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"Oia Sunset" © 2017 Niki  Gulley •  Greece Art Trek:  Oia, Santorini SOLD •  7" x 5" oil painting by Niki Gulley Just Sold!  I painted this small oil on location in Santorini during our Greece Art Trek. Since we only had about 15 minutes to capture the actual sun setting, we had to sketch the scene in advance, anticipate how the light might look, and pre-mix our golden colors. Then as the sun was dropping, we quickly had to paint those warm reflected lights on the buildings and the water and the golden glow in the sky. While challenging, it was a lot of fun and such a beautiful setting to paint! Capping the evening off, we had a delicious dinner in town at the most picturesque garden restaurant and relived the highlights of the day. Our photographers staking out their spots to shoot sunset. Dinner that night. If you'd like to join us on one of our upcoming Art Treks, check out  ArtTreks.org  for details. Please check out my...

Day 4, Evening - Greece Art Trek:  Oia, Santorini 7" x 5" oil painting by Niki Gulley That evening the photographers joined us out at the lookout point to photograph sunset, so we decided to continue painting. Since we only had about 15 minutes to capture the actual sun setting, we had to sketch the scene in advance, anticipate how the light might look, and pre-mix our golden colors. Then as the sun was dropping, we quickly had to paint those warm reflected lights on the buildings and the water and the golden glow in the sky. While challenging, it was a lot of fun and such a beautiful setting to paint! Capping the evening off, we had a delicious dinner in town at the most picturesque garden restaurant and relived the highlights of the day. Our photographers staking out their spots to shoot sunset. Dinner that night. Next summer we will be leading an Art Trek to Paris and Provence, France so if you've always dreamed of painting, photographing and ...

"Santorini Sunset" ©2012 Niki Gulley 12" x 24" pastel My husband and I honeymooned on the Greek island of Santorini and fell in love with it. From the beautiful views of the Caldera, to the white-washed architecture with its signature blue domes, to the laid back attitude and the warmth of the people, we couldn't wait to return. Here is a view at the far end of the island in the town of Oia. I wanted to capture the "skyline," ocean view and the gorgeous sunset that night. Becoming enchanted with the island ourselves, we now can't wait to share the Greek experience with other painters and photographers, so we are leading our May workshop to Athens and Santorini, Greece.  If you’d also like to experience the beauty, history and culture of Greece, join me and my husband / travel photographer, Scott Williams, for our P lein Air Painting and Photography Art Trek  to Athens and Santorini on May 10-18 . Our unique Art Treks afford you the opti...