“Blazing a Trail” ©2023 Niki Gulley
30” x 30″ textured mixed media painting
on 1.5″ wrap around canvas with the painting continuing around the edges
Flickering autumn leaves seem to almost dance in a gentle breeze. I wanted this scene to be filled with movement and energy, so I incorporated a lot of diagonal and curving shapes in the design to suggest that feeling. Contrasting short staccato strokes against blended passages with my palette knives, also increase that sense of motion. I hope you, too, can feel the excitement of walking through the woods on a beautiful fall day, letting your cares slip away and your spirit being invigorated.
•••
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.
***
For more details and to purchase “Cacophony,” visit https://ao5gallery.com/collections/niki-gulley.