Tag: poppies art

Textured Poppy Painting “Dreams Revisited”

June 24, 2011

“Dreams Revisted” ©2011 Niki Gulley
36” x 48” textured acrylic on canvas

In this painting I wanted to create a dream-like feeling using one of my favorite flowers, the poppy, so I chose to paint this landscape at dusk as the sun is starting to set over the distant hills to add to that mood. I love the wildflower masses in the foreground creating waves of color, and the curving shapes adding to the sense of tranquility. I was mesmerized what the cinematography in the movie “What Dreams May Come” and my painting reminded me a little of those magical graphics, so I decided to title my piece the same.

E-mail Niki Gulley for more information on my textured oil aspen and birch tree paintings.

Textured Poppy Oil Painting – Just Sold!

April 18, 2011

“What Dreams May Come” ©2011 Niki Gulley
SOLD • 36” x 48” oil on canvas

Just sold! I painted this field of poppies and wildflowers with extremely thick paint and palette knives to create extreme texture, and to make the colors and strokes come to life.

E-mail Niki Gulley for more information on my poppy and floral fields series.
See NikiGulley.com for more of my textured palette knife oil paintings.

What Dreams May Come – poppy oil painting at the Dallas Arboretum Artscape

March 12, 2011

“What Dreams May Come” ©2011 Niki Gulley
36″ x 48″ oil on canvas
In this painting I wanted to create a dream-like feel using one of my favorite flowers, the poppy, so I chose to paint this landscape at dusk as the sun is starting to set over the distant hills to add to that mood. I love the wildflower masses in the foreground creating waves of color, and the curving shapes adding to the sense of tranquility. I was mesmerized watching the cinematography in the movie “What Dreams May Come” and my painting reminded me a little of those magical graphics, so I decided to title my piece the same.
Please stop by my booth at the Dallas Arboretum’s Artscape art show next weekend, (March 18-20), dallasarboretum.org/artscape/index.htm, where I will be exhibiting “What Dreams May Come” along with several of my other new palette knife paintings.
E-mail me at Niki Gulley if you would like more information.

Plein Air Painting Workshop – Tuscany

August 30, 2010

“Poppy Passion” ©2010 Niki Gulley
18″ x 36″ oil painting

Our upcoming workshop that we’re teaching in Tuscany makes me think about the gorgeous poppy fields blooming along the rolling Italian hills in springtime. To think that such a delicate flower can produce that powerful explosion of color when planted in mass boggles my senses. Seeing that sudden burst of intense orange or red against the azure blue sky after miles of green countryside is quite amazing. I love how complimentary colors, like blue and orange, vibrate when placed next to each other and I wanted to communicate that beauty and excitement in “Poppy Passion,” while reliving some of my favorite vacation memories from Tuscany – the warmth of the people, the beauty of the rolling hills and vineyards, the delicious, savory slow-grown food and wine and enjoying the laid-back, smell-the-roses time with my loved ones.

If you like to see “Poppy Passion” in person and you’re in the Chicago area, stop by my booth #89 at the Oakbrook Fine Art Invitational this weekend. Visit oakbrookcenter.com for more information or check.

If you’d like to find out more about our upcoming Painting & Photography Workshops in Europe, go to nikigulley.com/?page_id=13 or e-mail me at [email protected] for more information. Our September Tuscany workshop is full, but we’re taking names for  next May to Greece and Tuscany in September.

Westport Fine Arts Festival this weekend

July 12, 2010

Poppy study III by Niki Gulley
5″ x 7″

I created this floral study to pair with my other miniature poppy paintings. Using palette knives and extremely thick oil paint to achieve texture and dimension. I love the bright, happy colors! To see these floral studies in person, stop by my booth at the Westport Fine Arts Festival in Westport, CT this weekend. For more details on the show, see westportfineartsfestival.com.

Poppy Passion at Art Fair on the Square this weekend

July 7, 2010

“Poppy Passion” ©2010 Niki Gulley
Oil painting • 18” x 36”

I absolutely love it when I come across a whole field of wildflowers – there is something about the transformation of a single dainty flower into a dense explosion of color that inspires awe and delights your senses. So in Poppy Passion, I combined memories of places I’ve been with intense complimentary colors to convey that joy I feel when I come across a gorgeous field of poppies.

If you’d like to see Poppy Passion in person, visit my booth this weekend at Art in the Square in Madison, WI, mmoca.org.

Madison, WI – Art Fair on the Square this weekend

July 5, 2010

Poppy study by Niki Gulley
5″ x 7″

I created this second floral study to go with my sunflower painting from Monday. Using palette knives and extremely thick oil paint to achieve texture and dimension. I love the bright, happy colors! To see these floral studies in person, stop by my booth at Madison, Wisconsin’s Art Fair on the Square this weekend. For more details on the show, see mmoca.org.

Poppy oil painting

May 22, 2010

Poppy Study
oil painting by Niki Gulley • 5″ x 7″
This poppy study was painted with thick oil paint and palette knives.

Poppy oil painting at Art in the Square

April 23, 2010

Poppy study by Niki Gulley
5″ x 7″ oil painting
Created with extremely thick oil paint and palette knife.

I’ll have this poppy painting and several other highly textured miniature oil painting studies at great prices this weekend at Southlake’s Art in the Square. artinthesquare.com. I look forward to seeing you there!

Tuscany Painting Workshop with Niki Gulley

April 15, 2010
“Crimson Waves,” Tuscany ©2010 Niki Gulley
oil on canvas • 18″ x 48″

Inspired by the gorgeous rolling hills and prolific poppy fields in Tuscany, I chose this location to experiment with a different technique utilizing extremely thick paint (1/4″ – 1/2″ in thickness) and palette knives. I was extremely pleased with the results – a three-dimensional painting that explodes with color and energy.

If you’d like to join us in Tuscany for our next Plein-air Painting / Photography Workshop this September, e-mail me at [email protected]. Space fills up quickly and we have room for only two more participants, with a final registration deadline of April 24th.

For more information, visit my website at NikiGulley.com

Also, I will be showing this painting at the Fiesta Arts Fair in San Antonio this weekend if you would like to see it in person, booth #74 at Navarro and Augusta Streets.

I look forward to seeing you there!