Artists Of Texas Contemporary Paintings and Art

“Flowing Radiance” ©2011 Niki Gulley 12” x 24” textured oil on wrap around canvas My initial study for a 48" x 90" triptych, but I love how this small oil turned out, too! Inspired by Monet's Gardens in Giverny, France, I wanted to paint a contemporary rendition of his lily pond, which would be flowing with color, light, warmth and energy. I'll have this textured oil painting in addition to many more at the Cottonwood Art Festival, CottonwoodArtFestival.com , next weekend , Oct. 1st & 2nd from 9am - 6pm in Richardson, TX. Please stop by my booth to see them in person. Or, if you would like to join us in May for our next ArtTrek to Paris, France, and paint Monet's Gardens in person, visit nikigulley.com/?page_id=1420 , which goes into detail about our upcoming Plein Air Painting & Photography Workshops. Early registration deadline for a $500 savings is quickly approaching! *** E-mail me at Niki@NikiGulley.com for more information. Visit my website at Ni...

“Monet’s Passion” ©2011 Niki Gulley 12” x 24” textured oil on wrap around canvas Early morning light washes over Monet’s water lily garden in his beloved home 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 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. I'll have this textured oil painting in addition to many more at the Cottonwood Art Festival, CottonwoodArtFestival.com , next weekend , Oct. 1st & 2nd from 9am - 6pm in Richardson, TX. Please stop by my booth to see them in person. Or, if you would like to join us in May for our next ArtTrek to Paris, France, and paint Monet's Gardens in person, visit nikigulley.com/?page_id=1420 , which goes into detail about our upcoming Plein Air Painting & Photography Workshops. Early registration deadlin...

"Culmination" ©2011 Niki Gulley Three 48" x 30" canvases to form a 48" x 90" triptych textured mixed media on wrap around canvas I decided it would be a fun challenge to create an extremely large painting, and I wanted the final piece to be very uplifting, colorful and full of energy. Opting for warm colors and working with extremely thick oil paint and palette knives, I chose this water lily pond reference from our visit to my Monet's Gardens in Giverny, France. The grounds were breathtaking and I could actually see his paintings come to life. I was drawn to the energetic flow and yet calming serenity in this view, and I positioned the water lilies and my paint strokes in a circular pattern to add to that mood. The morning light peeking through the distant foliage added to a sense of mystery and promise that I wanted to capture in paint and share with you that feeling of hope. I'll have this contemporary landscape painting in addition to more of m...

"Transcending Luminosity" ©2011 Niki Gulley Three 48" x 30" canvases to form a 48" x 90" triptych textured oil on wrap around canvas I decided it would be a fun challenge to create an extremely large painting this winter, and I wanted the final piece to be very uplifting, colorful and full of energy. Opting for warm colors and working with extremely thick oil paint and palette knives, I chose this water scene for its energetic flow and yet calming serenity at the same time, and positioned the water lilies and my paint strokes in a circular pattern to enliven that mood. Also available in limited edition stretched canvas prints. See nikigulley.com/?page_id=183&category=6 for details. I'll have this contemporary landscape painting in addition to other large scale oil paintings at the Watters Creek Art Festival, watters-creek.com/events/Fine-Arts-Festival-Sun.htm , this weekend in Allen, TX. Please stop by my booth, #60, to see them in person. May 13 ...