Inviting by Kay Wyne

Inviting

24" x 36" Oil on Gallery Wrap Canvas

Contemporary Palette Knife Painting

Thick layers of paint cover the canvas, giving it color and texture.  My inspiration for this painting was a field of aspens in Evergreen, Colorado.  Sharon and I stayed on a working ranch, and had plenty of wildlife and beautiful landscape to paint.  Contact Kay Wyne for purchasing information.  This painting is drying at the studio, but needs a new home!  Thanks, Kay
working on for tomorrow's post. KMW

Fearless Day by Kay Wyne - Sold

Fearless Day - Sold

48" x 72" Oil on Gallery Wrap Canvas

This painting sold yesterday at Adieb Khadoure Fine Art Gallery in Santa Fe.  

Thank you Diane for making the sale.  

This painting will now be traveling to British Columbia.

Thanks for viewing this blog....Kay

It's A Great Day by Kay Wyne

It's A Great Day

6" x 6" Oil on Museum Quality Panel

Contemporary Palette Knife Painting

Bright, bold colors make this little painting fun and happy!

Contact Kay for purchasing information.

kay@kwyne.com

Thanks for viewing!

"Heightened Awareness" textured aspen painting by Niki Gulley

"Heightened Awareness” ©2012 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.

This painting, along with several more of Gulley's textured aspen and birch tree paintings are hanging at the Good Art Company in Fredericksburg, TX. Visit goodartcompany.com/gac/ for more details.

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Path To Heaven by Kay Wyne - Sold

Path To Heaven was shipped to Adieb Khadoure Fine Art in Santa Fe last week, and sold yesterday.  It will be returning to Texas, as the new owners of this contemporary palette knife painting live in Austin.   Thanks to Heather for making the sale.  I hope to be in the studio today finishing up some paintings.   Thanks for viewing.  Kay

Covered In Color by Kay Wyne - Sold

Covered In Color
48" x 72" Oil on Heavy Duty Canvas
This palette knife painting sold yesterday in Santa Fe.  I am happy that this painting will be traveling to a new home in Chicago.  The vibrant oils were layered on with the palette knife, giving it texture.  Thanks for viewing....I have four new paintings on the easels at the studio....maybe I will finish up at least one of them today.   Kay

Just For You And I by Kay Wyne

Just For You And I

6" x 6" Oil on Cotton Panel

Original Palette Knife Painting

Looks great on a black iron tabletop easel.

This contemporary aspen painting is colorful and has lots of color on the surface.

Contact Kay at kay@kwyne.com for purchasing information.

Thanks for viewing this blog...Kay

Happy Times by Kay Wyne

Happy Times

10" x 10" Oil on Gessoed Masonite

Palette Knife Painting

Here is another contemporary aspen painting. As I was posting it, I realized that it is appropriate to dedicate it to my husband, John. Today is John's birthday, and I wish him a Happy Birthday! Our children got busy in the Henry's kitchen last night and made three homemade pizzas for his birthday dinner....Wes was throwing the dough, Blake was chopping the veggies and meat, and Lindsay was putting it all together. She also baked a wonderful blackberry cobbler for desert. Happy Times for sure. Happy Birthday, John Wyne! Contact Kay for more information on this painting.....kay@kwyne.com or 214-532-0325. Thanks for viewing.

Colorful Day by Kay Wyne

Colorful Day

10" x 10" Oil on gessoed masonite

Needs to be framed.

Bright, bold and textured describe this little painting...please contact Kay at 214-532-0325 or kay@kwyne.com for more information. Have a colorful day!!!!

"Paved by Sunlight" - New aspen painting by Niki Gulley

“Paved by Sunlight" ©2012 Niki Gulley

30" x 40" textured oil on canvas

I wanted you to feel the joy and peacefulness of walking through an aspen forest on a beautiful summer day in Colorado. With soft light illuminating the walkway and the distance sparkling in golden light, the only sounds to be heard are a slight breeze flickering the leaves overhead and the serenity of being immersed in nature. What lies ahead? The mysterious glow from beyond beckons you forward.

E-mail Niki Gulley for more information on her textured aspen and birch oil paintings.

To see "Paved in Sunlight," visit my new gallery, The Good Art Company, in Fredericksburg, Texas.
thegoodartco.com/gac/

Or, to see more of her work, stop by Art@the Domain in Austin, TX this weekend.

NikiGulley.com

thegoodartco.com/gac/

Last day for Two Woman Show, "Opposites Attract," at Jaycee Center for the Arts

"Fire and Gold" ©2012 Niki Gulley

oil on canvas • 36" x 48"

I love the first signs of fall – the crisp feel in the air, the crunching of leaves underfoot, the beautiful autumn colors, and being totally immersed in nature in the middle of a forest without a care in the world. In Fire and Gold I wanted to recreate that joyful feeling, choosing warm reds and yellows of autumn and using energetic strokes with my paint to heighten that mood. Building up thin transparent layers of oil paint also add to a certain glow and magic in the final piece.

To see "Fire and Gold" in person, stop by the Jaycee Center for the Arts in Irving, TX for this two woman show featuring the paintings of Niki Gulley and Elizabeth Padgett. Exhibit ends this Thursday, Feb. 23rd. 1975 Puritan Dr. between Story Rd. and MacArthur in Irving, TX.

E-mail Niki Gulley for more information.

Or, visit NikiGulley.com to see more of her contemporary landscape paintings.

A Day To Remember by Kay Wyne

A Day To Remember

60" x 20" Oil on Linen Gallery Wrap

Palette Knife Painting

Kay at 214-532-0325 or kay@kwyne.com

New Aspen Tree oil painting by Niki Gulley

"Coming Together” ©2011 Niki Gulley

40” x 30” 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 calming greens against a lavender-blue peaceful sky and arranging the two main aspens so that they meet in the middle, suggests a feeling of togetherness. While organizing the outlying trees in a circular pattern and using thick, curving, bold orange brushstrokes, creates a joyful, playful mood.

E-mail Niki Gulley for more information on her textured landscape paintings.

To see this aspen tree painting, visit the upcoming "Spirit of Texas" art show at
the Dutch Art Gallery in Dallas, TX, running Nov. 4th through Dec. 31st, where it will be on display. dutchartusa.com/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=390

Or, to see more of Niki Gulley's contemporary oil paintings, visit NikiGulley.com.

New Textured Birch Painting by Niki Gulley

"Colorful Transformation" ©2011 by Niki Gulley
textured oil painting • 36" x 48"

Rather than create an exact replica of the forest, I wanted to focus on brilliant color and simple shapes to see if I could communicate the excitement I feel when surrounded by nature. Using energetic diagonal strokes and thick, textured paint, I hope you get a sense of the motion in the leaves and the power of nature to invigorate your spirit. I just love how this piece captured that essence!

For more information on this birch painting, e-mail me at Niki Gulley.

Or, to see more of my contemporary landscape paintings, go to NikiGulley.com.

New Aspen Tree oil painting by Niki Gulley

“Ivory Refrain” ©2011 Niki Gulley

24” x 30” textured oil on canvas

Scrolling bark peels back like white washed parchment revealing secrets in the deeply textured wood below. A painting of grace and beauty, it’s verticality offset by embracing branches wound round as a sheltering arm. Each stroke is crisp, vivid, defined by thick textured oil, rich colors strike a reververberating chord – purple and the compliment of gold create a visual vibration that resonates in an optical song.

To see more of my aspen and birch tree oil paintings, please stop by my booth at the Broad Ripple Art Fair in Indianapolis, IN this weekend. Visit indplsartcenter.org/braf/ for details.

E-mail Niki Gulley for more information.

NikiGulley.com