Artists Of Texas Contemporary Paintings and Art

"Winter Hues " ©2018 Niki Gulley SOLD •  12" x 12" oil on canvas Just Sold!  I painted these winter aspen trees with palette knife and extremely thick paint. I love how the chunky paint adds to the texture of the bark and the movement in the snow and branches. The painting continues around the edges of the wrap around canvas for a sculptural-like frameless piece of art. These aspens and birches look great hung alone to brighten up a little spot, or in a grouping with some of my other 12x12 trees. Hang them horizontally, vertically, on a diagonal or stacked. If interested in seeing companion pieces,  please e-mail  Niki Gulley for options . To see more of my palette knife seasonal foliage paintings, please visit  NikiGulley.com .

"Fall Textures" ©2816 Niki Gulley SOLD •  12" x 12" oil on canvas Just Sold!   I painted these autumn aspen trees with palette knife and extremely thick paint. I love how the chunky paint adds to the texture of the bark and the movement in the leaves. The painting continues around the edges of the wrap around canvas for a sculptural-like frameless piece of art. These aspens and birches look great hung alone to brighten up a little spot, or in a grouping with some of my other 12x12 trees. Hang them horizontally, vertically, on a diagonal or stacked. If interested in seeing companion pieces,  please e-mail  Niki Gulley for options . To see more of my palette knife seasonal foliage paintings, please visit  NikiGulley.com .

"Autumn Hues II" ©2016 Niki Gulley SOLD •  12" x 12" oil on canvas Just Sold!   I painted these autumn aspen trees with palette knife and extremely thick paint. I love how the chunky paint adds to the texture of the bark and the movement in the leaves. The painting continues around the edges of the wrap around canvas for a sculptural-like frameless piece of art. These aspens and birches look great hung alone to brighten up a little spot, or in a grouping with some of my other 12x12 trees. Hang them horizontally, vertically, on a diagonal or stacked. If interested in seeing companion pieces,  please e-mail  Niki Gulley for options . To see more of my palette knife seasonal foliage paintings, please visit  NikiGulley.com .

"Spring Hues" ©2017 Niki Gulley 12" x 12" oil on canvas I painted these spring aspen trees with palette knife and extremely thick paint. I love how the chunky paint adds to the texture of the bark and the movement in the foliage and branches. The painting continues around the edges of the wrap around canvas for a sculptural-like frameless piece of art. These aspens and birches look great hung alone to brighten up a little spot, or in a grouping with some of my other 12x12 trees. Hang them horizontally, vertically, on a diagonal or stacked. If interested in seeing companion pieces,  please e-mail  Niki Gulley for options . To see more of my palette knife seasonal foliage paintings, please visit  NikiGulley.com .

"Spring Hues" ©2017 Niki Gulley SOLD  • 12" x 12" oil on canvas Just Sold!  I painted these spring aspen trees with palette knife and extremely thick paint. I love how the chunky paint adds to the texture of the bark and the movement in the foliage and branches. The painting continues around the edges of the wrap around canvas for a sculptural-like frameless piece of art. These aspens and birches look great hung alone to brighten up a little spot, or in a grouping with some of my other 12x12 trees. Hang them horizontally, vertically, on a diagonal or stacked. If interested in seeing companion pieces,  please e-mail  Niki Gulley for options . To see more of my palette knife seasonal foliage paintings, please visit  NikiGulley.com .

"Winter Hues " ©2016 Niki Gulley 12" x 12" oil on canvas I painted these winter aspen trees with palette knife and extremely thick paint. I love how the chunky paint adds to the texture of the bark and the movement in the snow and branches. The painting continues around the edges of the wrap around canvas for a sculptural-like frameless piece of art. These aspens and birches look great hung alone to brighten up a little spot, or in a grouping with some of my other 12x12 trees. Hang them horizontally, vertically, on a diagonal or stacked. If interested in seeing companion pieces,  please e-mail  Niki Gulley for options . To see more of my palette knife seasonal foliage paintings, please visit  NikiGulley.com . *** Or, if you are in the Dallas, TX area, please stop by my booth at Richardson's Cottonwood Art Festival this weekend. Cottonwood Art Festival  Sat. Oct 1 • 10am – 7pm Sun. Oct. 2 • 10am – 5pm  Cottonwood Park • 1321...

"Autumn Hues III" ©2016 Niki Gulley 12" x 12" oil on canvas I painted these fall aspen trees with palette knife and extremely thick paint. I love how the chunky paint adds to the texture of the bark and the movement in the leaves. The painting continues around the edges of the wrap around canvas for a sculptural-like frameless piece of art. These aspens and birches look great hung alone to brighten up a little spot, or in a grouping with some of my other 12x12 trees. Hang them horizontally, vertically, on a diagonal or stacked. If interested in seeing companion pieces,  please e-mail  Niki Gulley for options . To see more of my palette knife seasonal foliage paintings, please visit  NikiGulley.com .

"Winter Hues" ©2016 Niki Gulley 12" x 12" oil on canvas I painted these winter aspen trees with palette knife and extremely thick paint. I love how the chunky paint adds to the texture of the bark and the movement in the snow and branches. The painting continues around the edges of the wrap around canvas for a sculptural-like frameless piece of art. These aspens and birches look great hung alone to brighten up a little spot, or in a grouping with some of my other 12x12 trees. Hang them horizontally, vertically, on a diagonal or stacked. If interested in seeing companion pieces,  please e-mail  Niki Gulley for options . To see more of my palette knife seasonal foliage paintings, please visit  NikiGulley.com .

"Autumn Hues" ©2016 Niki Gulley 12" x 12" oil on canvas I painted these fall aspen trees with palette knife and extremely thick paint. I love how the chunky paint adds to the texture of the bark and the movement in the leaves. The painting continues around the edges of the wrap around canvas for a sculptural-like frameless piece of art. These aspens and birches look great hung alone to brighten up a little spot, or in a grouping with some of my other 12x12 trees. Hang them horizontally, vertically, on a diagonal or stacked. If interested in seeing companion pieces,  please e-mail  Niki Gulley for options . To see more of my palette knife seasonal foliage paintings, please visit  NikiGulley.com .

"Spring Hues" ©2016 Niki Gulley 12" x 12" oil on canvas I painted these spring aspen trees with palette knife and extremely thick paint. I love how the chunky paint adds to the texture of the bark and the movement in the foliage and branches. The painting continues around the edges of the wrap around canvas for a sculptural-like frameless piece of art. These aspens and birches look great hung alone to brighten up a little spot, or in a grouping with some of my other 12x12 trees. Hang them horizontally, vertically, on a diagonal or stacked. If interested in seeing companion pieces,  please e-mail  Niki Gulley for options . To see more of my palette knife seasonal foliage paintings, please visit  NikiGulley.com .

"Autumn Hues II" ©2016 Niki Gulley 12" x 12" oil on canvas I painted these autumn aspen trees with palette knife and extremely thick paint. I love how the chunky paint adds to the texture of the bark and the movement in the leaves. The painting continues around the edges of the wrap around canvas for a sculptural-like frameless piece of art. These aspens and birches look great hung alone to brighten up a little spot, or in a grouping with some of my other 12x12 trees. Hang them horizontally, vertically, on a diagonal or stacked. If interested in seeing companion pieces,  please e-mail  Niki Gulley for options . To see more of my palette knife seasonal foliage paintings, please visit  NikiGulley.com .

"Blue Wishes III" ©2013 Niki Gulley 7" x 5" textured oil painting I painted these Texas bluebonnets and with extremely thick oil paint and palette knives to achieve depth and texture. The resulting image comes to life and is loaded with color and energy. In this wildflower series, I've framed the paintings in 5" gold plein air frames and they look great hung alone or in a grouping! To see more of Niki Gulley's textured landscape paintings please check out  NikiGulley.com , Or, stop by her booth at Art@the Domain, March 23rd or 24th in Austin, Tx. See artatthedomain.com for details. E-mail  Niki Gulley  for more information on her Texas bluebonnet and wildflower paintings.

“Autumn Splendor" ©2012 Niki Gulley SOLD • 30" x 48" textured oil on canvas This commissioned painting was based on an earlier painting that I'd created of this aspen forest, but my new collectors needed a larger, narrower painting to fit their space. They fell in love with the thick texture of the aspen bark and the vibrant color in the fall foliage that I recreated with extremely thick oil paint and palette knives. The completed painting shimmers with gentle autumn breezes and a quiet energy of change coming. Crisp fall mountain air, clean bright skies overhead, a band of slender straight trunks cut bright strokes of white against a dazzling tumble of green, crimson and gold. E-mail Niki Gulley for more information on her textured aspen and birch oil paintings. Or, to see more of her work, stop by  Art@the Domain in Austin, TX this weekend. NikiGulley.com thegoodartco.com/gac/

“Autumn Splendor” ©2011 Niki Gulley 36” x 48” textured oil on wrap around canvas Shimmering colors of autumn: Aspen trees quiver, their light graceful leaves tremble and quake, silver and gold, silver and gold with each light breeze. There is the quiet energy of change coming and vibrant color charges the woods. Crisp fall mountain air, clean bright skies overhead, a band of slender straight trunks cut bright strokes of white against a dazzling tumble of green, crimson and gold. You may see this painting and more of my textured oil paintings at my booth this weekend at Art in the Square, Booth #J5, in Southlake, TX. Visit artinthesquare.com/default.aspx for details. E-mail Niki Gulley for more information on my aspen and birch tree paintings. NikiGulley.com

"Autumn Aspens" ©2010 Niki Gulley 12" x 12" oil on canvas I painted these autumn aspen trees with palette knife and extremely thick paint. I love how the chunky paint adds to the texture of the bark and the movement in the leaves, and how the painting continues around the edges of the wrap around canvas for a sculptural-like frameless piece of art. To see "Autumn Aspens" and more of my aspen series, stop by the Dutch Art Gallery in Dallas this Saturday for the "Artists of Texas" reception from 1-5. Myself and many of the other talented artists will be there to answer any questions and tell you about our work. Where Texas Finds Its Color The Artists of Texas - Second Annual State Show Artist Reception November 6th, 1:00-5:00 pm November 2 - December 31, 2010 The Dutch Art Gallery 10233 East Northwest Highway Suite 420 Dallas, Texas 75238 http://www.dutchartusa.com To see more of my paintings, visit my website at NikiGulley.com or e-mail me at...

“Moment of Reflection” ©2010 Niki Gulley Pastel • 24” x 36” When we visited London, it rained pretty much all day every day but somehow that added to the experience and was actually quite beautiful at night when the city lights reflected off the wet cobbled streets. A few raindrops never slow the English down, so in “Moment of Reflection,” I wanted to capture that energy of the moving masses and I liked how that contrasted against the one non-mobile person on the corner. What are they waiting for or thinking about? I their contemplative state adds to the mystery and magic of the moment. To see “Moment of Reflection” in person, stop by the Bayou City Art Festival in Houston this weekend. I’ll be displaying my latest paintings and night scenes at booth #480 – on Walker St. between Bagby & Smith Streets facing City Hall. See BayouCityArtFestival.com for more information. Or, e-mail me at Niki@NikiGulley.com for more information. NikiGulley.com

“Table for Two” by Niki Gulley Pastel • 24” x 36” My husband and I honeymooned in Greece and fell in love with the island of Santorini. It has to be one of the most romantic spots we’ve ever seen. The views from the top of the caldera were absolutely stunning with the blue Aegean below, and the white-washed stacked architecture is truly unique. We easily segued into the the relaxed laissez faire Greek pace after a day or two and thoroughly enjoyed the beauty of the moment, dining seaside on delicious Mediterranean food and watching the sun set on the distant horizon. If you’d like to join us next May on our Painting / Photography workshop in Greece , visit nikigulley.com/?page_id=13 for more information. Or, closer to home I also teach in Dallas, with the next set of classes starting in January 2011. If you’d like more details, e-mail me at Niki@NikiGulley.com . If you’re in Houston, TX this weekend, please stop by the Bayou City Art Festival to and my pastels in person. I’ll be dis...

“Bon Appetito” ©2010 Niki Gulley Pastel 24” x 36” On my second trip to Europe, my husband wanted to take me to Venice since it was one of his favorite cities, and I fell in love with almost everything about it. The timeless quality created by living on canals free of cars, the history in the architecture and even the cobbled walkways, the beauty of the scenery and the magical quality created by the light to name just a few of my favorite things. I love how food and meals play such an important role in Italian culture – a time to slow down and enjoy friendships while savoring the local grown cuisine and wines over the course of the evening. In this pastel I wanted to communicate all of those joyful feelings in addition to capturing the energy and romance of the city at night. Bon Appetito! If you’re in Houston, TX this weekend, please stop by the Bayou City Art Festival to see Bon Appetito and my other recent pastels. I’ll be displaying my work at booth #480C - on Walker St. between Ba...

BEAR CREEK CHAPEL Inspired by Addicks-Bear Creek Methodist Church  BEAR CREEK CHAPEL oil on linen-wrapped hardboard panel 10x8 inch palette knife painting Inspired by Addicks-Bear Creek Methodist, a historical church on Hwy. 6 in the greater Houston area A part of me goes into each of my paintings. Sometimes after a painting is finished, I look at it and wonder if you can see my emotion. Colors used, technique and style reflect where I was on that day of  my life .  Fourteen of my paintings will be featured on August 28 at the  Garden of the Dragonfly Gallery  in Old Town Spring, Texas. Email Vernita

"Climbing Trees II" ©2010 Niki Gulley 48" x 36" oil on canvas In this painting, I wanted you to you to experience the wonderment of looking up into the treetops – just like you did when you were a kid. Choosing playful colors and thick chunky staccato strokes adds to that childlike whimsy and I hope you are transported back to a happy, carefree time and place. Stop by my booth at the Cottonwood Art Festival in Richardson, Texas this weekend and see "Climbing Trees" along with several other new paintings I've created this winter. Visit cottonwoodartfestival.com for details. E-mail me for more information at Niki@NikiGulley.com. NikiGulley.com