“Duomo,” Siena ©2022 Niki Gulley
5″ x 7″ oil painting on panel
Tuscany Foodie Trek – Led by Niki Gulley and Scott Williams
Day 2: Siena, Italy
During the Foodie Trek that my husband and I led in Tuscany, we headed to the Medieval hill town of Siena, with its incredible church, great people-watching plaza, and interesting alleyways radiating out from the Campo with something new to discover around every turn.
While most of our group toured inside the Duomo, I chose to set up my easel and capture it’s impressive facade. Beautiful pink, green, white and black marble are stacked in such intricate patterns, it’s impossible to capture on a 5″ x 7″ canvas but I was able to at least suggest some of those colors and its scale, while showing the energy around it with people bustling in every direction.
That evening we enjoyed a delicious dinner with pasta doing the backstroke in truffles and pecorino cream while sharing our experiences. What a fantastic day!
For more details on my other Tuscany paintings, please e-mail Niki Gulley.
Or, check out my website at nikigulley.com to see more of my contemporary landscape palette knife paintings.
If you’re interested in joining us on one of our upcoming Art Treks or Foodie Treks to France, Tuscany, or Venice, please let us know. Spaces fill up quickly!
2023 Schedule
Venice – Carnivalé
Art Trek – Feb. 12-18
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Tuscany
Foodie Trek – May 27 – June 3
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Provence
Art Trek – June 24- July 1