Tag: plein air oil paintings
Iceland Art Trek with Niki Gulley and Scott Williams
To see more of my contemporary impressionistic landscape paintings, visit nikigulley.com.
New Cascades from Iceland by Contemporary Impressionist Niki Gulley
May 17-24, 2025
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Switzerland Art Trek
July 26 – August 2, 2025
Tuscany Foodie Trek Trek
September 27 – October 4, 2025
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Iceland Painting and Photography Art Trek with Niki Gulley and Scott Williams
The next morning, we stopped by to photograph more puffins on our way out of town. Because you can never have enough puffin watching! Then we gathered up our merry band of trekkers and headed further east to the Vatnjokull National Park. Here we had several hours to hike and photograph the exotic scenery and another amazing waterfall before our final drive to our hotel located near the Jokulsarlon glacier lagoon.
To see more of my contemporary impressionistic landscape paintings, visit nikigulley.com.
May 17-24, 2025
Only 2 spaces left!
Switzerland Art Trek
July 26 – August 2, 2025
Tuscany Foodie Trek Trek
September 27 – October 4, 2025
4 Spaces Left!
First stop on our Iceland Art Trek this year was the Skogafoss waterfall. Surrounded by lush grassy mountains, this cascade surges downward with such force and power! Today we set up our easels to capture the energy and flow of the water. Creating strokes in diagonal sweeping shapes to enhance that feeling of movement and rhythm, I hope you, too, can hear the flowing water’s music and feel the gentle spray from its mist.
May 17-24, 2025
Only 2 spaces left!
Switzerland Art Trek
July 26 – August 2, 2025
Tuscany Foodie Trek Trek
September 27 – October 4, 2025
4 Spaces Left!
“Autumn Hideaway” by Contemporary Impressionist Niki Gulley
Strolling through a birch forest painting by Contemporary Impressionist Niki Gulley
Today we continued our counterclockwise adventure around Iceland to arrive in the north, near the massive, impressive Godafoss waterfall. Unfortunately, our weather turned for the worse, and it was way too wet to paint the falls. However, just over the mountain, 20 minutes away at our b and b, the skies were fairly clear with even occasional glimpses of sunshine. I loved these birch trees all over their property, leading you down to the gorgeous view of the mountains in the distance. Sprinkled with summer wildflowers, I set out to capture the light casting long shadows from the trunks and causing the grasses to glow in the foreground, leading to a feeling of joy and serenity in this beautiful spot.
To see more of my contemporary impressionistic landscape paintings, visit nikigulley.com.
Iceland Art Trek with Niki Gulley and Scott Williams
Next up on our Iceland itinerary was visiting another waterfall. My husband and I love waterfalls, and it feels like Iceland has one even better than the next around every bend! So, needless to say we were pretty happy painting and photographing all of the falls the country had to offer. This cascade that we visited today is smaller in stature but no less impressive. It tumbles down over the rocky mountain and empties into a river carving its way through the lush, craggy valley below. I wanted to capture not only the falls, but the water’s path as it flows and snakes its way around the towering rock formations. Other than the midges that would swarm when the sun came out, it was a perfect afternoon!
To see more of my contemporary impressionistic landscape paintings, visit nikigulley.com.
Waterfall Palette Knife Painting from Iceland by Niki Gulley
First stop on our Iceland Art Trek this year was the Skogafoss waterfall. Surrounded by lush grassy mountains, this cascade surges downward with such force and power! Today I set up my easel to capture the energy and flow of the water. Creating strokes in diagonal sweeping shapes to enhance that feeling of movement and rhythm, I hope you, too, can hear the flowing water’s music and feel the gentle spray from its mist.
Iceland Painting and Photography Art Trek with Niki Gulley and Scott Williams
The next morning, we stopped by to photograph more puffins on our way out of town. Because you can never have enough puffin watching! Then we gathered up our merry band of trekkers and headed further east to the Vatnjokull National Park. Here we had several hours to hike and photograph the exotic scenery and another amazing waterfall before our final drive to our hotel located near the Jokulsarlon glacier lagoon.
To see more of my contemporary impressionistic landscape paintings, visit nikigulley.com.