Tag: fall foliage freedom tour

Fall Foliage in the Smoky Mountains by Palette Knife Painter Niki Gulley

November 9, 2023

Sadly, our Fall Foliage Freedom Tour has reached its end. What an amazing 6 week adventure!!! Fortunately, we might have saved the best for last, visiting Asheville, NC in all of its peak autumn glory the last week of October. I had to squeeze in one last painting opportunity at our gorgeous campsite. 
 
Of course, one of the challenges of plein-air painting is you never know what is going to change in the scene you are capturing. For instance, our neighbors chose to park their black sedan right here in the middle of our picturesque view. Oh, well! The scenery beyond was still beautiful and I was able to take some photos on my camera to finish this one up at home. It also gave us a good excuse to take a scooter ride on that beautiful 70 degree day and check out the picturesque nature trails in the North Carolina Arboretum. Not a bad way to finish up our immersive autumn trip!
 
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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.

 

Experience Asheville’s Gorgeous Fall Foliage in Niki Gulley’s Paintings

November 8, 2023

Just WOW!!! Our timing in Asheville was perfect. Gorgeous peak color and ideal 70 degree days. The view from our campsite was spectacular and I had to capture those autumn hues before they were gone. Especially since the leaves were falling into my paint as soon as I mixed the next color. I hope you can feel pure joy and energy in this one! And, there may be a little extra real leaf texture as a bonus.

 
 
To see a video about this painting, check out https://www.instagram.com/p/CzBw2bNOy_9/.
 
 
20″ x 30″ textured acrylic painting on canvas
(Retail value – $2,900 unframed)
• Fall Foliage Freedom Tour special – $2,000 unframed includes shipping
 
 
 
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: 

 https://www.instagram.com/nikigulley/
 
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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.

 

Take a Leisurely Drive through Beautiful Fall Foliage with Artist Niki Gulley

November 7, 2023
The fall foliage along the Blue Ridge Parkway outside of Asheville was incredible! One day of painting wasn’t enough, so we returned today to capture more of its beauty to share with you. Loaded with texture and color, I hope you enjoy this joyful journey through this autumn wonderland.
 
To see a video of the area as I was painting, check out https://www.instagram.com/p/Cy3OOOBuXty/.
 
 
20″ x 30″ textured acrylic painting on canvas
(Retail value – $2,900 unframed)
• Fall Foliage Freedom Tour special – $2,000 unframed includes shipping
 
 
 
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: 

 https://www.instagram.com/nikigulley/
 
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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 Palette Knife Waterfall Painting by Impressionist Niki Gulley

November 6, 2023
So many waterfalls. So little time! Since this one is a shorter hike – just 100 steps down and then we merely had to climb over and balance on some slippery rocks, this was my painting spot! Listen to the cathartic rhythm of those rushing falls. Enjoy your escape with us to the mountains.
 
If you’d like to see a video and hear the rushing sounds of Looking Glass Falls, visit https://www.instagram.com/p/Cy56cAKufbJ/.
 
 
24″ x 18″ textured acrylic painting on canvas panel
(Retail value – $1,900 unframed)
• Fall Foliage Freedom Tour special – $1,200 unframed includes shipping
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: 

 https://www.instagram.com/nikigulley/
 
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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 Vibrant Fall Foliage

November 3, 2023
Today we are touring the Blue Ridge Parkway and Pisgah Forest outside of Asheville, NC. WOW!!!! The fall colors are amazing! I am in my happy place with inspiration at every turn. We finally found a large enough spot to pull over and park the RV so I could paint this gorgeous view. Hope you enjoy the scenery and escape as much as we did!
 
To see a video of the area as I was painting, check out https://www.instagram.com/p/CyyIZQ4Olse/.
 
 
20″ x 30″ textured acrylic painting on canvas
(Retail value – $2,900 unframed)
• Fall Foliage Freedom Tour special – $2,000 unframed includes shipping
 
 
 
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: 

 https://www.instagram.com/nikigulley/
 
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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 Contemporary Impressionistic Ocean Painting by Niki Gulley

October 30, 2023

   

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
(Retail value – $350 unframed)
• Fall Foliage Freedom Tour special – $165 unframed includes shipping
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: 

 https://www.instagram.com/nikigulley/
 
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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.

 

Palette Knife Abstract Seascape Painting by Artist Niki Gulley

October 27, 2023

  

We’re taking a break from fall foliage to soak up some warmth and sunshine along North Carolina’s Outer Banks coast. Listen to those rhythmic ocean waves! Talk about relaxing and just what the doctor ordered. Letting the sounds guide me and going with the flow of the moment, I left this one loose with abstract passages. I hope you can feel the joy and energy in this painting, and escape with me.
 
To see a video of this painting and location, visit https://www.instagram.com/p/Cyn0LbiOUhw/.
 
24″ x 24″ textured acrylic painting on canvas
(Retail value – $2,900 unframed)
• Fall Foliage Freedom Tour special – $2,000 unframed includes shipping
 
 
 
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: 

 https://www.instagram.com/nikigulley/
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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.

 

Cathartic Seascape by Palette Knife Artist Niki Gulley

October 26, 2023

  

Today we hit the beach and relaxed all day! With my feet in the sand, and my painting balanced on my lap, I had to capture the gorgeous ocean view. Photos never seem to do justice to the sound and movement of the ocean waves, so I wanted to capture that feeling better in paint. Of course, that is quite a challenge since the water is always moving! So, I would time my strokes in-between waves so that I could watch and memorize their shape and energy. I hope you can feel the rhythmic catharsis of these tides lapping against the shore and leave all of your cares behind.
 
 
5″ x 7″ textured acrylic painting on panel
(Retail value – $350 unframed)
• Fall Foliage Freedom Tour special – $165 unframed includes shipping
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: 

 https://www.instagram.com/nikigulley/
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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.

 

Serenity Now! Escape with Artist Niki Gulley to the Outer Banks

October 25, 2023

 

After nine days of grey, cold and sometimes rainy weather, I really needed to warm up and soak up some Vitamin D sunshine. So, we took a detour from fall foliage and headed to North Carolina’s Outer Banks. We found an amazing campsite right on the water, and this was our view out our window for the next 2 days! While a little windy our first night, the next morning I woke to beautiful, calm blue waters and I just had to paint that serene view. Those 2 hammocks were calling my name to just relax. I hope you can escape with me into this peaceful, cathartic seascape.

 
12″ x 24″ textured acrylic painting on canvas
(Retail value – $1,400 unframed)
• Fall Foliage Freedom Tour special – $995 unframed includes shipping
 
 
 
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: 

 https://www.instagram.com/nikigulley/
 
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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.

 

History Lessons While Painting Gettysburg Bridge with Artist Niki Gulley

October 23, 2023

 

Next up on our Fall Foliage Freedom Tour, we left the Northeast and started heading south. Our next destination was Washington, D.C. to visit with friends and family, but we were looking for a place to stop along the way. Low and behold, directly on our route was Gettysburg, so we had to stop in for a history lesson. And, I have a love and fascination with covered bridges, so we found Sachs Bridge and I set up my easel to capture its story.

 
And, boy did I get a story! Some civil war re-enactors (who also acted in the movie Glory) stopped by to chat with me and tell me all about the bridge. It was used by both Union and Confederate Troops and people claim that it is haunted at night by confederate soldiers. While I was painting, a couple in Halloween wedding clothes were getting their portraits taken, fascinated with its haunted tales. My quiet little painting spot turned out to be quite the exciting site!
 
9″ x 12″ textured acrylic painting on canvas panel
(Retail value – $600 unframed)
• Fall Foliage Freedom Tour special – $350 unframed includes shipping
 
 
 
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: 

 https://www.instagram.com/nikigulley/
 
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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.