Artists Of Texas Contemporary Paintings and Art

Giant Sunflower 12x12 oil on canvas I painted this after visiting a field of giant sunflowers in Waxahachie, Texas. It was incredible to see such a vast amount of the blooming beauties. I created this with a palette knife and lots of colorful paint. This is available for purchase. $250.00 Sheri@sheriart.art.net www.sheriart.net www.sheriart.blogspot.com www.cfai.co/sherijones/

"Sun Drenched II" ©2012 Niki Gulley 30" x 48" • textured oil on cavan Inspired by our trip to Provence last summer, I was awestruck by these massive fields of sunflowers blooming. Seeing this brilliant carpet of gold, with its sea of faces smiling towards the sun, just made me feel happy and I wanted you to experience that joy, too. In person “Sun Drenched II” practically leaps off the canvas with its vibrant yellow petals and extremely thick three-dimensional oil paint. Next summer we will be leading an Art Trek to Paris June 19-27 and Provence, France June 26-July 4, so if you've always dreamed of painting, photographing and sightseeing during lavender and sunflower season in France, and following in the footsteps of Monet, Van Gogh and Cezanne, please join us for this amazing trip! Details will be coming soon on  nikigulley.com/artreks. To see more of my contemporary impressionistic landscape and floral oil paintings, please visit  NikiGul...

“Sunny Disposition” ©2013 Niki Gulley 30" x 48” textured oil painting on wrap around canvas Festive, sun-filled blossoms dance in the gentle breeze, filling the field with sweet fragrance. This textured oil painting captures a carefree summer morning with sunflowers overflowing the foreground, filling up the field with joy under the sunny skies above. If you'd like to join us in Provence, France (in June/July 2014) as part of our Plein-Air Painting / Photography Art Treks Workshops, please e-mail  Niki Gulley. Or, visit  http://www.nikigulley.com/artreks  to find out more about our upcoming trips. *** For more information on my textured sunflower and poppy field oil paintings, e-mail niki@nikigulley or go to  NikiGulley.com  to see more of my contemporary landscape paintings.

"Sunny Moments V" ©2012 Niki Gulley 12" x 12" textured oil on canvas This piece was selected to hang in the Artists of Texas Juried Show at the Dutch Art Gallery in Dallas I painted these sunflowers with extremely thick paint and palette knife. The resulting canvas is loaded with texture, color and energy! I've painted it on 1 and 1/2 inch deep stretcher bars, with the image continuing around the edges so that it can be hung as is frameless for a contemporary look.  This sunflower scene looks great hung alone to brighten up a little spot, or in a grouping with some of my sunflower or floral scenes. Hang them horizontally (like pictured above), vertically, on a diagonal (as seen below) or stacked. Take a look at  nikigulley.com/the-art/textured-oils/  to find complimentary companion pieces. If interested in more information on pricing and purchasing, please e-mail  Niki Gulley . To see more of my textured flower paintings, please vis...

"Sun Drenched III" ©2012 Niki Gulley 36" x 48" textured painting on wrap around canvas Sun Drenched III was inspired by our trip to Provence, France last summer. Our timing was perfect and the sunflowers and lavender were in full bloom. While we came across many fields of lavender, we had to search a little harder for sunflowers. Of course that meant sampling more of the local cuisine and wines for much needed fuel as we looked! (My husband likes to say we have to suffer four our art.) When we eventually came across these sunflowers, I knew immediately they would make a perfect painting. Their bright, smiling faces as big as dinner plates, the sun dappled path leading you deep into the golden field to the quaint stone farmhouse in the distance, and a beautiful summer day with a few peaceful clouds drifting by made for the ideal subject. The resulting painting is so full of color and texture, and my hope is that when you gaze into it, this piece immed...

"Spring's Surprises" series ©2012 Niki Gulley SOLD • Four 12" x 12" textured oil paintings on wrap around canvas Just sold at my opening at American Fine Art this weekend, I created this series of sunflowers and poppies with palette knife and extremely thick oil paint, so that the resulting images are full of color, texture, energy and movement. To see more of my textured sunflower and poppy paintings, visit American Fine Art Gallery in Dallas,  americanfineart.com/events_sep_nov.html . Or, if you're in the Dallas this weekend, please stop by my booth at Richardson's Cottonwood Art Festival where I will be exhibiting. Cottonwood Art Festival May 5 • 10am - 8pm May 6 • 10am - 6pm Richardson, TX •  Cottonwood Park •  on Beltline Rd. just east of Coit cottonwoodartfestival.com/ *** Web -  NikiGulley.com  • E-mail -  Niki Gulley