairytale at night.

Evening has drawn its starry cloak over the city, the crowds and pigeons are gone and three women enjoy the evening at a café in Piazza San Marco.

This changeling city, this artist’s muse now is unhurried, relaxed and romantic

and this one perfect moment in time is held in artful pastels, satiated colors–rich velvet textures capture ebony/violet chairs that Peggy, Pollock or Cole Porter may have sat in,

paintings of angels from old Venice and three modern women of today complete this delicate balance in a point of time.

“Venice is like eating an entire box of chocolate liqueurs in one go. ”

– Truman Capote

To see more of my pastels, please stop by my booth at the Ann Arbor Art Fair this week.

State Street Area Art Fair

July 20 – July 22 • 10 am – 9 pm

Sat. July 23 • 10 am – 6pm

Ann Arbor, MI • Liberty & State St.

Booth #B212 on University between Thayer & State Streets

a2statestreetartfair.com

E-mail Niki Gulley for more information, or visit my website at

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Bayou City Art Festival – Houston, TX – Oct. 9 & 10

October 4, 2010

On my second trip to Europe, my husband wanted to take me to Venice since it was one of his favorite cities, and I fell in love with almost everything about it. The timeless quality created by living on canals free of cars, the history in the architecture and even the cobbled walkways, the beauty of the scenery and the magical quality created by the light to name just a few of my favorite things. I love how food and meals play such an important role in Italian culture – a time to slow down and enjoy friendships while savoring the local grown cuisine and wines over the course of the evening. In this pastel I wanted to communicate all of those joyful feelings in addition to capturing the energy and romance of the city at night. Bon Appetito!

If you’re in Houston, TX this weekend, please stop by the Bayou City Art Festival to see Bon Appetito and my other recent pastels. I’ll be displaying my work at booth #480C – on Walker St. between Bagby & Smith Streets facing City Hall. See BayouCityArtFestival.com for more information.

Or, e-mail me at [email protected] for more information.

Plein Air Painting/ Photography Workshop – Venice, Italy

October 6, 2009

12″ x 10″ oil by Niki Gulley â€¢ SOLD

I actually completed this piece in May as part of our Plein Air / Photography Workshop that my husband, Scott Williams, and I led in Venice, Italy. We had painted several other grand locations, but decided on day three to paint a more intimate vignette of the canals. Since the whole city is on water, I love how their “garage doors” are actually for thier boats! In this painting, I wanted to focus on all of the wonderful architectural textures and age of the homes as seen in the peeling stucco, crumbling bricks and weathered wood.

To view more of my paintings from Italy and see some of my students’ work from our Venice Workshop, stop by our gallery in Dallas as part of the White Rock Artists’ Studio Tour, Oct. 17th & 18th. We also still have a few places open for our next Venice Workshop in May 2010, with the deadline fast approaching. We’d love to have you join us! For more information on the workshop, visit nikigulley.com/ng2/?page_id=13

To find out more about the White Rock Artists’ Studio Tour, go to dallasartsrevue.com/WhiteRock.

To view my paintings from Italy, see nikigulley.com

or e-mail me for more information.