Artists Of Texas Contemporary Paintings and Art

                    "Winding Water II"  ©2022 Niki Gulley  16" x 20" textured mixed media painting on canvas panel Painted on location along the Willow City Loop in Fredericksburg, TX, I was drawn to this tranquil spot, especially as the day was getting hotter. When I started the scene, there were just a few shadows being cast from the trees on the right but they kept growing as I was painting! I liked the rhythm they were creating so I decided to include their patterns and go ahead and chase the light (which is a no no for plein air painters). But there's always exceptions to the rules, right? I hope you enjoy this cool peaceful place as much as I did. To see more of my contemporary impressionistic landscape paintings, visit  nikigulley.com . E-mail  Niki Gulley for more information on my paintings.

                 "Purple Shadows"  ©2020 Niki Gulley  •  9" x 12" palette knife oil painting I spent a couple of days this spring on the Willow City Loop in the Texas Hill country to paint Bluebonnets, but as the heat got to me one day, I found this cool spot in the shade along the rivers edge. I love the setting and the movement of the shadows. If you're interested in purchasing this painting or seeing the texture in larger detail, just follow this link        https://www.nikigulley.com/ purple-shadows /  . To see framing options, please e-mail me. To see more of my contemporary impressionistic landscape paintings, visit  nikigulley.com . E-mail  Niki Gulley for more information on my paintings. *** If you'd like to receive daily e-mails about these new paintings as soon as I finish them and a chance to purchase them before anyone else, please follow me on Facebook or Instagram...

Hill Country Sunflowers and Roses by Nancy Medina Fredericksburg, Texas, class demo 16X20 Oil on Linen Board Purchase Information Flower Painting Workshops Nancy Medina Web Site Hill Country Sunflowers and Roses was my demo painting for my students during my Texas Hill Country workshop this past weekend. The Fredericksburg, Texas grocery store always has a top notch selection of flowers, so we painted quite a variety of blossoms from the studio school on the resort overlooking log cabins and trees for miles around. It was like a slice of heaven right outside the door! My next workshop is on July 21 in Dallas and is already full with a waiting list, so it looks like I'll have to make the sacrifice and go shopping at Central Market *sound of harps* for scads of gorgeous blossoms again this week!  Take a peek at my art blog to see a preview of my newest container garden which is almost finished. I thought it only fitting you should also see the li...

Red Roses of Fredericksburg by Nancy Medina 8X10 Oil on Gallery Wrap Canvas Purchase Information Flower Painting Workshops Nancy Medina Web Site Nancy Medina Art Blog Red roses, sunflowers, white roses and daisies were blooming in my Fredericksburg, Texas workshop this weekend in the Hill Country. In addition to dozens of flowers, we painted clear blue glass vases and patterned white and blue china vases, and sampled cheese and cherry kolaches made fresh each morning . A drenching rain came down at the end of our last class, and in an area that has suffered massive drought for over three years, this was a rare gift. I watched shopkeepers step outside their doors and stretch their hands into the rain, and every one was smiling. I love teaching in Fredericksburg, it has not lost that small town feeling. It's far enough off the beaten path to have avoided the sprawl that has hit so much of Texas. If you're ever in the area, stop in to The Good Art Compan...

Heaven Scent Red Poppies by Nancy Medina 12X12 Oil on Gallery Wrap Canvas Purchase Information Flower Painting Workshops Nancy Medina Web Site Nancy Medina Art Blog Heaven Scent is a new little red poppy in the studio, a diversionary tactic to help me avoid packing the suitcase and the EasyL Easel and paint tubes for my solo art show and class in Fredericksburg, Texas, this week. It's amazing what I can get done when I'm supposed to be doing something else. I can get the whole house cleaned in an hour if I'm really supposed to be working on tags for paintings. I can get two pugs bathed in half an hour flat if I'm supposed to be packing paintings to ship. And I can make the coolest art workshop banners with pretty text fonts I absolutely did not need but purchased anyway when I'm supposed to be writing my newsletter. I am the most productive procrastinator on the planet. Is that true for all artists, I wonder?

Spring Promise Roses by Nancy Medina 12X12 Oil on Gallery Wrap Canvas Purchase Information Nancy Medina Web Site Spring Promise Roses is a new small work in the studio, as I deconstruct the large flower setup on my rubber maid roller cart, the wonderful new studio accessory I've been enjoying since the hubby found it on clearance at Office Max last weekend. I had to remove the sunflowers for a special commission I've begun of hydrangeas and white roses, so I'm going to treat myself to a trip to Central Market in the morning for fresh flowers! They don't allow photography in Central Market, so I can't share that trip with you, but their flower market is the closest thing to visiting the Dallas Arboretum you can get without driving to the actual gardens themselves (which will be quite packed this weekend, in fact, because of the Chihuly exhibit!). So we'll avoid the real gardens and go to the store bought ones. I can hardly wait to see ...

"Bluebonnet Spring" 16 x 20 Oil (sold) The state flower of Texas is the bluebonnet. In mid-late spring, these flowers grow in mass profusion in North and Central Texas. There are several regions that host designated tours just to see these fields of intense "cobalt blue" flowers. Many artists in our state focus in this genre only. I always delight to go to Fredericksburg during this time & paint these flowers in plein air. The German farm, the windmill and water tank, the bluebonnets are lacking in just one thing--cattle. Those were down the road and across the cattle guard. Although this painting is sold, there are others....please visit my website to enjoy. http://www.vonniekohn.com/