Artists Of Texas Contemporary Paintings and Art

"Soaring on a Dream," ©2012  Niki Gulley 18" x 24" textured oil painting  I wanted this painting to be full of joy and energy, reminiscent of a simpler time. Working with palette knife, I moved thick oil paint around in long sweeping circular strokes to add to that feeling of movement and excitment, while choosing vivid primary colors to communicate a time of youth, innocence and freedom. If you would like to paint with more freedom, color and energy in your work, join me on Nov. 2nd - 4th when I'll be teaching a "Painting Outside the Lines" workshop sponsored by the Good Art Company in Fredericksburg, TX. For more information, visit  goodartcompany.com/gacart/index.php?. If you'd like more information about my upcoming workshops in the US and Europe, visit  nikigulley.com/artreks . Or, e-mail  Niki@NikiGulley.com for more information. NikiGulley.com

"Bamboo Forest," Dallas Arboretum ©2012  Niki Gulley 8" x 10" textured oil painting  I created this little painting of the bamboo garden at the Arboretum last spring with palette knife and thick oil paint. It was so peaceful back there and cool from the shade, that it seemed like a perfect place to set up my easel. I liked how the warm light was trickling through the web of leaves and how it illuminated the dappled path into the distance. If you, too, would like to paint outdoors, join me on Oct. 24th when I'll be teaching a Plein Air Painting workshop sponsored by the Dallas Arboretum. It will be a great introduction to painting outdoors for beginning artists, as well as an opportunity for advanced artists to enhance their skills. For more information, visit  dallasarboretum.org/AdultEducation/index.htm. If you'd like more information about my upcoming workshops in the US and Europe, visit  nikigulley.com/artreks . ...

"Golden Moment" ©2012 Niki Gulley 12" x 24" pastel I painted this pastel at the Dallas Arboretum last fall to capture the gorgeous fall colors, and the mysterious long shadows cast by the sun as it was nearing sunset. I loved the vivid reds and oranges of the foliage, and the way the sun was causing those colors to glow along with the highlights on the path. If you 'd like to learn how to paint on location, or just improve your skills, please join me at the Dallas Arboretum for my upcoming Plein Air Painting class on Oct. 24th. To register, go to dallasarboretum.org/AdultEducation/CreativeArts.htm. Visit  nikigulley.com/artreks/  for upcoming Art Treks and Workshops or  E-mail  Niki Gulley  for more information. For new classes and workshops in Texas this fall, see nikigulley.com/art-classes. *** NikiGulley.com

"Tell Me Your Dreams" ©2011 Niki Gulley SOLD • 11" x 14" oil painting Just sold! I absolutely love poppies and seeing them growing in mass! In this painting I wanted to show them in a different way than we're used to seeing poppies so I chose a low angle to show off the beauty of their simplified forms and the strength of such a delicate flower, while capturing the azure blue sky behind them. If you'd like to learn how to paint nature, join us at the Dallas Arboretum and White Rock Lake this weekend for a 2-day painting and or photography workshop .   Space if filling up quickly, so e-mail  Niki@NikiGulley.com  for more information and to register or visit  nikigulley.com/?page_id=13 . *** To see more of my contemporary landscape paintings, visit my website at NikiGulley.com .