contemporary landscape painting

“Blazing a Trail” Abstracted Autumn Aspen Painting Niki Gulley

October 10, 2023

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.

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

New Textured Birch Trees Painting by Palette Knife Artist Niki Gulley

October 5, 2023

Can you really get enough birch trees??? I love their white peeling bark and vivid changing leaves. Hugging the shoreline of this peaceful lake, may these vertical beauties lift your spirits and bring some joyful color to your day!

And, it turns out this was my last time to paint in Acadia National Park due to a truck hitting and destroying our side mirror (which led us down a several hour repair mission.) Luckily Scott cobbled something together and we’re all set for the next part of our Fall Foliage Freedom Tour. Stay tuned…

“Toes in the Water”

24″ x 12″ textured acrylic painting on 1.5″ canvas with the painting continuing around the edges

(Retail value – $1,400 unframed)

• Fall Foliage Freedom Tour special – $995 unframed includes shipping

To purchase, go to https://www.nikigulley.com/toes-in-the-

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:

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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 Maine’s Coasline

October 4, 2023

Since the leaves are just barely turning and we are in Acadia National Park, after all, I just had to paint this gorgeous ocean view that screams we are in Maine! Fascinating rock cliffs surrounded by pine trees, an endless expanding horizon, and listening to the crashing waves as they approach the shore, are just what the doctor ordered. How does it make you feel?

“Acadia Coastline”

18″ x 24″ textured acrylic painting on canvas panel

(Retail value – $1,900 unframed)

• Fall Foliage Freedom Tour special – $1,200 unframed includes shipping

To purchase, go to https://www.nikigulley.com/acadia-coastline.

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:

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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 “Between the Birches” Fall Foliage Painting from Maine by Niki Gulley

October 3, 2023

Back for day 2 in Arcadia National Park! I’m so glad we allowed for a few days here. Today we are in our RV, so parking is a bigger challenge. But, we found this beautiful spot alongside the road with plenty of room to park. The birches are starting to turn colors and I love this peaceful lake view. I hope it transports you to serenity, too!

“Between the Birches”

18″ x 24″ textured acrylic painting on canvas panel

(Retail value – $1,900 unframed)

• Fall Foliage Freedom Tour special – $1,200 unframed includes shipping

To purchase, go to https://www.nikigulley.com/between-the-birches.

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:

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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.

“Fall’s Arrival” in Maine – Palette Knife Painting by Niki Gulley

October 2, 2023

Oh Maine! Such rugged beauty! In this piece I painted just outside of Bar Harbor, you can see the beginnings of fall hues. Birch trees are starting to vibrate with color, foreground grasses and wildflowers are bursting with joy and views over the vast ocean show glimpses of Bar Island nestled in Frenchman Bay.

“Fall’s Arrival”

9″ x 12″ textured acrylic painting on canvas panel

(Retail value – $600 unframed)

• Fall Foliage Freedom Tour special – $350 unframed includes shipping

To purchase, go to https://www.nikigulley.com/fall’s-arrival/.

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:

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

September 29, 2023

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

To purchase, go to https://www.nikigulley.com/cadillac-mountain.

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:

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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

September 28, 2023

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

To purchase, go to https://www.nikigulley.com/reflecting-fall/.

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:

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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

September 27, 2023

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

To purchase, go to https://www.nikigulley.com/reflecting-fall/.

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:

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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 Uplifting Sunflower Painting by Contemporary Impressionist Niki Gulley

September 21, 2023

I kept procrastinating because of our 106 degree heat, but everyday when I’d look out the window, the sunflowers in my garden would be calling me! So, I finally gave in this week, set the alarm for 6 am (which my husband dearly loved) and started painting at first light and the coolest part of the day at 88 degrees. It was worth it! The golden beauties are just so cheerful and colorful, that I almost got lost enough in the process of capturing them that I forgot about the sweltering discomfort – almost!

I hope they can bring some joy and sunshine to your day, too!
 
To find out more information or to purchase this painting, please visit the Good Art Company Gallery in Fredericksburg, TX at https://www.goodartcompany.com/niki-gulley.
 
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If you’d like to see more of my palette knife landscape paintings, visit nikigulley.com.

Or, e-mail me with any inquiries about my sunflower and contemporary floral paintings at Niki Gulley.

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

September 20, 2023

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:

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.