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SOLD  • "Reflective Radiance" ©2018 Niki Gulley Two 48" x 18" canvases with one 48" x 30" canvas in the middle to form a 48" x 66" triptych Textured oil painting on wrap around canvas Just Sold!  I decided it would be a fun challenge to create an extremely large painting, and I wanted the final piece to be very uplifting, colorful and full of energy. Opting for warm colors and working with extremely thick paint and palette knives, I chose this lily pond reference from our visit to Monet's Gardens in Giverny, France. The grounds were breathtaking and I could actually see his paintings come to life. I was drawn to the energetic flow and yet calming serenity in this view, and I positioned the water lilies and my paint strokes in a curving pattern to add to that mood. The morning light peeking through the distant foliage added to a sense of mystery and promise that I wanted to capture in paint, and share with you that feeling of hope. ...

"Reflective Radiance" ©2018 Niki Gulley Two 48" x 18" canvases with one 48" x 30" canvas in the middle to form a 48" x 66" triptych Textured oil painting on wrap around canvas I decided it would be a fun challenge to create an extremely large painting, and I wanted the final piece to be very uplifting, colorful and full of energy. Opting for warm colors and working with extremely thick paint and palette knives, I chose this lily pond reference from our visit to Monet's Gardens in Giverny, France. The grounds were breathtaking and I could actually see his paintings come to life. I was drawn to the energetic flow and yet calming serenity in this view, and I positioned the water lilies and my paint strokes in a curving pattern to add to that mood. The morning light peeking through the distant foliage added to a sense of mystery and promise that I wanted to capture in paint, and share with you that feeling of hope. E-mail  Niki Gu...

Day 3, Greece Art Trek:  Santorini SOLD  • 12" x 9" textured oil painting by Niki Gulley On the third day of our Greece Art Trek, we flew to Santorini and gawked at the amazing view from our hotel overlooking the caldera. Our painters set up their easels right there since the scenery was so beautiful, while the photographers toured through town, shooting the white washed architecture and fantastic views of the ocean below. I chose this vantage of the potted succulent set against the vivid blue water and white stucco balcony. With several clouds in the sky, everything had a nice soft light that created subtle shadows, intense colors and a cool breeze, making it such a pleasant day to paint. Taking a little time out to enjoy the view and sample the Greek wines, which are quite tasty! Next summer we will be leading an Art Trek to Paris and Provence, France so if you've always dreamed of painting, photographing and sightseeing during lavender and sunflower sea...

"Reflective Radiance" ©2016 Niki Gulley Two 48" x 18" canvases with one 48" x 30" canvas in the middle to form a 48" x 66" triptych Textured oil painting on wrap around canvas I decided it would be a fun challenge to create an extremely large painting, and I wanted the final piece to be very uplifting, colorful and full of energy. Opting for warm colors and working with extremely thick paint and palette knives, I chose this lily pond reference from our visit to Monet's Gardens in Giverny, France. The grounds were breathtaking and I could actually see his paintings come to life. I was drawn to the energetic flow and yet calming serenity in this view, and I positioned the water lilies and my paint strokes in a curving pattern to add to that mood. The morning light peeking through the distant foliage added to a sense of mystery and promise that I wanted to capture in paint, and share with you that feeling of hope. E-mail  Niki Gu...

Day 2, Greece Art Trek:  Santorini 12" x 9" textured oil painting by Niki Gulley On the second full day of our Greece Art Trek, we flew to Santorini and gawked at the amazing view from our hotel overlooking the caldera. Our painters set up their easels right there since the scenery was so beautiful, while the photographers toured through town, shooting the white washed architecture and fantastic views of the ocean below. I chose this vantage of the potted succulent set against the vivid blue water and white stucco balcony. With several clouds in the sky, everything had a nice soft light that created subtle shadows, intense colors and a cool breeze, making it such a pleasant day to paint. Taking a little time out to enjoy the view and sample the Greek wines, which are quite tasty! View of Fira, Santorini Next summer we will be leading an Art Trek to Spain and the following year we will be headed to Tuscany, England and Ireland, so if you've al...

"Luminescent Radiance" ©2014 Niki Gulley Two 48" x 18" canvases with one 48" x 30" canvas in the middle to form a 48" x 66" triptych Textured oil painting on wrap around canvas I decided it would be a fun challenge to create an extremely large painting, and I wanted the final piece to be very uplifting, colorful and full of energy. Opting for warm colors and working with extremely thick paint and palette knives, I chose this lily pond reference from our visit to Monet's Gardens in Giverny, France. The grounds were breathtaking and I could actually see his paintings come to life. I was drawn to the energetic flow and yet calming serenity in this view, and I positioned the water lilies and my paint strokes in a curving pattern to add to that mood. The morning light peeking through the distant foliage added to a sense of mystery and promise that I wanted to capture in paint, and share with you that feeling of hope. E-mail  Niki ...

"Luminescent Radiance" ©2014 Niki Gulley Two 48" x 18" canvases with one 48" x 30" canvas in the middle to form a 48" x 66" triptych Textured oil painting on wrap around canvas I decided it would be a fun challenge to create an extremely large painting, and I wanted the final piece to be very uplifting, colorful and full of energy. Opting for warm colors and working with extremely thick paint and palette knives, I chose this lily pond reference from our visit to Monet's Gardens in Giverny, France. The grounds were breathtaking and I could actually see his paintings come to life. I was drawn to the energetic flow and yet calming serenity in this view, and I positioned the water lilies and my paint strokes in a curving pattern to add to that mood. The morning light peeking through the distant foliage added to a sense of mystery and promise that I wanted to capture in paint, and share with you that feeling of hope. E-mail  Niki ...

"Purple Perspective," Provence  ©2014 Niki Gulley SOLD • 24" x 12" textured oil painting on wrap around canvas pictured in espresso floater frame This lavender painting was inspired from our trip to Provence last summer, when our timing was perfect and we caught both the lavender and poppies in full bloom! I loved how in this photo that I took, the lavender really draws your eye back into the distance and invites you to walk down the purple rows and enjoy the heavenly aromas. I also liked the contrast in color of the poppies planted at the start of the rows against the violet and how the crimson blooms break up the long vertical format of the canvas. To see more of Gulley's palette knife landscape paintings, check out  NikiGulley.com . To find out more about upcoming Plein Air Painting Workshops and Art Treks, including a trip to Provence this summer and again in 2015, visit nikigulley.com/artreks. E-mail -  Niki Gulley ...

"Purple Perspective," Provence  ©2014 Niki Gulley 24" x 12" textured oil painting on wrap around canvas pictured in espresso floater frame This lavender painting was inspired from our trip to Provence last summer, when our timing was perfect and we caught both the lavender and poppies in full bloom! I loved how in this photo that I took, the lavender really draws your eye back into the distance and invites you to walk down the purple rows and enjoy the heavenly aromas. I also liked the contrast in color of the poppies planted at the start of the rows against the violet and how the crimson blooms break up the long vertical format of the canvas. To see more of Gulley's palette knife landscape paintings, check out  NikiGulley.com . To find out more about upcoming Plein Air Painting Workshops and Art Treks, including a trip to Provence this summer and again in 2015, visit nikigulley.com/artreks. E-mail -  Niki Gulley

48" x 48" Textured Oil Painting, Monet's Garden ©2013 Niki Gulley • SOLD Just Shipped -  For this commissioned painting, my collectors fell in love with my water lily paintings, but I didn't have a size canvas that would work for their living room, so they asked me to create a custom piece that was 48" x 48". Using thick textured oil paint and palette knives, this water lily pond inspired from our travels to Monet's Garden, is filled with color, movement, energy and dimension. *** If you would like join us on our next  Plein Air Painting / Photography Workshop to Paris June 19-27, 2014 where we will be visiting Monet's Gardens, please check out  nikigulley.com/artreks for more information. Other upcoming Art Treks include: Paris, France – June 19-27, 2014  Provence, France – June 26 – July 4, 2014 Tuscany, Italy – Sept. 5-13, 2014 Cinque Terre and Lake Como, Italy – Sept. 12-21, 2014 *** If you would like more inf...

Notre Dame, Rose Window • 10" x 8" oil painting by Niki Gulley Paris  Art Trek  with Niki Gulley and Scott Williams Last year on our plein air painting and photography workshop that we taught in Paris, we staked out this quiet, picturesque view of Notre Dame along the Siene. Some painters chose to include the whole scene with river, church and boats, while myself and a couple of others selected this tighter view on just the intricate stained glass of the rose window. After painting the whites and grays of the cathedral in the morning light, I decided to have a little fun with the colors in the afternoon – after all we were in the home of French Impressionism! Working with complimentary purples and oranges created vibrant highlights, cool shadows and contrasting colors that cause your eye to dance across the canvas. Photo of us painting at Notre Dame taken by one of our budding photographers. If you would like join us on our next  Plein...

"Sharing the Sun" ©2013 Niki Gulley 24" x 12" • textured oil on canvas 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 "Sharing the Sun" 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! The early registration deadline of Sept. 28th for a $600 savings is quickly approaching. For more details, visit  nikigulley.com/artreks. To purchase ...

"Luminescent Radiance" ©2013 Niki Gulley Two 48" x 24" canvases with one 48" x 30" canvas in the middle to form a 48" x 78" triptych Textured oil painting on wrap around canvas I decided it would be a fun challenge to create an extremely large painting, and I wanted the final piece to be very uplifting, colorful and full of energy. Opting for warm colors and working with extremely thick paint and palette knives, I chose this lily pond reference from our visit to Monet's Gardens in Giverny, France. The grounds were breathtaking and I could actually see his paintings come to life. I was drawn to the energetic flow and yet calming serenity in this view, and I positioned the water lilies and my paint strokes in a curving pattern to add to that mood. The morning light peeking through the distant foliage added to a sense of mystery and promise that I wanted to capture in paint, and share with you that feeling of hope. *** If you woul...

"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...

Day 3, Greece Art Trek:  Santorini 12" x 9" textured oil painting by Niki Gulley On the third day of our Greece Art Trek, we flew to Santorini and gawked at the amazing view from our hotel overlooking the caldera. Our painters set up their easels right there since the scenery was so beautiful, while the photographers toured through town, shooting the white washed architecture and fantastic views of the ocean below. I chose this vantage of the potted succulent set against the vivid blue water and white stucco balcony. With several clouds in the sky, everything had a nice soft light that created subtle shadows, intense colors and a cool breeze, making it such a pleasant day to paint. Taking a little time out to enjoy the view and sample the Greek wines, which are quite tasty! Next summer we will be leading an Art Trek to Paris and Provence, France so if you've always dreamed of painting, photographing and sightseeing during lavender and sunflower season in F...

"Sun Drenched" ©2012 Niki Gulley 30" x 48" textured oil on canvas 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" practically leaps off the canvas with its vibrant yellow petals and extremely thick three-dimensional oil paint. E-mail  Niki Gulley  for more information on her textured oil paintings. Or, visit  NikiGulley.com  to see more of her contemporary landscape paintings.

"Transcending Luminosity" ©2011 Niki Gulley Three 48" x 30" canvases to form a 48" x 90" triptych textured oil on wrap around canvas I decided it would be a fun challenge to create an extremely large painting this winter, and I wanted the final piece to be very uplifting, colorful and full of energy. Opting for warm colors and working with extremely thick oil paint and palette knives, I chose this water scene for its energetic flow and yet calming serenity at the same time, and positioned the water lilies and my paint strokes in a circular pattern to enliven that mood. Also available in limited edition stretched canvas prints. See nikigulley.com/?page_id=183&category=6 for details. I'll have this contemporary landscape painting in addition to other large scale oil paintings at the Watters Creek Art Festival, watters-creek.com/events/Fine-Arts-Festival-Sun.htm , this weekend in Allen, TX. Please stop by my booth, #60, to see them in person. May 13 ...