Spring Formal Pink and Red Poppy Field
by Nancy Medina
16X20
Oil on Archival Panel
Showing posts with label hill country. Show all posts
Showing posts with label hill country. Show all posts
Sunday, May 12, 2013
Spring Formal Pink and Red Poppies by Texas Flower Artist Nancy Medina
Friday, May 10, 2013
Early to Rise Pink and Red Poppies of the Texas Hill Country by Nancy Medina
Early to Rise Pink and Red Poppies
by Nancy Medina
11X14
Oil on Museum Quality Linen Panel
Early to Rise Pink and Red Poppies is the newest daily painting in Flower Mound Studio, as I begin work on a large Texas landscape for a beautiful Flower Mound home. These poppies are based on the field of tossing and turning blossoms at Wildseed Farms in Fredericksburg, Texas last week. The wind never rested while I snapped photos as quickly as I could - one must tread carefully when photographing outdoor flowers in Texas, watching especially for fire ants! Happily, I was not attacked by the awful little beasties during this photoshoot. Like a big flower game hunter, I carried home hundreds of new flower photos, much preferred over hundreds of new ant bites...
Friday, September 9, 2011
"Texas Treats" - Bluebonnet oil painting by Niki Gulley
"Texas Treats" ©2011 Niki Gulley
12" x 12" textured oil painting on canvas
I painted these Texas bluebonnets 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 1/2" deep stretcher bars so that the paintings can be hung without a frame for a unique sculptural effect.
E-mail Niki Gulley for more information on my textured oil paintings.
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.
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