Time Passages oil painting of White Rock Lake by Niki Gulley

“Time Passages” ©2011 Niki Gulley

12” x 24” textured oil on wrap around canvas

Near to sunset at White Rock Lake.

Sparkling sunlight peeks through the trees in the late afternoon.

Two paths present themselves to you:

one is broad – straight forward, comfortable, quick, drawing you into the lowly darks;

another path curves and winds, less known, slower, meandering, toward the autumn brightness. Such is life. Which path is yours? It is a delightful dilemma,

a problem you will solve by making this one of a kind original oil painting your own.

This intriguing art of White Rock Lake and many other paintings by Niki Gulley
are available for purchase.

To see "Time Passages" and more of Niki Gulley’s textured palette knife oil paintings in person, please stop by her booth at Cottonwood Art Festival next weekend.

Cottonwood Art Festival

Saturday May 7 from 9 am to 6 pm and Sunday May 8 from 9 am to 6 pm.

Richardson, TX, Cottonwood Park is at the corner of Coit and Beltline.

Visit CottonwoodArtFestival.com for details.

E-mail Niki Gulley for more information on her landscape oil paintings.

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Monet's Passion oil painting by Niki Gulley

“Monet’s Passion” ©2011 Niki Gulley

12” x 24” textured oil on wrap around canvas

Early morning light washes over Monet’s lily pond in his beloved garden at Giverny, France.
Quiet, tranquil colors rim the pond, reflected in the glassy surface, waters casting back sky and foliage in a radiance of hues. Iris leaves front the water pond, lilies break its surface, willows brush the water’s edge – everything just as Monet would have seen, now in a fresh, contemporary new work of art.

This new textured interpretation of water lilies and many other contemporary oils by Niki Gulley will be on display at Cottonwood Art Festival May 7th and 8th in Richardson, TX. Please stop by to see them in person.

Cottonwood Art Festival

Saturday May 7 from 9 am to 6 pm and Sunday May 8 from 9 am to 6 pm.

Richardson, TX, Cottonwood Park is at the corner of Coit and Beltline.

Visit CottonwoodArtFestival.com for details.

E-mail Niki Gulley for more information on her landscape oil paintings.

NikiGulley.com

English Garden oil painting by Niki Gulley

Springtime Reflections ©2011 Niki Gulley

18” x 48” traditional oil on wrap around canvas

Pink, white and purple plump rhododendrons line the paths at the lake’s margin. Heavy blooms drowse along the peaceful pond, its still waters broken only by a swan sailing past. Lush bushes, Arcadian landscape, a rock bridge and a classical Greek temple are serene and silent under the overcast sky. Sunlight starts to peek through the cloud-cast and sparkles across the pond. Painted in traditional oils on a panorama canvas using soft edges and dreamy colors, this is a painting of tranquility and a tribute to the classic English landscape.

To see "Springtime Reflections" and more of my contemporary impressionist oil paintings in person, stop by my booth at Cottonwood Art Festival May 7th and 8th in Richardson, TX. Visit CottonwoodArtFestival.com for details.

E-mail Niki Gulley for more information on impressionist landscape paintings.

Or visit my website at NikiGulley.com.

Life's Journey oil on canvas by Niki Gulley

“Life’s Journey” ©2011 Niki Gulley

46” x 44” traditional oil on wrap around canvas

Follow the deep wood’s path and wander under a canopy of sheltering leaves, light shifts through each branch and twig. Long, late rays of sunlight pierce the dreaming autumn forest, as you enter shadows dapple your journey. You are walking down a loamy path, filled with color-drenched leaves that invite you into the purple shadows where you may seek your dreams. This oil painting of a tranquil wood’s trail inspires your journey and your dreams with lush colors and rich images of beauty ahead.

To see "Life’s Journey" and more of my oil paintings, stop by my booth at Cottonwood Art Festival, Saturday May 7 from 9 am to 6 pm and Sunday May 8 from 9 am to 6 pm in Richardson, TX. Cottonwood Park is at the corner of Coit and Beltline. Visit CottonwoodArtFestival.com for details.

E-mail Niki Gulley for more information on my contemporary landscape paintings.

Or visit my website at NikiGulley.com.

Sunny Side Up II oil painting by Niki Gulley

“Sunny Side Up II” ©2011 Niki Gulley

36” x 48” textured oil on wrap around canvas

Huge sunflowers fill the fields, bright, sunny and cheerful. Warm golden petals glow above purple shadows and shimmer before violet hills, just as the sun begins to set filling the sky with radiant red and gold. Bold strokes capture these sunflowers in thick impasto colors that vibrate across the canvas

This vibrant oil painting and many others will be at Cottonwood Art Festival. Come by and see it in person May 7 and 8! Visit CottonwoodArtFestival.com for details.

E-mail Niki Gulley for more information on bluebonnet paintings.

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Textured Poppy oil painting by Niki Gulley

“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.

New Textured Aspen Tree Painting by Niki Gulley

“Autumn Splendor” ©2011 Niki Gulley

36” x 48” textured oil on wrap around canvas

Shimmering colors of autumn: Aspen trees quiver, their light graceful leaves tremble and quake, silver and gold, silver and gold with each light breeze. There is the quiet energy of change coming and vibrant color charges the woods. Crisp fall mountain air, clean bright skies overhead, a band of slender straight trunks cut bright strokes of white against a dazzling tumble of green, crimson and gold.

You may see this painting and more of my textured oil paintings at my booth this weekend at Art in the Square, Booth #J5, in Southlake, TX. Visit artinthesquare.com/default.aspx for details.

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

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New Texas Hill Country oil painting by Niki Gulley

“Blue Horizon” Painting of the Texas Hill Country ©2011 Niki Gulley

Textured Oil on Wrap Around Canvas, 30” by 48”

Vivid indigo: when thick clusters of bright blue cover the rolling bluffs of our Texas Hill Country – you know spring is here! Texas Bluebonnets splash across the fields interspersed with fiery Indian Paintbrush and bright yellow Coreopsis. Wildflowers, winding paths and wind-tested live oaks fill this canvas with the joy of a clear spring day in the hill country.

This bluebonnet painting and many others will be available for you to see this weekend at Art in the Square in Southlake, TX, Booth #J5. Visit artinthesquare.com/default.aspx for details.

E-mail Niki Gulley for more information on Texas-inspired paintings.

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Dancing on Water oil painting by Niki Gulley

"Dancing on Water" ©2011 Niki Gulley

36” x 60” oil painting

Sunlight sparkles across aqua blue water,

diamonds of purple glitter the pond’s surface;

water lilies lift their faces toward the sun and gently dance across the water.

Golden sunlight filters through the brambles and ferns,

a touch of cardinal red peeks through purple and pink foliage

while azure skies reflect in the water.

A view you will want to enjoy everyday, "Dancing on Water" is a 36" by 60" textured oil on canvas.

To see "Dancing on Water" and more of my textured palette knife oil paintings in person, stop by my booth at Art in the Square in Southlake, Texas, April 15-17. Visit artinthesquare.com/default.aspx for details.

E-mail Niki Gulley for more information.

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Tuscany Plein Air Painting Workshop with Niki Gulley

“Crimson Waves” ©2011 Niki Gulley

Textured Oil on Wrap Around Canvas, 18” by 48”- Tuscany

Red headed poppies nod and wave, basking in spring sunshine, nestling in the green, rolling hills of Tuscany. Tall and straight against the cerulean sky cypress trees stand like sentinels on guard, perhaps lining the path to an ancient stone farmhouse? It’s Tuscany: fertile, fruitful and filled with stunning vistas in every direction.

You can paint and photograph these very views if you hurry! The deadline of April 9th for our Tuscany Workshop is fast approaching. Don’t miss out on an amazing trip! Space is filling up quickly and there are a few spaces left so that you can experience Tuscany yourself. See nikigulley.com/?page_id=13 for details or e-mail Niki Gulley for more information.

To see more of my paintings, go to NikiGulley.com.

Plein Air Painting in Tuscany with Niki Gulley

"Tuscan Countryside" ©2011 Niki Gulley

Pastel • 14" by 11" • SOLD

Rolling hills, rich loamy earth, sunflowers with heavy heads; vineyards,

each vine so cared for they almost stand at attention as roses guard each row.

A blue vault spans the heavens – take a deep breath;

walk out of your villa and smell the rich earth, the clean air –

the vitality of the Tuscan countryside –

another world, another time.

"Tuscan Countryside"captures a moment in Tuscany that you can make your own. Sign up to join Niki Gulley and Scott Williams for their Plein-Air Painting / Photography Workshop in Tuscany this September and make your own unforgettable images of Tuscany. With a registration deadline of April 9th and space filling up quickly, e-mail Niki Gulley if you'd like to join them or visit nikigulley.com/?page_id=13 for more information on the workshop.

To see more of Niki Gulley's paintings from Tuscany, stop by her booth at Art in the Square in Southlake, Texas, April 15-17. Visit artinthesquare.com/default.aspx for details.

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Transcending Radiance oil painting by Niki Gulley

SOLD • "Transcending Radiance" ©2011 Niki Gulley

Three 48" x 30" oils on canvas to form a 48" x 90" triptych

Just Sold! These lilies were inspired by Monet's Gardens in Giverny, France, and painted with extremely thick oil paint and palette knives for enhanced color, texture and energy. For more information on commissioning a custom large scale painting for your home or office, e-mail Niki Gulley.

To see more of my textured oil paintings, go to NikiGulley.com.

Surrounded by Bluebonnets oil painting by Niki Gulley

"Surrounded by Bluebonnets" ©2011 Niki Gulley

12" x 24" oil painting

A beautiful bluebonnet display from Ennis, Texas. I loved the contrast of the bright red barn against the sea of blue wildflowers and the azure skies above.

To see "Surrounded by Bluebonnets" and more of my Texas inspired oil paintings, stop by my booth at Art City Austin, the premier juried outdoor art festival in Austin, TX, April 2-3. I'll be at booth #328 – on Cesar Chavez St. between San Antonio & Guadalupe Streets. Visit artallianceaustin.org/art_city_austin.html for details.

E-mail Niki Gulley for more information.

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