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“Fall Jamboree” Palette Knife Painting by Niki Gulley

June 26, 2024

36″ x 60″ textured oil painting on canvas

I love being immersed in nature. After living in a city surrounded by concrete and noise, I find being surrounded by mother nature to be extremely cathartic, peaceful and rejuvenating. In Fall Jamboree, I wanted to capture those feelings of happiness and tranquility. Working first with thin drippy paint, and then building up thick layers of oil paint with palette knives to achieve extreme dimension, this painting is loaded with movement, energy and color. I hope it lifts your spirits and recharges your batteries while bringing texture, joy and the outdoors inside your home.

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

E-mail Niki Gulley with any questions.

To see more of my palette knife contemporary landscape paintings, visit nikigulley.com.

“Breaking Light” Impasto Aspen Tree Painting by Niki Gulley

June 25, 2024

SOLD • 12″ x 24″ textured oil painting

on 1.5″ wrap around canvas with the painting continuing around the edges

Just sold! Shimmering in warm light, this backlit grove of aspen trees reaches tall, greeting you as you enter the forest. First signs of autumn appear as golden leaves dance in the gentle breeze. The beautiful autumn forest beckons you to go for a stroll and soak in nature’s glory and tranquility.

E-mail Niki Gulley for more information on my birch and aspen tree oil paintings.

To see more of my contemporary impressionistic landscape paintings, visit nikigulley.com.

“Journey into Autumn” Palette Knife Aspen Tree Painting by Niki Gulley

June 24, 2024

30″ x 48″ textured oil painting

Shimmering in golden light, this backlit grove of aspen trees reaches tall, greeting you as you enter the forest. First signs of autumn appear as golden leaves dance in the gentle breeze. A well traveled path on the right beckons you to go for a stroll and soak in nature’s tranquility and beauty.

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

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Joyful Poppy Painting by Palette Knife Artist Niki Gulley

June 21, 2024

30″ x 40″ Textured Mixed Media on Canvas

Loaded with thick, textured paint over multiple layers of color, these cheerful poppies are bursting to life with dimension and energy. Whimsical blooms seem to dance in nature’s kaleidoscope of spring hues bringing joy and sunshine to everyone they greet.

Please contact AO5 Gallery in Austin, TX to purchase this painting:

https://ao5gallery.com/collections/niki-gulley.

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Please e-mail Niki Gulley for more details on her contemporary impressionistic paintings.

To see more of my contemporary textured floral and landscape paintings, please visit nikigulley.com.

Highly Textured Bluebonnet Painting by Texas Artist Niki Gulley

June 20, 2024

30″ x 40″ Textured Mixed Media Painting on Canvas

Loaded with thick, textured paint over multiple layers of color, these cheerful bluebonnets and Texas wildflowers are bursting to life with dimension and energy. Whimsical blooms seem to dance in nature’s kaleidoscope of spring hues bringing joy and sunshine to everyone they greet.

Please e-mail Niki Gulley for more details.

To see more of my contemporary textured floral and landscape paintings, please visit nikigulley.com.

Please contact AO5 Gallery in Austin, TX to purchase this painting:

https://ao5gallery.com/collections/niki-gulley.

“Looking Skyward” Uplifting Treetop Painting by Niki Gulley

June 19, 2024

30″ x 40″” textured mixed media on canvas

In this painting, I wanted you to you to experience the joy of looking up into the treetops – just like you did when you were a kid. Lying on the ground, not a care in the world, you gaze in wonderment. Choosing electric yellows and reds and flinging paint in multiple swirling layers add to that playful, childlike whimsy. I hope you are transported back to a happy, carefree time and place!

If interested in purchasing or for more details on “Looking Skyward,” please visit the Statton Gallery in Eureka Springs, AR:

The Statton Gallery

137 Spring Street

Eureka Springs, AR 72632

stattongallery.com

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E-mail Niki Gulley for more information on my aspen and birch paintings.

To see more of my contemporary landscape paintings, visit nikigulley.com.

New “Symphonic Expressions” Large Abstract Texas Painting by Niki Gulley

April 30, 2024

48″ x 60″ textured acrylic painting on wrap around canvas

My labor of love this past month! With the canvas as wide as I am tall, and so many ups and downs my step ladder painting it, this one was quite the workout. But, it was important for me to completely immerse you in the energy found amongst nature. This painting is best seen in person so that you can step into this life-size canvas and feel our Texas’ landscape’s beauty yourself.

I made sure to not over blend my thick strokes so that you could see the marks and feel the vivacity found in nature. Repeating patterns and waves of color create a harmony within the painting. Rendering the bluebonnets and wildflowers along with their surroundings abstractly plays with taking a traditional subject matter and putting a new twist on it. Voluminous and dramatic clouds surround your journey into this uplifting symphonic expression of peace and hope.

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For more details on my other Texas paintings, please e-mail Niki Gulley.

Or, check out my website at nikigulley.com to see more of my contemporary landscape palette knife paintings.

New Joyful Sunflower Painting by Contemporary Impressionist Niki Gulley

April 29, 2024

36″ x 48” textured acrylic painting on wrap around canvas

Being a huge Van Gogh fan, I wanted this piece to be uplifting and full of color and energy just like how I feel to be surrounded by a joyful field of sunflowers! Perky, circular faces smile at you as their golden petals dance across the canvas. Painting these blooms full-sized helps to bring them to life and hopefully transport you to this happy location. Including surprising pops of vivid reds, purples and blues keep your eye moving throughout the scene, seeing new things each time you look at it, and adds to the jubilant feeling.

E-mail Niki Gulley with any questions.

To see more of my palette knife contemporary landscape paintings, visit nikigulley.com.

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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.

Textured Abstract Seascape Painting by Niki Gulley

April 25, 2024

36″ x 60″ Textured Acrylic Painting on gallery wrap canvas with the painting continuing around the edges

Over the course of several weeks, I layered dreamy layer over dreamy layer of paint to give this piece sparkle and depth. Longing for a cool beach and the cathartic sounds of the ocean, I started with drippy, fluid paint and then built up thick textured strokes to bring the energy of the ocean’s waves to life. Slightly abstract, loose and free, I hope you can feel the healing qualities of the water and get lost in its mesmerizing rhythm.

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E-mail Niki Gulley for more information on my seascape paintings.

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