Tag: contemporary floral art

“Surrounded by Sunshine” Palette Knife Sunflower Painting by Contemporary Impressionist Niki Gulley

February 4, 2015
“Surrounded by Sunshine” ©2015 Niki Gulley
24″ x 12″ textured oil painting on wrap around canvas
Inspired by our travels to Provence, I painted these cheerful sunflowers with extremely thick oil paint and palette knife so that the resulting image leaps off the canvas and is loaded with energy, color and texture.

“Surrounded by Sunshine” and several of my contemporary impressionistic landscapes are also on display at the Good Art Company Gallery in Fredericksburg, TX. For more information, please contact http://www.goodartcompany.com/gac/.

Or, to see more of my palette knife contemporary landscape paintings, visit nikigulley.com.
For more information on my plein air paintings and workshops in Italy and France, please e-mail Niki Gulley.

“Surrounded by Sunshine” Palette Knife Sunflower Painting by Contemporary Impressionist Niki Gulley

May 16, 2014
“Surrounded by Sunshine” ©2014 Niki Gulley
24″ x 12″ textured oil painting on wrap around canvas
Inspired by our travels to Provence, I painted these cheerful sunflowers with extremely thick oil paint and palette knife so that the resulting image leaps off the canvas and is loaded with energy, color and texture.
“Surrounded by Sunshine” and several of my contemporary impressionistic landscapes are also on display at the Good Art Company Gallery in Fredericksburg, TX. For more information, please contact http://www.goodartcompany.com/gac/.
For more information on my plein air paintings and workshops in Italy and France, please e-mail Niki Gulley.

Palette Knife Red Roses oil painting by Contemporary Impressionist Niki Gulley

February 12, 2014
12″ x 12″ Red Roses by Niki Gulley
 textured oil painting on canvas 

I painted these roses from the still life with extremely thick paint and palette knife. The resulting canvas is loaded with texture, color and energy! I’ve painted it on 1 and 1/2 inch deep stretcher bars, with the image continuing around the edges so that it can be hung as is frameless for a contemporary look. 

This floral looks great hung alone to brighten up a little spot, or in a grouping with some of my other contemporary flower paintings. Hang them horizontally, vertically, on a diagonal or stacked.

E-mail Niki Gulley for more information on this piece or to find out about complimentary companion paintings.

To see more of my textured oil paintings, please visit NikiGulley.com.

Red Roses Painting by Contemporary Impressionist Niki Gulley

May 27, 2013
“Triple Passion” ©2013 Niki Gulley
textured oil painting on wrap around canvas
Can be hung horizontally 24″ x 48″ or vertically 48″ x 24″
I love the passion and energy in the color red, so I thought it would be fun to play with the still life I had set up of roses and make a painting where red was the dominant color.  In person, seeing these roses at life size, I wanted the viewer to be swept up in the movement and emotion of this piece. Utilizing flowing spirals, weaving back and forth, playful thick and thin paint in bold, loose strokes, ruby petals emerging and disappearing, all meant to tease and excite your senses.
If you have any questions, please e-mail Niki Gulley.
To see more of Niki Gulley’s contemporary floral paintings, visit NikiGulley.com.

“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

“Sun Salutations” New Sunflower oil painting

February 18, 2013

“Sun Salutations” ©2013 Niki Gulley
12″ x 12″ textured oil on canvas


I painted these sunflowers with extremely thick paint and palette knife. The resulting canvas is loaded with texture, color and energy! I’ve painted it on 1 and 1/2 inch deep stretcher bars, with the image continuing around the edges so that it can be hung as is frameless for a contemporary look. 
This sunflower scene looks great hung alone to brighten up a little spot, or in a grouping with some of my sunflower or floral scenes. Hang them horizontally, vertically, on a diagonal or stacked. Take a look at nikigulley.com/the-art/textured-oils/ to find complimentary companion pieces.

If interested in more information on pricing and purchasing for this painting, please contact American Fine Art Gallery in Dallas, americanfineart.com.

To see more of my textured flower paintings, please visit NikiGulley.com
or e-mail Niki Gulley with any questions.


Palette Knife Sunflower Paintings

December 28, 2012

“Sunny Moments VI” ©2012 Niki Gulley
12″ x 12″ textured oil on canvas

I painted these sunflowers with extremely thick paint and palette knife. The resulting canvas is loaded with texture, color and energy! I’ve painted it on 1 and 1/2 inch deep stretcher bars, with the image continuing around the edges so that it can be hung as is frameless for a contemporary look. 



This sunflower scene looks great hung alone to brighten up a little spot, or in a grouping with some of my sunflower or floral scenes. Hang them horizontally (like pictured above), vertically, on a diagonal or stacked (as seen below). Take a look at nikigulley.com/the-art/textured-oils/ to find complimentary companion pieces.

If interested in more information on pricing and purchasing, please e-mail Niki Gulley.

To see more of my textured flower paintings, please visit NikiGulley.com.

Mini sunflower painting

July 2, 2010

Sunflower study by Niki Gulley
5″ x 7″

I created this sunflower study with palette knife and extremely thick paint to achieve texture and dimension. I love how the bright colors pop and brighten up any room, and how the strokes contain so much movement and energy.

E-mail me at [email protected] for more information.

Rhapsody in Bloom oil painting

May 5, 2010

“Rhapsody in Bloom” ©2010 Niki Gulley
oil on canvas • 12″ x 12″
These Texas bluebonnets and Indian Blanket were created with extremely thick oil paint and palette knives. Painted on 1 1/2″ deep gallery wrap canvas with the image continuing around the edges.