Month: April 2013

New Poppy and Wildflower Painting by Niki Gulley

April 29, 2013
“Meadow of Sunshine” ©2013 Niki Gulley
textured oil on wrap around canvas • 30″ x 40″

I wanted this painting to be real loose and fun, so that you could almost feel the breeze blowing across the wildflowers and making the rows of colors dance.

If you’re in the Dallas this weekend and would like to see more of my contemporary landscape paintings, please stop by and see my work at Richardson’s Cottonwood Art Festival.
Cottonwood Art Festival
May 5 • 10am – 8pm
May 6 • 10am – 6pm
Richardson, TX • Cottonwood Park • on Beltline Rd. just east of Coit
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Web – NikiGulley.com • E-mail – Niki Gulley

Palette Knife Bluebonnet Painting by Texas Artist Niki Gulley

April 26, 2013
“Texas Pride II” ©2013 Niki Gulley
20″ x 30″ textured oil painting on canvas

I painted these Texas bluebonnets and with extremely thick oil paint and palette knives to achieve depth and texture. The resulting image comes to life and is loaded with color and energy. In this wildflower series, I’ve painted the scene around the edges of the canvas on 1 and 1/2″ deep stretcher bars so that the painting can be hung without a frame for a contemporary look. Or, I also have a beautiful espresso floater frame where you can still see the painted edges of the canvas if you prefer framed artwork.

Texas Pride II is also available in canvas prints. please e-mail [email protected] for pricing and ordering information.

To see more of my bluebonnet and Texas paintings, visit nikigulley.com/the-art/texas/texas. Or if you’re in the Dallas / Fort Worth area this weekend and would like to see more of my contemporary landscape paintings, please stop by my booth, #J-5, at Southlake’s Art in the Square. 
 Art in the Square
 Fri. Apr. 26 • 4pm – 9pm 
 Sat. Apr. 27 • 10am – 9pm 
 Sun. Apr. 28 • 11am – 5pm 
Southlake, TX • Southlake Town Square • 234 State St. 
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Web – NikiGulley.com

New Aspen Tree Painting by Niki Gulley – Just Sold

April 24, 2013
“Destination Unknown” ©2013 Niki Gulley
SOLD • 36″ x 48” textured oil painting on wrap around canvas
Just Sold to Prime Lending in North Dallas. On one of our plein air painting trips we led, we happened upon this gorgeous aspen grove. Enjoying the melodic tinkling of the aspen leaves rustling in the breeze, the trickling sounds of the babbling brook at our backs, and the beauty of fall ablaze with color, I felt invigorated as I began painting. The setting was so peaceful and rejuvenating that I wanted to communicate that joyful feeling of discovery in this piece. Filling the canvas with energetic staccato strokes and bold colors, in addition to gently arching the tree trunks towards the sky add to that uplifting feeling. And then just a sliver of the trail cutting through the forest, suggests the excitement of the journey that is to come.
For more information on my textured palette knife birch and aspen tree oil paintings, please e-mail Niki Gulley.
Or if you’re in the Dallas / Fort Worth area this weekend and would like to see more of my contemporary landscape paintings, please stop by my booth, #J-5, at Southlake’s Art in the Square. 
 Art in the Square
 Fri. Apr. 26 • 4pm – 9pm 
 Sat. Apr. 27 • 10am – 9pm 
 Sun. Apr. 28 • 11am – 5pm 
Southlake, TX • Southlake Town Square • 234 State St. 
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New Poppy Oil Painting by Contemporary Impressionist Niki Gulley

April 22, 2013
Poppy Passion ©2013 Niki Gulley
18″ x 36″ • Textured painting on canvas

I absolutely love it when I come across a whole field of wildflowers – there is something about the transformation of a single dainty flower into a dense explosion of color that inspires awe and delights your senses. So in Poppy Passion, I combined memories of places I’ve been with intense saturated colors to convey that joy I feel when I come across a gorgeous field of poppies.

If you’d like more information on my contemporary landscape paintings, e-mail Niki Gulley.

Or if you’re in the Dallas / Fort Worth area this weekend, please stop by my booth, #J-5, at Southlake’s Art in the Square.

Art in the Square 
Fri. Apr. 26 • 4pm – 9pm 
Sat. Apr. 27 • 10am – 9pm 
Sun. Apr. 28 • 11am – 5pm 
Southlake, TX • Southlake Town Square • 234 State St. 
ArtInTheSquare.com

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Autumn Aspen Trees painting by Niki Gulley – Just Sold

April 19, 2013
“Symphony of Colors” ©2013 Niki Gulley
36″ x 60″ textured oil painting on wrap around canvas

Just Sold and now hanging in the art collection at Prime Lending in north Dallas!

Shimmering colors of autumn: Aspen and Oak trees quiver, their light graceful leaves tremble and quake, silver and gold, scarlet and tangerine, with each light breeze. There is the quiet energy of change coming and vibrant color charges the woods. Crisp fall mountain air, a band of slender straight trunks cut bright strokes of white against a dazzling tumble of amber and crimson. Staccato strokes and shimmering hues add to the feeling of change in the air and suggest the wind whistling through the foliage.

E-mail Niki Gulley for more information on her textured oil paintings of aspen and birch trees.

New Poppy Field Painting by Contemporary Impressionist, Niki Gulley

April 17, 2013
“Crimson Explosion” ©2013 Niki Gulley
24″ x 12″ • Textured oil painting on canvas

I absolutely love it when I come across a whole field of wildflowers – there is something about the transformation of a single dainty flower into a dense explosion of color that inspires awe and delights your senses. I painted Crimson Explosion with extremely thick oil paint and palette knife so that the resulting painting is loaded with texture, color and energy.

If you’d like more information on my contemporary landscape and floral paintings, please e-mail Niki Gulley.

“Autumn Carnival” birch tree oil painting by Niki Gulley – Just Sold

April 15, 2013
“Autumn Carnival” ©2013 Niki Gulley
SOLD • 36″ x 48″ textured oil painting on wrap around canvas

Just Sold at the Fredericksburg Good Art Company Gallery! Painted with extremely thick oil paint and palette knives so that this canvas is loaded with texture and bursting with color, 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.

To see more of my textured landscape oil paintings from my one woman show, “Nature’s Kaleidscope,” at the Good Art Company in Fredericksburg, TX, visit goodartcompany.com/gac/.

“Embrace” textured birch oil painting by Niki Gulley

April 12, 2013
“Embrace” ©2013 Niki Gulley
textured oil painting • 36″ x 36″
I wanted this birch painting to be very colorful and whimsical, like through the eyes of a child looking into the treetops with fascination. Painted with extremely thick oil paint and palette knives, the resulting painting is loaded with color, energy, movement and texture.

If you’d like to see more of Niki Gulley’s palette knife florals and contemporary landscape paintings, please stop by Art City Austin this weekend.

Art City Austin
Sat. April 13 • 10am – 6pm
Sun. April 14 • 11am – 6pm

Austin, TX • Cesar Chavez & Guadalupe St., booth #102
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Web – NikiGulley.com • E-mail – Niki Gulley

“Embracing Possibilities” New Gerber Daisy painting by Niki Gulley

April 10, 2013
“Embracing Possibilities” ©2013 Niki Gulley
36″ x 48″ textured oil painting
I wanted to paint something bright, happy and graphic that would always cause you to smile when you looked at it, and these colorful Gerber Daisies were the perfect flower to do just that. Purposely choosing vivid warm colors for the flowers and the background, with complimentary lime and emerald greens for contrast, suggest the joyful, uplifting mood I wanted to convey. Working from the still life and arranging the flowers in a diagonal pattern, imply a playfulness and energy, while painting the Gerbers larger than life and against an uncluttered background add dramatic impact.

If you’d like to see more of Niki Gulley’s palette knife florals and contemporary landscape paintings, please stop by Art City Austin this weekend.

Art City Austin
Sat. April 13 • 10am – 6pm
Sun. April 14 • 11am – 6pm
Austin, TX • Downtown Austin
2nd Street Retail and Shopping District

New Aspen Tree Oil Painting by contemporary impressionist Niki Gulley

April 8, 2013
“Symphony of Colors” ©2013 Niki Gulley
SOLD • 48″ x 60″ textured oil painting

Just Sold! I wanted this painting to be about the power and energy in nature to invigorate your spirit, so I chose to use warm vivid colors and thick staccato strokes to add to that feeling. I placed the foliage in diagonal sweeping shapes to create a sense of movement, and so that you can feel the wind gently rustling the leaves and causing them to dance.

If you’d like to see more of Niki Gulley’s textured aspen tree paintings and contemporary landscapes, please stop by Art City Austin this weekend.

Art City Austin
Sat. April 13 • 10am – 6pm
Sun. April 14 • 11am – 6pm
Austin, TX • Downtown Austin
2nd Street Retail and Shopping District