palette knife painting

New Texas Bluebonnet miniature oil painting

December 3, 2010

Texas Bluebonnet oil painting by Niki Gulley • 7″ x 5″

I painted this Texas bluebonnet with extremely thick oil paint and palette knives, so that the resulting artwork is filled with color and texture.

If you’d like more information on my bluebonnet paintings and Texas landscapes, e-mail me at [email protected].

Touched by Gold – New aspen painting

December 1, 2010

30″ x 30″ oil on canvas

Aspen trees are one of my favorite subjects to paint. I love their peeling bark and the color of the trunks in addition to the beautiful tinkling sounds the leaves make blowing in the wind. In this painting, I wanted to try something different and rather than show a whole grove of trees in the landscape, I wanted to focus in and concentrate on the wonderful texture in the trunks and the uniqueness of each knot, so you really notice the beauty of each aspen.

If you’d like more information on “Touched by Gold,” e-mail me at [email protected].

New Bluebonnet oil painting

November 27, 2010

New Bluebonnet Oil Painting by Niki Gulley • 7″ x 5″

These Texas Bluebonnets and Indian Paintbrush are created with extremely thick oil paint and palette knives.

If you’d like information on my bluebonnet paintings, e-mail me at [email protected].

New Mini White Rock Lake painting

November 19, 2010

oil on board • 5″ x 7″

Just off the easel! This miniature oil painting captures the light shimmering on White Rock Lake as the sun is just starting to set behind the Dallas skyline. Created with extremely thick paint and palette knife, the resulting image is loaded with color and texture.

If you’d like more information on this painting, e-mail me at [email protected].

I will also have several pieces on display and available for sale at my Last Art Show of 2010 this weekend at the Bath House Cultural Center in Dallas. See bathhousecultural.com for details.

New Dallas Skyline oil painting

November 17, 2010

oil on canvas • 12″ x 24″

Just off the easel! On a peaceful autumn day last fall, I went out with my camera to White Rock Lake and captured this beautiful sunset behind the Dallas skyline. I liked how the pampas grass and various plants in the foreground were back lit by the setting sun and how the water’s surface was shimmering from the low light, adding to a sense of mystery and tranquility in that golden moment.

If you’d like information on “Golden Moment,” e-mail me at [email protected].

I will also have several pieces on display and available for sale at my Last Art Show of 2010 this weekend at the Bath House Cultural Center in Dallas. See bathhousecultural.com for details.

Last Art Show of 2010

November 15, 2010

oil on canvas • 40″ x 30″

Sold to a collector in Dallas this month – I painted these aspen trees with extremely thick paint and palette knife so that the artwork is loaded with texture and almost three-dimensional. I love the playfulness of looking up into the treetops, as did the collectors!

If you’d like information on more of my aspen tree paintings or commissioning a unique piece, e-mail me at [email protected].

Also, I will have several pieces on display and available for sale at my Last Art Show of 2010 this weekend at the Bath House Cultural Center in Dallas. See bathhousecultural.com for details.

Skyward Bound oil painting

November 12, 2010

oil on canvas • 30″ x 40″

In “Skyward Bound,” I wanted you to feel like a little kid again looking up into the treetops, enjoying the beautiful sky and colors above. We forget to do that as adults – we’re so focused on straight ahead! Choosing vivid reds, yellows, blues and greens in addition to the perspective from below adds to that playful mood.

If you’d like more information on Skyward Bound, e-mail me at [email protected].

New Textured Aspen Painting by Niki Gulley

November 10, 2010

oil on canvas • 30″ x 30″

In “Jeweled Forest,” I wanted you to feel like you were deep in the middle of the woods surrounding by nature in all of its beautiful autumn glory. I painted these aspen trees with extremely thick oil paint so that the texture and colors leap off the canvas. For more information on “Jeweled Forest,” e-mail me at [email protected].

Emergence oil painting by Niki Gulley

November 8, 2010

“Emergence” by Niki Gulley

oil on canvas • 48″ x 60″

SOLD

I painted these birch trees with extremely thick oil paint and palette knife, resulting in a painting that is filled with texture and explodes with color!

Summer Aspens oil painting

October 29, 2010

12″ x 12″ oil on canvas

I painted these summer aspen trees with palette knife and extremely thick paint. I love how the chunky paint adds to the texture of the bark and the movement in the leaves, and how the painting continues around the edges of the wrap around canvas for a sculptural-like frameless piece of art.