Artists Of Texas Contemporary Paintings and Art

6x6 watercolor and ink on Masters paper of an English setter on point during the autumn leaves falling in the woods.  Image is COPYRIGHT 2013 Kay Smith.

"Vertical Aspirations” ©2011 Niki Gulley 48” x 36” textured oil on canvas In this painting I wanted you to feel that child-like wonder of staring up in into the treetops and the heavens above. Choosing vibrant, cheerful yellows contrasted against a crystal blue sky and arranging the aspens in a circular pattern heightened by thick, curving paint strokes, both add to that joyful, playful feeling of hope and discovery. To see Vertical Aspirations and more of Niki Gulley’s textured aspen and birch oil paintings, visit her booth, #120, at the Wells Street Art Show this weekend in downtown Chicago. chicagoevents.com/event.cfm?eid=141 Or, e-mail Niki Gulley for more information on her contemporary landscape paintings. NikiGulley.com

“Enjoying the View” ©2011 Niki Gulley 48" x 30" textured oil on canvas Gentle hill and valley give way to a view triumphant; a view of steep, purple mountains crusted with snow, the soft morning light diffuses across the valley. A litany of lights and darks, greens and golds cross hatch the foothills below. White barked Aspens, straight and narrow guard the riot of color beneath them as a golden promontory rises up in the east. Tranquility and joy abound, a sense of peace and serenity flows from this one mystical moment captured forever. To see my aspen paintings and more of my contemporary landscape oil paintings, stop by my booth at the Saint Charles Fine Art Show this weekend in the Chicago suburb of St. Charles. See dtown.org/events/fine_art_show.asp for details. E-mail Niki Gulley for more information. NikiGulley.com