Summer Aspens oil painting by Niki Gulley

"Summer Aspens" ©2010 Niki Gulley

12" x 12" oil on canvas

I painted these summer aspen trees with palette knife and extremely thick paint. I love how the chunky paint adds to the texture of the bark and the movement in the leaves, and how the painting continues around the edges of the wrap around canvas for a sculptural-like frameless piece of art.

Visit my website at NikiGulley.com to see more or

E-mail me at Niki@NikiGulley.com.

Texas Bluebonnets oil painting by Niki Gulley

"Rhapsody in Bloom V" ©2010 Niki Gulley

12" x 12" oil painting

These Texas bluebonnets and Indian Blanket are painted with extremely thick oil paint applied with palette knife on wrap around canvas with the painting continuing around the edges. I love how the extreme texture causes the paint and colors to jump off the canvas and come to life.

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E-mail me at Niki@NikiGulley.com.

Sunflower oil painting by Niki Gulley

"Rhapsody in Bloom" ©2010 Niki Gulley
Oil painting • 12” x 12”

These sunflowers were painted from a gorgeous bouquet in my studio with extremely thick oil paint and palette knife. I love the contrast in the colors and how the texture of the paint causes them to leap off the canvas and come to life.

Visit my website at NikiGulley.com to see more paintings or

E-mail me at Niki@NikiGulley.com for more information.

Texas Bluebonnets oil painting by Niki Gulley

Texas Bluebonnets oil painting by Niki Gulley

7" x 5"

I created this bluebonnet painting with palette knife and extremely thick oil paint,

up to 1/4" in thickness. I love the texture and how these wildflowers leap off the canvas and really come to life.

E-mail me at Niki@NikiGulley.com for more information.

Visit my website at NikiGulley.com

Bluebonnet oil painting by Niki Gulley

Texas Bluebonnets & Indian Paintbrush oil painting by Niki Gulley

7" x 5"

E-mail me at Niki@NikiGulley.com for more information.

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Sunflower oil painting by Niki Gulley

Sunflower study by Niki Gulley

5" x 7" oil painting

Created with palette knife and extremely thick paint.

E-mail me at Niki@NikiGulley.com for more information.

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Idyllic Village oil painting by Niki Gulley

“Idyllic Village,” Austria ©2010 Niki Gulley

8” x 10” oil painting

After teaching our plein air painting / photography workshop in Venice, my husband and I ventured north into Austria and Bavaria, the land of castles and fairytale villages. We found this sleepy little town south of Salzburg and I fell in love with its beauty and charm, and I just had to paint it!

To see “Idyllic Village” and my other recent paintings stop by my studio in Dallas as part of the White Rock Lake Artists’ Studio Tour - Saturday and Sunday. For more information on the Studio Tour, see WhiteRockArtists.com.

Or, e-mail me at Niki@NikiGulley.com for more information.

My Website - NikiGulley.com