provence oil painting

Commissioned Lavender Painting by Contemporary Impressionist Niki Gulley

February 17, 2024

SOLD • 20″ x 30″ textured acrylic painting

Here’s another one of the commissions I completed this winter for my Dallas collectors. It was inspired from our Art Trek together to Provence this past summer, and this striking abbey we visited surrounded by heavenly lavender blooms. I love making people happy and bringing them joy! I’m so glad to hear that they adore their new painting and wake up being reminded of this beautiful memory every day.

Please check out my website at NikiGulley.com, NikiGulley.com to see more of my impressionistic palette knife paintings.

E-mail Niki Gulley for more information on her contemporary floral paintings.

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If you’ve always dreamed of painting, photographing and sightseeing in Europe, please join us for one of these amazing trips! Details are available on ArtTreks.org.

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Painting in Provence with Contemporary Impressionist Niki Gulley

February 5, 2024

24″ x 36″ textured acrylic painting on canvas

Right before we started leading our Provence Art Trek, we had a few days to scout the landscape and paint and photograph the beautiful countryside. This morning I set up my easel to paint this peaceful, pastoral scene filled with poppies, lavender and golden wheat. What a treat! Working from my sketch and photos back in my studio, I created this larger version of this colorful dream-filled landscape. I hope you get lost and can escape gazing into it!

Heavenly Valley will be on display at:

“Postcards from Abroad – How Artistic Spouses See the World”

Two Person Show Featuring Niki Gulley and Scott Williams
January 8 – February 22, 2024

Viewing hours – 7:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. – Monday through Thursday

Tuesdays until 8:00 p.m. (except 5^th Tuesday)

Opening Reception – Thurs., Jan. 18, 2024 – 7 to 9 pm
RSVP not required, but please let me know if you can make it so that we have enough food and wine!

Keller Town Hall
1100 Bear Creek Pkwy.
Keller, TX 76248
http://www.cityofkeller.com/publicarts

E-mail Niki Gulley for more information on her Provence and lavender field paintings.

Please check out my website at NikiGulley.com, NikiGulley.com to see more of my contemporary impressionist oil paintings.

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Next year we will be leading a Foodie Trek to Spain and Tuscany, and an Art Trek to Iceland, so if you’ve always dreamed of painting, photographing and sightseeing in Europe, please join us for one of these amazing trips! Details are available on ArtTreks.org.

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New Flower Market Painting from France by Impressionist Niki Gulley

November 29, 2023

12″ x 12″ textured acrylic painting on canvas panel

Day 3, Provence Art Trek: Aix-en-Provence

Plein Air Painting and Photography Workshop
with Niki Gulley and Scott Williams

Today we checked out of our hotel and headed to Provence’s cultural hub and Cezanne’s home, Aix-en-Provence. After visiting its famous Cours Mirabeau boulevard, lined with cafés and plane trees, we toured its morning produce and flower market. Buzzing with activity and bursting with color from all of the beautiful flower arrangements, I had to capture the energy and excitement on canvas!

If you’d like to learn how to paint in Europe, please join us on one of our upcoming Art Treks.

For more information on upcoming Treks, please visit http://www.ArtTreks.org.

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E-mail Niki Gulley with any questions about my palette knife travel paintings.

To see more of my contemporary impressionistic landscape paintings, visit nikigulley.com.

Painting in Provence with Contemporary Impressionist Niki Gulley

August 10, 2023

SOLD • 16″ x 20″ textured oil painting by Niki Gulley

Just sold! Right before we started leading our Provence Art Trek, we had a few days to scout the landscape and paint and photograph the beautiful countryside. This morning I set up my easel to paint this peaceful, pastoral scene filled with poppies, lavender and golden wheat. What a treat!

E-mail Niki Gulley for more information on her Provence and lavender field paintings.

Please check out my website at NikiGulley.com, NikiGulley.com to see more of my contemporary impressionist oil paintings.

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Last Day, Provence Art Trek with Niki Gulley and Scott Williams

August 3, 2023

SOLD • 9″ x 12″ textured oil painting by Niki Gulley

Day 7, Provence Art Trek:

Plein Air Painting and Photography Workshop
with Niki Gulley and Scott Williams

On the last day of our Provence Art Trek, everyone had a free day to choose how they wanted to spend their time. Some decided to stay right at our b and b, either just relaxing at the pool or taking advantage of the massage therapist on site. Meanwhile the photographers explored the nearby area and a few others wanted to visit the l’Occitane facility nearby. I drove that group for a tour of their perfume facilities, and set up my easel to paint this beautiful courtyard scene of the lavender while they shopped.

That evening we gathered for one final delicious dinner together. Having formed new friendships and enjoyed wonderful memories from the trip, our Provence Art Trek had come to a bittersweet end.

E-mail Niki Gulley for more information on her Provence and lavender field paintings.

Please check out my website at NikiGulley.com, NikiGulley.com to see more of my contemporary impressionist oil paintings.

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Next summer we will be leading a Foodie Trek to Spain and Tuscany, and an Art Trek to Iceland, so if you’ve always dreamed of painting, photographing and sightseeing in Europe, please join us for one of these amazing trips! Details are available on ArtTreks.org.

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Day 6, Provence Art Trek with Niki Gulley and Scott Williams

August 2, 2023

SOLD • 12″ x 9″ textured acrylic painting

Day 6, Provence Art Trek: the Luberon

Plein Air Painting and Photography Workshop
with Niki Gulley and Scott Williams

After a peaceful day in the countryside, we headed to the Luberon hill towns today. Starting our journey at the Abbey de Senanque, some of our group toured the twelfth century sanctuary’s interior, while others painted and photographed the lavender fields and grounds surrounding the abbey. Next we traveled to the red and gold colored town of Roussillon, known for its ochre cliffs. Filled with picturesque views, art galleries, restaurants and interesting shops, everyone enjoyed having some free time to wander before we took off for the Pont Julien bridge.

The Roman bridge, dating from 3 BC and constructed without mortar, is an architectural marvel that was still driven on until 2005! After surveying the bridge, we headed back to our b and b. Dinner that night was traditional Provencal fare, including fresh vegetables, fish, meats, and goat cheeses loaded with delicious sauces, garlic and butter. Yum!

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Please check out my website at NikiGulley.com, NikiGulley.com to see more of my impressionistic palette knife paintings.

E-mail Niki Gulley for more information on her contemporary floral paintings.

Visiting Aix-en-Provence with Niki Gulley and Scott Williams

July 31, 2023

Day 4, Provence Art Trek: Aix-en-Provence and Lavender Fields

Plein Air Painting and Photography Workshop
with Niki Gulley and Scott Williams

Today we checked out of our hotel and headed to Provence’s cultural hub and Cezanne’s home, Aix-en-Provence. We visited its famous Cours Mirabeau boulevard, lined with cafés and plane trees, then onto the city’s bountiful produce and flower market, and finished at the impressive cathedral. Then, some of our group went onto tour Cezanne’s studio, while others shopped and dined.

By unanimous vote, we decided to leave Aix earlier than planned and take a detour to visit lavender fields on the way to our hotel. Everyone was dying to see those vibrant stretches of perfectly manicured purple rows, and the Provence countryside did not disappoint! After our Trekkers had reached their saturation point of aromatic beauty, we headed to our picturesque b and b, where we spent the rest of the trip. And, of course we completed the day with another delicious meal.

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E-mail Niki Gulley for more information on her lavender, sunflower and poppy field paintings.

Please check out my website at NikiGulley.com, NikiGulley.com to see more of my contemporary impressionist oil paintings.

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“Pearls of Sunshine” from Aix-en-Provence by Niki Gulley

September 15, 2022

SOLD • 9″ x 12″ oil painting

Day 3, Provence Art Trek: Aix-en-Provence

Plein Air Painting and Photography Workshop
with Niki Gulley and Scott Williams

Just Sold! Today we checked out of our hotel and headed to Provence’s cultural hub and Cezanne’s home, Aix-en-Provence. After visiting its famous Cours Mirabeau boulevard, lined with cafés and plane trees and its morning produce and flower market, we parted from the photographers and set up our easels at this picturesque fountain courtyard. Having several hours to paint, we thoroughly enjoyed the beautiful day and each painter’s unique view of the scene. Some focused on the fountain, others on the architecture and some on the nearby cafés. Everyone’s painting turned out great!

Painting in Aix-en-Provence

Next, we headed deep into the lavender country to our picturesque b and b, where we spent the rest of the trip. And, of course we completed the day with another delicious meal!

Our b and b.

If you’d like to learn how to paint in Provence, join us on our upcoming Art Trek next summer.

Spaces fill up quickly!

For more information on upcoming Treks, please visit http://www.ArtTreks.org.

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E-mail Niki Gulley with any questions about my palette knife travel paintings.

To see more of my contemporary impressionistic landscape paintings, visit nikigulley.com.

“Sunny Horizon” Palette Knife Sunflower Painting by Contemporary Impressionist Niki Gulley

January 4, 2021

SOLD • 30″ x 48″ textured oil painting on wrap around canvas

Just Sold through The Good Art Company Gallery! Inspired by a trip through the Midwest, I was filled with joy seeing this solid field of gold! At the same time, the clouds above were so voluminous and dramatic that I had to recreate the scene. The horizon stretches out before us as festive blossoms dance in the early evening glow. Leaving my strokes loose and free and working with palette knife to create volume and texture, all add to the energy of the painting. I hope you, too, can feel the peace and happiness of being surrounded by nature in all of its glory, staring into the clouds while soaking in the moment.

For more details on Sunny Horizon, please contact my gallery, the Good Art Company, in Fredericksburg, TX at goodartcompany.com/gacart/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=25&sort=20a&page=1&z.

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For more information on textured sunflower and poppy paintings, please e-mail Niki Gulley.

Or, check out my website at: nikigulley.com.

“Sunny Horizon” Palette Knife Sunflower Painting by Niki Gulley

March 12, 2020

30″ x 48″ textured oil painting on wrap around canvas

Inspired by a trip through the Midwest, I was filled with joy seeing this solid field of gold! At the same time, the clouds above were so voluminous and dramatic that I had to recreate the scene. The horizon stretches out before us as festive blossoms dance in the early evening glow. Leaving my strokes loose and free and working with palette knife to create volume and texture, all add to the energy of the painting. I hope you, too, can feel the peace and happiness of being surrounded by nature in all of its glory, staring into the clouds while soaking in the moment.

For more information on this painting, please contact my gallery, the Good Art Company, in Fredericksburg, TX at goodartcompany.com/gacart/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=25&sort=20a&page=1&z.

To see more of my contemporary impressionistic landscape paintings, visit nikigulley.com.

E-mail Niki Gulley ([email protected]) for more information on my poppy and sunflower field oil paintings.

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If you’re interested in joining us on one of our upcoming Art Treks or Foodie Treks to Iceland or Tuscany, please let us know. Spaces fill up quickly!

Iceland – Aug. 2020

Foodie Trek – Tuscany – Oct. 2020

Paris – June 2021

Portugal – Aug./Sept. 2021

For more information on upcoming Treks, please visit http://www.ArtTreks.org.

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E-mail Niki Gulley with any questions about my palette knife travel paintings.

To see more of my contemporary impressionistic landscape paintings, visit nikigulley.com.