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The U-Haul is all loaded with over 100 new paintings, with my yellow director's chairs and my new rolling table with my new hydrangea tablecloth, and my purse is full of sunscreen, bubblegum and chocolate. I can't imagine anything more I need to have a successful art show in the garden during Dallas Arboretum Artscape except for one super important ingredient - YOU! You are invited to join me for my only outdoor show of the year this weekend in Booth 43, April 26-27, with a member preview Friday evening from 6 to 8 pm. I've doubled the size of my tent for 2014, so you'll get to see twice as many flower paintings. You could even move some living room furniture in there and sit down with a bowl of popcorn or take a nap under awning number two. The possibilities are endless!

I'm always excited to visit the Arboretum, after all, it's the incredible staff in the Adult Education Department who first convinced me to start teaching flower painting over 4 years ago. Little did I know, I was about to embark on the most enjoyable chapter in my life, my work as a flower painting instructor. Wear your comfy shoes and bring your camera and join me in the gardens, I'll be the lady in the pink apron with just a dab of green paint on her nose....

Studio Director AnnieBee wonders what all the art fair fuss is about?

You Are Invited!

Look for me in Booth 43

Dallas Arboretum Artscape

April 26-27, 2014

9 am to 5 pm daily

with a member preview 6-8 pm April 25

8525 Garland Road, Dallas, TX 75218

Friday, April 25, 2014

Dulce le Leche Sunflower and Dallas Arboretum Artscape - Flower Paintings by Nancy Medina

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Dulce de Leche Sunflower

by Nancy Medina

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Oil on Gallery Wrap Canvas

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Dulce de Leche Sunflower was my one hour demonstration yesterday evening for the Irving Arts Association. I had such a fun time visiting with artists from across North Texas in attendance, and gave away a limited edition hydrangea print as a prize. Today I'm finishing up preparation for my biggest art show of the year coming up this weekend, Dallas Arboretum Artscape. I hope to see you there!

You Are Invited!

Look for me in Booth 43

Dallas Arboretum Artscape

April 26-27, 2014

9 am to 5 pm daily

with a member preview 6-8 pm April 25

8525 Garland Road, Dallas, TX 75218

The studio model takes a bow and a dip!

Tuesday, April 22, 2014

Sunflowers and Iris and Dallas Arboretum Artscape - Flower Paintings by Nancy Medina

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Sunflowers and Japanese Iris

by Nancy Medina

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Oil on Archival Panel

Class Demonstration

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Sunflowers and Japanese Iris was one of six demonstrations from my Texas Hill Country workshop last week. We painted iris, hydrangeas, sunflowers, and pink lilies, while bluebonnets bloomed outside our window. I love the slow pace of Fredericksburg, Texas, even though I'm teaching all day I still have time to stop and take a deep breath and enjoy the quiet pace of a small town when I'm there. At night you can see the stars, during the day you can always find parking, the bluebonnets are in bloom, and every morning we had the best fresh fruit and cheese kolaches - what more could one wish for in a destination workshop? I've shared pictures from my trip with you on my art blog today!

No sooner had I returned home to the hubby and the puggies here in Flower Mound and unpacked than it was time to finish preparations for Dallas Arboretum Artscape, my biggest art show of the year. You are invited! I hope to see you there in the pecan grove - I'll have dozens and dozens of new paintings on display - here's the scoop:

You Are Invited!

Look for me in Booth 43

Dallas Arboretum Artscape

April 26-27, 2014

9 am to 5 pm daily

with a member preview 6-8 pm April 25

8525 Garland Road, Dallas, TX 75218

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Parting gifts that made my heart go pitty pat!

Sunday, April 13, 2014

Blue Iris Lily Garden and Countdown to Dallas Arboretum Artscape - Flower Paintings by Nancy Medina

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Blue Iris Lily Garden by Nancy Medina

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Oil on Deep Gallery Wrap Canvas

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My iris garden produced yellow, white, purple and pale blue flowers this morning. This sudden proliferation of profuse color has me just a bit worried that it will be a short bloom season. Rather than see this as the glass half empty garden, I'm going to believe this will be the best iris season ever in the gardens of Flower Mound Studio!

Blue Iris Lily Garden is based on those blooms, and one of over 100 new paintings I'll have on display at Dallas Arboretum Artscape April 26-27. I can't believe it's almost here, holy cow I have to make some tags and labels and decide what color apron to wear that day. So much to do, so many flowers to paint, so little time! Here's a bit more on Artscape, I sure hope to see you there!

You Are Invited!

Look for me in Booth 43

Dallas Arboretum Artscape

April 26-27, 2014

9 am to 5 pm daily

with a member preview 6-8 pm April 25

8525 Garland Road, Dallas, TX 75218

Lilies and irises blooming on the easel today

I do like chunky frames....

Thursday, April 10, 2014

Rise and Shine Again Pink Poppies and Artscape - Flower Paintings by Nancy Medina

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Rise and Shine Again Poppies

by Nancy Medina

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Oil on Gallery Wrap Canvas

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I've been drawn to peach and pink combinations lately so expressed a bit of that in a poppy painting tonight. This is a warmup for a big triptych poppy I'm creating especially for my show at Artscape at the Dallas Arboretum. I hope to see you there! Eighty or so artists and I will be out in the gardens in tents and this is my only outdoor event. If you look closely, you'll notice the lady in Booth 43 has green paint on her nose....

I stopped by the Arboretum yesterday morning to pick up my painting, Ribbons in the Sky Tulips, from the Garden Gallery Juried Show and got some colorful tulip photos - there's one on my art blog today to tickle your fancy!

You Are Invited!

Look for me in Booth 43

Dallas Arboretum Artscape

April 26-27, 2014

9 am to 5 pm daily

with a member preview 6-8 pm April 25

8525 Garland Road, Dallas, TX 75218

- See more at: http://www.nancymedinaart.com/2014/03/garden-dreamers-and-flower-stroll.html#sthash.CX8litaE.dpuf

You Are Invited!

Look for me in Booth 43

Dallas Arboretum Artscape

April 26-27, 2014

9 am to 5 pm daily

with a member preview 6-8 pm April 25

8525 Garland Road, Dallas, TX 75218

- See more at: http://www.nancymedinaart.com/2014/03/garden-dreamers-and-flower-stroll.html#sthash.CX8litaE.dpuf

You Are Invited!

Look for me in Booth 43

Dallas Arboretum Artscape

April 26-27, 2014

9 am to 5 pm daily

with a member preview 6-8 pm April 25

8525 Garland Road, Dallas, TX 75218

Saturday, March 15, 2014

Midnight Hydrangeas and a Tour of Dallas Blooms at Artscape - Flower Paintings by Nancy Medina

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Midnight Hydrangeas by Nancy Medina

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Palette Knife/Oil on Gallery Wrap Canvas

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Midnight Garden Hydrangeas was completed around...midnight yesterday in the studio, a small study to warm up my brushes for a new three foot container garden of hydrangeas in progress. I'm preparing a new series of large gallery wrap container gardens in preparation for my one and only annual outdoor show at Dallas Arboretum. Artscape will be held April 26-27, with a member preview the evening of April 25.

You are invited to join me and almost 75 other artists under the cherry blossom trees. This will be a fun show in the most beautiful gardens in North Texas staged at a time when the azaleas, tulips, daffodils, and every flower you can imagine will be blooming simultaneously. Visit my art blog today to see a tour of the flower gardens!

You Are Invited!

Look for me in Booth 43

Dallas Arboretum Artscape

April 26-27, 2014

9 am to 5 pm daily

Wednesday, March 16, 2011

Texas Bluebonnets & Indian Paintbrush painting by Niki Gulley

Oil on canvas • 30” x 40”

When I was a teenager my grandparents moved to Texas and I loved coming down from Chicago to visit them. I remember the first time I saw a massive field of bluebonnets and I was awestruck by the expanse of color. It was amazing that such tiny flowers when planted in mass could form a solid sea of blue. I wanted to relive those fond family memories by recreating those exciting bluebonnet and Indian Paintbrush displays I remember seeing for the first time in "Rhapsody in Blue." Using this interesting weathered farm house in Marble Falls and painting it engulfed in one of our prolific bluebonnet and Indian Paintbrush displays perfectly captures those memories.

To see more of my Texas wildflower paintings, stop by my booth at Artscape, an outdoor art show at the Dallas Arboretum this weekend http://www.dallasarboretum.org/artscape/index.htm.

To see more of my textured oil paintings, visit my website at NikiGulley.com or

e-mail Niki Gulley for more information.

Niki Gulley’s passion for painting began in grade school when she had to draw something as mundane as shoes for art class, and loved every minute of it. Her parents enrolled her in private lessons and she was hooked. Following her childhood in Chicago, Niki relocated to Dallas to pursue an art major at SMU. Since she disliked the freezing Illinois winters, Dallas seemed like the place to stay after graduating. Next, Gulley entered the world of advertising, working as art director for a local magazine. After a few years passed, Niki felt like something was missing. So she started painting again every free moment. This is what she had been missing and she began to feel fulfilled again. It is from this feeling of true joy that Niki translates onto canvas. She seeks to capture the beauty of our landscape, utilizing vivid colors in oil paint and pastels to convey a particular mood. Gulley invites you to reconnect with nature and escape day-to-day responsibilities along with her in these creations.

Monday, March 14, 2011

Bluebonnets & Texas Wildflowers painting by Niki Gulley

12" x 12" oil painting on canvas

I painted these Texas bluebonnets & Indian Blanket with extremely thick oil paint and palette knives to achieve extreme texture so that the image comes to life and leaps off the canvas! In this wildflower painting series, I've painted the scene around the edges of the canvas on 1 1/2" deep stretcher bars so that the paintings can be hung without a frame for a unique sculptural effect.

To see companion pieces for "Texas Treats IV," visit NikiGulley.com /?page_id=229, or please stop by my booth at the Dallas Arboretum's Artscape art show this weekend (March 18-20), dallasarboretum.org/artscape/index.htm, where I will be exhibiting this bluebonnet painting along with several of my other new palette knife paintings.

E-mail Niki Gulley for more information or

To see more of my textured oil paintings, go to NikiGulley.com.

Saturday, March 12, 2011

What Dreams May Come - poppy oil painting by Niki Gulley

36" x 48" oil on canvas

In this painting I wanted to create a dream-like feel using one of my favorite flowers, the poppy, so I chose to paint this landscape at dusk as the sun is starting to set over the distant hills to add to that mood. I love the wildflower masses in the foreground creating waves of color, and the curving shapes adding to the sense of tranquility. I was mesmerized watching the cinematography in the movie “What Dreams May Come” and my painting reminded me a little of those magical graphics, so I decided to title my piece the same.

To see more of my textured oil paintings, go to NikiGulley.com,

or please stop by my booth at the Dallas Arboretum's Artscape art show next weekend

(March 18-20), dallasarboretum.org/artscape/index.htm, where I will be exhibiting

"What Dreams May Come" along with several of my other new palette knife paintings.

E-mail me at Niki Gulley if you would like more information.

NikiGulley.com

Monday, March 7, 2011

New Sunflower Painting by Niki Gulley

30" x 48" oil painting

In Sunny Side Up, I wanted to paint something bright and happy that would always cause you to smile when you looked at it, and sunflowers are the perfect flower to do just that. Purposely choosing bright complimentary colors and using extremely thick oil paint, I feel the painting really leaps off the canvas and creates the feeling of joy I intended.

If you'd like to see this sunflower painting in person, visit my booth at "Artscape" held at the Dallas Arboretum next weekend (March 18-20.) See dallasarboretum.org/artscape/index.htm for more details.

Or, e-mail me at Niki Gulley if you would like more information or to purchase this painting.

To see more of my textured oil paintings, go to NikiGulley.com.