"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 ...
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