"Colorful Transformation" ©2013 Niki Gulley
36" x 48" textured oil painting on wrap around canvas
With "Colorful Transformation," 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!
If you would like to see "Colorful Transformation" and more of my textured oil paintings in person, please stop by my booth at the Wells Street Art Fair in downtown Chicago this weekend.
Wells Street Art Fair
June 8th and 9th • 10am – 8pm
Chicago, IL • on N. Wells St.,
Booth #308 on N. Wells St.,
between Goethe and Division
To see more of my contemporary landscape paintings, please visit
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Jill has been selling her artwork to collector's in the United States and abroad for twenty-nine years. Her artwork is sold nationally in catalogues, retail chains, and Fine Art galleries.
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.
