Summer Plein Air Trip by Pamela Blaies

Wildflowers en Plein Air

5" x 5"

oil on panel

A group of artist friends and I planned a little painting weekend to coincide with a reception for our exhibit last month in Graham, Texas. I am a little late getting this one photographed and posted. Beautiful wildflowers where everywhere on the trip out there and back. To get this vantage point, I couldn't set up very far from the highway. I like to be a little more "tucked away" while painting. But it was fun anyway and a nice lady from town stopped by to visit and check out my work. It was great to see her later at the reception.

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Texas Bluebonnet pastel by Niki Gulley

"Last Light," Texas Hill Country ©2010 Niki Gulley

12" x 24" pastel

We drove down to the Texas Hill Country to see the bluebonnets, and the Willow City Loop did not disappoint! Thick masses of azure blue as far as the eye could see. I was particularly drawn to this scene late in the day when the sun was starting to set and creating interesting long lavender shadows across the gently rolling landscape.

I'll have this pastel and more of my Texas bluebonnet paintings at my booth at the Watters Creek Art Festival, watters-creek.com/events/Fine-Arts-Festival-Sun.htm, this weekend in Allen, TX., so please stop by to see them in person.

May 13 • 4 p.m. – 7 p.m.

May 14 • 10 a.m. – 7 p.m.

May 15 • 10 a.m. until 6 p.m.

Allen, TX • in Watters Creek on Village Green Dr.

970 Garden Park Dr. (at U.S. 75 and Bethany Drive)

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

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