Showing posts with label contemporary floral palette knife painting. Show all posts
Showing posts with label contemporary floral palette knife painting. Show all posts

Monday, March 9, 2015

"Ruby Smiles" Poppy Palette Knife Painting by Niki Gulley

"Ruby Smiles" ©2015 Niki Gulley
10" x 16" textured oil painting

I painted these cheerful poppies with extremely thick oil paint and palette knives to achieve depth and texture. The resulting image comes to life and is loaded with uplifting color, energy and movement.

To see more of Niki Gulley's textured floral paintings, please check out NikiGulley.com,

Or, e-mail Niki Gulley for more information.


Thursday, February 12, 2015

Shadow Dancer by Joan Terrell

This painting is available for purchase directly from the artist at http://joanterrell.com/works/1679608/shadow-dancer
Shadow Dancer, by Joan Terrell
6"x6" original palette knife oil painting on museum-quality panel.
Available for purchase directly from the artist at Shadow Dancer painting
Inquiries welcomed.




Wednesday, April 9, 2014

A Burst Of Color by Kay Wyne


A Burst Of Color
14"x 14" Oil on Gallery Wrap Canvas
Contemporary Palette Knife Painting
This contemporary abstract landscape evolved after I mixed and mixed and mixed colors.  I love the tangerine and hot magenta along with the golden yellow/orange. It is fresh, bold and fully of energy!  This painting has texture since I layered and layered the oils with my palette knife.   It is currently drying at the studio.  Please contact Kay for more information on this painting.  Thanks for looking at this blog....Kay

Wednesday, July 31, 2013

New Palette Knife Poppy Painting by Niki Gulley

"Ruby Smiles" ©2013 Niki Gulley
10" x 16" textured oil painting

I painted these cheerful poppies with extremely thick oil paint and palette knives to achieve depth and texture. The resulting image comes to life and is loaded with uplifting color, energy and movement.

To see more of Niki Gulley's textured floral paintings, please check out NikiGulley.com,

Or, e-mail Niki Gulley for more information.


Thursday, November 29, 2012

Friday, February 18, 2011

Bluebonnets & Indian Paintbrush oil paintings by Niki Gulley

Bluebonnets & Indian Paintbrush • ©2011 Niki Gulley
3 - 12" x 12" oil paintings on canvas

I painted these Texas bluebonnets & Indian Paintbrush with extremely thick oil paint and palette knives to achieve extreme texture so that the images come to life and leap off the canvas! Sold individually or as a triptych, the wildflower paintings continue around the edges of the canvas on 1 1/2" deep stretcher bars.

E-mail Niki Gulley for more information on these bluebonnet paintings or visit my website at:

Wednesday, December 8, 2010

New Bluebonnet & Indian Paintbrush oil painting by Niki Gulley


New Bluebonnet and Indian Paintbrush Oil Painting
by Niki Gulley • 7" x 5"

These Texas Bluebonnets and Indian Paintbrush are created with extremely thick oil paint and palette knives so that the final painting is loaded with texture and color.

If you'd like additional information on my bluebonnet paintings, e-mail me at Niki@NikiGulley.com.

Or to see more of my work, visit NikiGulley.com.

Sunday, December 5, 2010

Still life with Hydrangeas - Original Painting by Nithya Swaminathan

I started this painting nearly a year ago, and it was lying unfinished for such a long time. Just got around to it. The set up is my own, with a couple of stalks of plastic hydrangeas that I picked up from IKEA. I liked the flowers and this vase too a lot and wanted to paint them. Set them up in the middle of some plums and pulled down my curtain to double up as a laced fabric :) 


Still life with Hydrangeas
12 by 16 inches, Acrylics on Canvas

I was not going after a realistic feel at all, as has been the case these days what with my knife taking over! How it turned out though is quite different from what I had visualized. I think this painting is much more loose in style compared to all my recent work. I kind of let it paint itself so to say. I like the end result, and I am glad I stopped it without ruining the painting. I was not at all happy with the painting when I decided to pause and take a WIP photo. When I saw the painting through the lens though, I felt it was much closer to completion than what I thought. It looked better through the lens than through my eyes :)  Then I decided not to mess any further and keep it as it was, flaws and all. 

Your comments are most welcome.

Wednesday, October 27, 2010

Bluebonnet oil painting by Niki Gulley

"Rhapsody in Bloom V" ©2010 Niki Gulley
12" x 12" oil painting

These Texas bluebonnets and Indian Blanket are painted with extremely thick oil paint applied with palette knife on wrap around canvas with the painting continuing around the edges. I love how the extreme texture causes the paint and colors to jump off the canvas and come to life.

Visit my website at NikiGulley.com to see more or

E-mail me at Niki@NikiGulley.com.

Friday, October 22, 2010

Texas Bluebonnets oil painting by Niki Gulley


Texas Bluebonnets oil painting by Niki Gulley
7" x 5"

I created this bluebonnet painting with palette knife and extremely thick oil paint,
up to 1/4" in thickness. I love the texture and how these wildflowers leap off the canvas and really come to life.

E-mail me at Niki@NikiGulley.com for more information.

Visit my website at NikiGulley.com

Wednesday, October 20, 2010

Bathed in Sunshine by Niki Gulley


Texas Bluebonnets & Indian Paintbrush oil painting by Niki Gulley
7" x 5"

E-mail me at Niki@NikiGulley.com for more information.

My Website - NikiGulley.com

Wednesday, July 21, 2010

Yellow Daisies - Original Palette Knife painting by Nithya Swaminathan

This painting is one of my favorites. It is a pattern that the extent to which I like a painting is inversely proportional to the amount of time spent on it. I think I completed this in about 45 mins or so. And I really like it. Let me know what you think.
Original Palette Knife painting by Nithya Swaminathan
Yellow Daisies #3
Acrylics on Board, 5 by 7 inches
© 2010 Nithya Swaminathan


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Tuesday, July 20, 2010

Facing the sun - Original Palette Knife painting by Nithya Swaminathan

How about some yellow for a change? Any other color than red actually? After doing so many paintings with red and exhausting a few tubes of paint, I finally decided to pick up another color. Let me know what you think.

Yellow daisy - palette knife painting by Nithya Swaminathan
Facing the Sun
Acrylics on Canvas, 5 by 7 inches
© Nithya Swaminathan 2010




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Monday, July 12, 2010

Poppy oil painting by Niki Gulley

Poppy study III by Niki Gulley
5" x 7"

I created this floral study to pair with my other miniature poppy paintings. Using palette knives and extremely thick oil paint to achieve texture and dimension. I love the bright, happy colors! To see these floral studies in person, stop by my booth at the Westport Fine Arts Festival in Westport, CT this weekend. For more details on the show, see westportfineartsfestival.com.


Visit my website at NikiGulley.com

Or e-mail me at Niki@NikiGulley.com for more information.
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