Niki Gulley at Art City Austin this weekend

"Texas Pride II" ©2012 Niki Gulley

20" x 30" textured oil painting on canvas

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

To see more of my bluebonnet and Texas paintings, visit nikigulley.com/the-art/texas/texas.

Or if you're in the Austin, Texas area this weekend, please stop by my booth and check out my latest paintings at Art City Austin.

Art City Austin

Sat. April 14 • 10am – 6pm

Sun. April 15 • 11am – 6pm

Austin, TX • Booth #528

on Cesar Chavez, near San Antonio

artallianceaustin.org/art_city_austin.html

For more information, e-mail Niki Gulley.