Painting in Provence with Contemporary Impressionist Niki Gulley

February 5, 2024

  

 

“Heavenly Valley” ©2024 Niki Gulley
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 5th 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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Van Gogh Sunflower Painting by Contemporary Impressionist Niki Gulley

February 2, 2024

      

“Sun’s Glory II” ©2023 Niki Gulley
SOLD • 24″ x 24″ textured oil painting on wrap around canvas
 

Just sold through The Statton Art Gallery! I wanted this piece to be uplifting and full of color and energy. The sun sets on the horizon, casting its beautiful glow across golden petals while perky, circular faces smile back at you. Magical light dances through the morning field, bringing sunshine and hope for the day to come.

 

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E-mail Niki Gulley for more information on my sunflower and wildflower fields paintings.

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

 https://www.instagram.com/nikigulley/

 

New “Sunny Rhythms II” Uplifting Sunflower Painting by Niki Gulley

February 1, 2024
“Sunny Rhythms II” ©2024 Niki Gulley
24” x 12″ textured mixed media painting 
on 1.5″ wrap around canvas with the painting continuing around the edges
 

Loaded with thick, textured paint over multiple layers of color, these cheerful sunflowers are bursting to life with dimension and energy. Whimsical blooms seem to dance in nature’s kaleidoscope of summer hues bringing joy and sunshine to everyone they greet.

May these new square textured paintings bring joy, color and energy to your day! Designed to lift your spirits and add a burst of brightness to your walls, these wildflower abstractions allow your imagination to wander and fill in your own story. These paintings look great hung alone or in a grouping. 
 
If interested in purchasing “Sunny Rhythms II,” please contact the The Statton Gallery:
 
The Statton Gallery
137 Spring Street
Eureka Springs, AR 72632

 

 
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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.

 

 https://www.instagram.com/nikigulley/

 
 

Cheerful Sunflower Paintings by Contemporary Impressionist Niki Gulley

January 31, 2024

 

“Sunny Rhythms” ©2024 Niki Gulley
24” x 12″ textured mixed media painting 
on 1.5″ wrap around canvas with the painting continuing around the edges
 

Loaded with thick, textured paint over multiple layers of color, these cheerful sunflowers are bursting to life with dimension and energy. Whimsical blooms seem to dance in nature’s kaleidoscope of summer hues bringing joy and sunshine to everyone they greet.

May these new square textured paintings bring joy, color and energy to your day! Designed to lift your spirits and add a burst of brightness to your walls, these wildflower abstractions allow your imagination to wander and fill in your own story. These paintings look great hung alone or in a grouping. 
 
If interested in purchasing “Sunny Rhythms,” please contact the The Statton Gallery:
 
The Statton Gallery
137 Spring Street
Eureka Springs, AR 72632

 

 
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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.

 

 https://www.instagram.com/nikigulley/

 

New Sunflower Painting Bursting with Joy by Impressionist Niki Gulley

January 30, 2024

 

“Happy Expressions IV” ©2024 Niki Gulley
20″ x 30” textured mixed media painting on wrap around canvas
 

I wanted this piece to be uplifting and full of color and energy, just like how I feel to be surrounded by a joyful field of sunflowers! Perky, circular faces smile at you as their golden petals dance across the canvas. Painting these blooms full-sized helps to bring them to life and hopefully transport you to this happy location. Including surprising pops of vivid reds, purples and turquoises keep your eye moving throughout the scene, seeing new things each time you look at it, and adds to the jubilant feeling.

Happy Expressions IV 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 5th 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

 
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E-mail Niki Gulley with any questions about Happy Expressions or my contemporary sunflower and floral paintings.
To see more of my palette knife contemporary landscape paintings, visit nikigulley.com.
 
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 https://www.instagram.com/nikigulley/

 

 

Reykavik Oil Painting by Contemporary Impressionist Niki Gulley

January 29, 2024

      

“Reykjavik” ©2023 Niki Gulley
9″ x 12″ textured oil painting on panel 
 

My husband and I rounded out our Iceland adventure by finishing in the capitol city of Reykjavik. While a lot more peaceful than Dallas, TX, it was quite a contrast to be in the bustling city after the vast peacefulness of the countryside. One of the things I liked about Reykjavik was how colorful the buildings were painted and how much that brightened up a grey day. Setting out to capture those fun colors and the energy of the city, I chose to paint this overview of town with main street leading your eye all the way down to the harbor. Created with palette knife and a lot of paint, I wanted to leave this painting fairly loose to add to that lively feeling and energetic vibe I felt in Reykjavik.

 

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

 

 

E-mail Niki Gulley for more information on my Iceland painting series.
 
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If you’re interested in joining us on one of upcoming Art Treks, please let us know. We’ll be returning to Iceland this summer. Spaces fill up quickly!
 
 
 
For more information on upcoming Art Treks, please visit http://www.ArtTreks.org.

 

E-mail Niki Gulley.
 

https://www.instagram.com/nikigulley/

 

Waterfalls, Waterfalls and More Waterfalls! Iceland Paintings by Niki Gulley

January 26, 2024
 

 

“Falling Water V” ©2020 Niki Gulley
SOLD • 9″ x 12” textured oil painting
 

 

Across from the unique Kirkjufell mountain is the Kirkjufellsfoss waterfall. Mult-tiered water flows and cascades from one layer to the next into the pool below, creating a river that eventually flows out to sea. Since it was a rather grey evening, I decided to play with the colors to create a more uplifting, fantastical scene. Using juicy, thick, diagonal strokes creates energy and movement adding to the sense of rushing water. Created with palette knife and oil paint, this piece is loaded with color, texture and joy. 

 
 
 
 
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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!
 

 

For more information on upcoming Treks, please visit http://www.ArtTreks.org.
 
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E-mail Niki Gulley.
 

https://www.instagram.com/nikigulley/

 

Strolling through a birch forest painting by Contemporary Impressionist Niki Gulley

January 25, 2024

 

“Woodland Stroll” ©2023 Niki Gulley
10″ x 20” textured oil painting

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.

Close up texture detail of Woodland Stroll: 
 
If you’d like to own “Woodland Stroll,” please visit https://www.nikigulley.com/woodland-stroll/.
 
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If you’re interested in joining us on our upcoming Art Trek to Iceland, please let us know. 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.

 

  https://www.instagram.com/nikigulley/

 

Painting Godafoss Waterfall with Niki Gulley – Iceland Art Trek

January 24, 2024

“Cascades III” ©2023 Niki Gulley
9″ x 12” textured oil painting on canvas panel
To purchase, visit nikigulley.com/cascades-iii/.
 

 

Iceland Art Trek: Plein Air Painting and Photography Workshop led by Niki Gulley and Scott Williams
Day 5 – Godafoss

 

This evening we arrived in time to witness sunset over the massive Godafoss falls at the top of The Golden Circle. I set out to capture these gorgeous falls with all of their power and glory. Using diagonal strokes to capture the energy and strength of the cascades, I also wanted to show the mountains they were tumbling over as the water gushed and tumbled. Dramatic sunset clouds drift by, adding to the rhythm and emotion of this special place.The colors were so beautiful in the sky and created a rainbow of reflected colors in the cascading water. Sketching out my composition and squeezing out my colors ahead of time helped me be able to capture this fleeting moment. I hope you can hear the surging water and feel the joy of this magical place.
 
 
 
To see more of my contemporary impressionistic landscape paintings, visit nikigulley.com.
 
 
E-mail Niki Gulley for more information on my Iceland painting series.
 

https://www.instagram.com/nikigulley/

 
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If you’re interested in joining us in 2024 on our Plein Air Painting and Photography Workshop in Iceland this coming August or on a future Art Trek or Foodie Trek, please let us know. Spaces fill up quickly!
 
 

 

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

 

 

Iceland Art Trek with Niki Gulley and Scott Williams

January 23, 2024

        

“Falling Water III” ©2023 Niki Gulley
12″ x 9” textured oil painting
 
Iceland Art Trek: Day 2 – Kvernofoss

 

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.

 

E-mail Niki Gulley for more information on my Iceland painting series.
 

https://www.instagram.com/nikigulley/

 
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If you’re interested in joining us in 2024 on our Plein Air Painting and Photography Workshop in Iceland this coming August or on a future Art Trek or Foodie Trek, please let us know. Spaces fill up quickly!
 
 

 

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