Artists Of Texas Contemporary Paintings and Art

Dallas Days 36" x 48" Oil on Gallery Wrap Canvas Contemporary Cityscape Inspired by a plein air experience at White Rock Lake, I decided that I would go with a large canvas --- 36" x 48" in the studio.  The subject matter was the same, with the Dallas skyline in the background, White Rock Lake and the tall grass on the hill in the foreground. Wide brushstrokes and palette knife work were used to create this cityscape.  It is drying at the studio...contact Kay Wyne  for more info.  Thanks for looking at this blog!  KMW

Windy December 8" x 10" Oil on RayMar Cotton Panel En Plein Air Palette Knife Painting This is probably one of my favorite plein air paintings.  I have so many paintings that I started outside, but was unable to finish.  I stuck it out on this one, even though it was a very cold and windy December day at White Rock Lake.  I like the feel of the painting...kind of moody, and because I used the palette knife, there was a lot of scraping and modeling of the oils.  This painting is available, and looks great in a dark mahogany wood frame with a gold inside liner.  Contact  Kay  for more information.  Thanks, Kay

Windy December 8" x 10" Oil on RayMar Cotton Panel Contemporary Palette Knife Painting This plein air painting site was White  Rock Lake in Dallas.  It is framed up  in a dark moulding with gold lip...looks very handsome.  Contact  me   for  purchasing information.   Have a good day....KMW

White Rock Lake Boats 16" x 20" Oil on RayMar Cotton Panel This painting is the first in a series of landscapes.  I am starting the  Leslie Saeta 30 Paintings in 30 Days Challenge  and it begins on September 1st!  I decided to paint landscapes so that I would have a theme and I have some wonderful places to go and paint in Dallas.  I used lots of juicy oils in this painting, and wanted it to be loose and colorful.  More tomorrow....join me and about 300 other artists painting for Leslie's challenge...it is fun and helps you paint everyday.  Thanks for viewing....KMW

Windy December 8" x 10" Oil on RayMar Panel En Plein Air Palette Knife Painting The Monday morning painting group went to White Rock Lake in December. We almost got blown away during that painting session. kay@kwyne.com Thanks for viewing!

5" x 7" textured oil painting, White Rock Lake, by Niki Gulley Dallas Plein Air Painting Workshop with Niki Gulley  Day 2 - Afternoon Location:  Sunset Bay, White Rock Lake In the afternoon at White Rock Lake, we switched locations to find better light on our subjects. Everyone was drawn to this peaceful bay and the vibrant fall colors. Even though every painter basically sketched the same scene, it was fun seeing each artist's individual style come thorugh. With just a short amount of time left at the end of the day, I quickly captured the lake, shoreline and autumn foliage with a palette knife and my leftover paint before starting our critique. A perfect ending to our plein air painting workshop at the Dallas Arboretum and White Rock Lake – sharing our work from each day with new friends after a gorgeous weekend of painting outside. Thanks guys! If you'd like more information about my upcoming workshops in the US and Europ...

9" x 12" oil painting, White Rock Lake, by Niki Gulley Dallas Plein Air Painting Workshop with Niki Gulley  Day 2 - Morning Location: White Rock Lake On the second day of our plein-air painting workshop, we enjoyed a beautiful morning at White Rock Lake. Focusing on capturing water and the morning light, each painter picked a different vantage point, some choosing only natural subjects and others depicting sailboats on the horizon. I chose to paint these colorful boats largely for their vibrant colors and I liked how the line of the pier leads your eye back to the docked vessels. With a gentle breeze, the water had a little movement and shimmer to it that I suggested along with the vibrant foliage in this peaceful inlet. A perfect autumn morning! Morning paintings at White Rock Lake. If you'd like more information about my upcoming workshops in the US and Europe, visit  nikigulley.com/?page_id=13 . Or, to see more of my l...

“Bridge to Tomorrow,” White Rock Lake ©2011 Niki Gulley 12” x 24” textured oil on canvas White Rock Lake sparkles in the evening sunset encompassed by the dark silhouette of the downtown Dallas skyline and the cresting bridge that carries cyclists around the lake's bike trail. Forefront dense shrubs, pampas grasses and trees frame the image and hold it in a mirror reflection of the bridge – an intriguing and complex composition that is designed to move you, the viewer, into the painting and carry your eye around this picturesque view of Dallas's cherished White Rock Lake. Rich with texture, thick palette knife strokes build lights and shadows; selecting saturated colors to suggest hope and optimism about upcoming days and using mysterious darks to define the lush foliage and offset the lowering sun. To see this painting of downtown Dallas and more of Niki Gulley’s textured palette knife oil paintings in person, please stop by her booth at the Cottonwood Art Festival this we...

"Walking the Dog," White Rock Lake by Niki Gulley pastel 24" x 18" SOLD Email - niki@nikigulley.com NikiGulley.com