SCOTLAND COTTAGES by Texas Artist Dyan Newton

 

Scotland Cottages

8 x 10 Oil on Canvas

Available

New "Tuscan Dreams" Palette Knife Poppy Painting by Contemporary Impressionist Niki Gulley

“Tuscan Dreams" ©2016 Niki Gulley

24" x 24" textured oil painting on wrap around canvas

Inspired from a wonderful trip to Tuscany, I wanted this piece to be uplifting and full of joy and energy. Set beneath a colorful sky with a few clouds drifting by on a beautiful day in springtime, the poppies and wildflowers are in full bloom. Using broken impressionistic strokes in surprising hues, causes the landscape to dance and flow, and I hope all of your cares drift away while gazing into this cheerful scene.

You can paint and photograph these very views if you join us for our Tuscany Workshop in 2017. Don’t miss out on an amazing trip! Space is filling up quickly and there are a few spaces left so that you can experience Tuscany yourself. See nikigulley.com/artreks for details or e-mail Niki Gulley for more information.

For more information on Tuscan Dreams or more of my contemporary impressionistic landscape paintings, please e-mail Niki Gulley.

Or, check out my website at: nikigulley.com.

New "Sun Salutations"Sunflower Palette Knife Painting by Contemporary Impressionist Niki Gulley

“Sun Salutations" ©2016 Niki Gulley

30" x 48" textured mixed media painting on wrap around canvas

Sun Salutations is inspired from one of the amazing locations we take our students to on our Provence Art Trek. We actually set up our easels in this gorgeous lavender and sunflower field, where the flowers seem to stretch forever and the color and aroma explosion are out of this world! Back in my studio, I worked from a combination of photos, on-site sketches and memories. Painting the sunflowers full-sized in the foreground helps to bring them to life and hopefully transport you to this beautiful location. Contrasting the complimentary colored lavender field in the distance draws your eye to the focal point, while repeating surprising pops of vivid color keeps your eye moving throughout the scene and adds to the joyful feeling. 

If you'd like more information or a brochure on one of our upcoming Plein Air Painting and Photography Workshops, please let me know. This year's upcoming Art Trek to Spain is full, but we are taking reservations for the following year to Tuscany, England and Ireland. 
For more details, e-mail Niki@NikiGulley.com or go to nikigulley.com/artreks.

For more information on my textured sunflower and poppy paintings, please e-mail Niki Gulley.

Or, check out my website at: nikigulley.com.

New "Sunny Skies" Sunflower Palette Knife Painting by Niki Gulley

“Sunny Skies" ©2016 Niki Gulley

30" x 48" textured mixed media painting on wrap around canvas

Festive, sun-filled blossoms dance in the gentle breeze, filling the field with sweet fragrance. This textured painting captures a carefree summer morning with sunflowers overflowing the foreground, filling up the field with joy under sunny skies as voluminous clouds drift by overhead.

For more information on textured sunflower and poppy paintings, please e-mail Niki Gulley.

Or, check out my website at: nikigulley.com.

Zen Moments: In The Garden-104- Original Photography by Texas Contemporary Artist Denise Bossarte

Zen Moments: In The Garden-104- Original Photography by Texas Contemporary Artist Denise Bossarte

Zen Moments - In The Garden 104
© Denise Bossarte
Artist of Texas Signature Member

#nalandamiksang, #wayofseeing, #lookingandseeing

 A piece from my Zen Moments portfolio, In The Garden series.

This was taken at the Houston Arboretum.

Feeling a little mushroom-y today!

Coming down the mountain
Through the drizzle
To the scent of the first mushrooms.  
~Chigetsu

Contact me

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New "Paradise Found" Palette Knife Painting by Contemporary Impressionist Niki Gulley

"Paradise Found” ©2016 Niki Gulley

40" x 30"” textured oil painting

Dreaming of sitting on the beach watching a beautiful sunset, relaxing under a cool ocean breeze and listening to the cathartic sound of the ocean lapping against the shore, I hope Paradise Found transports you to a carefree time and place.

For more information on my textured palette knife oil paintings, please e-mail me at Niki Gulley.

Or, please visit my website at  NikiGulley.com to see more of my contemporary landscape paintings.

"Journey in Time" Santa Fe Palette Knife Painting by Niki Gulley

"Journey in Time," Santa Fe, NM ©2016 Niki Gulley

12" x 24" textured oil painting

On the final day of our Santa Fe Art Trek, we headed to this quiet dead end road to paint the church at Canyoncito. The only traffic we saw all morning was one car and 2 bicyclists, which allowed us to really concentrate on the scene. The church is so charming that I decided to paint it in the setting around it to add to that idyllic feel. I loved how the brilliant white of the stucco and the red roof made the church stand out against all of the greenery and blue sky. Choosing the panorama format helps to set the scene and adding long shadows from the left, leads your eye into the composition and to the focal point.

Painting at Canyoncito.

Visit nikigulley.com/artreks/ for upcoming Art Treks and Workshops.

For more information on Dallas art classes, see nikigulley.com/art-classes.

E-mail Niki Gulley for more details about this New Mexico painting.

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New Dallas Skyline Painting by Texas Artist Niki Gulley

"Golden Moment, White Rock Lake" ©2016 Niki Gulley

Textured oil on canvas • 12" x 24"

On a peaceful autumn day last fall, I went out with my camera to White Rock Lake and captured this beautiful sunset behind the Dallas skyline. I liked how the pampas grass and various plants in the foreground were back lit by the setting sun and how the water's surface was shimmering from the low light, adding to a sense of mystery and tranquility in that golden moment.

To see more of my palette knife contemporary landscape paintings, visit nikigulley.com.

E-mail - Niki Gulley

30 Day Painting Challenge- Day 19 White Rose by Ann McCann 6 X 6 Oil

I am still focusing on roses for this 30 Day Painting Challenge.  I think white roses might just be the hardest to paint.  I decided to go with a warm transparent orange center with various pastel shades of yellow, pink and violet.  I have since added another bud in the upper left hand corner!

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Email me at alouisemccann@gmail.com. 

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Rural Abstract Landscape Painting in Oil and Graphite by M.Allison

'Shantytown'

24 X 30 oil, graphite

M.Allison

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you may contact me at: allison@mallisonartist.com

for pricing, commissions and prints

 

VILLAGE OF LOS OJOS by Texas Artist Dyan Newton



Village of Los Ojos

11 x 22 Watercolor on Paper

Dyan Newton Website

 

This painting was done after visiting the small town of Los Ojos outside of Santa Fe.  I entered it in the 41st Annual Western Federation of Watercolor Societies held in Colorado this year. 

Kaleidoscope Rooster by Kay Wyne

Kaleidoscope Rooster

18" x 18" Oil on Heavy Duty Gallery Wrap Canvas

Contemporary Abstract Rooster

Day #17 in the 30/30 Paint Challenge

My colors are bright and zingy on this rooster...I had fun with the wide brushstrokes and boldness in this rooster.  Contact Kay Wyne for purchasing info.  Thanks for looking at this blog.  Kay

New "Looking Up" Palette Knife Oil Painting by Contemporary Impressionist Niki Gulley

“Looking Up” ©2015 Niki Gulley

18" x 24” textured oil painting

Full of fun and whimsy, I wanted to give this red barn personality and also make you feel like a kid again, climbing trees, swinging from their branches and returning to a simpler time in your childhood. Hinting that the barn has humanlike features, I feel like it, too, is inviting you to come play inside. Using vivid colors, distorted perspective and energetic thick oil paint strokes, I hope "Looking Up" brings joy to your home and reminds you of the simpler pleasures when you were a kid.

For more information on my textured palette knife oil paintings, please e-mail me at Niki Gulley.

Or, please visit my website at  NikiGulley.com to see more of my contemporary landscape paintings.

30 Day Challenge- Days 4 & 13. Winter's Bones by Ann McCann 5 X 7 Oils

Although my first theme for the 30 Day Painting Challenge was roses, my 2nd theme was tree skeletons that I entitled Winter's Bones.  Above is Day 4 and below is Day 13.  The photographs were taken on a warm December day at White Rock Lake in Dallas.  The sky was beautiful!

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Abstract Contemporary Landscape Oil and Graphite Painting by Texas Artist.com

Abstract Contemporary Landscape Oil and Graphite Painting by Texas Artist.com

'Take Me to the Top'     36 X 48  oil, graphite

One of my favorites!  So fanciful and fun, but I think

quite sophisticated too.

M.Allison

please go to my new website to see more of my work:

mallisonartist.com 

you may contact me for prices, commissions and prints:

allison@mallisonartist.com

New "Sky High" Palette Knife Aspen Tree Painting by Contemporary Impressionist Niki Gulley

“Sky High” ©2016 Niki Gulley

48" x 24” textured oil painting on wrap around canvas

In this painting, I wanted you to you to experience the joy of looking up into the treetops – just like you did when you were a kid. Lying on the ground, not a care in the world, you gaze in wonderment as the clouds drift by overhead. To accentuate that feeling, I chose this tall vertical canvas, giving you a sense of scale and perspective. Working with warm yellows, reds and greens and utilizing thick chunky sweeping strokes add to that childlike whimsy and I hope you are transported back to a happy, carefree time and place.

For more information on my textured palette knife birch and aspen tree oil paintings, please e-mail Niki Gulley.

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

Days 7 & 11 Roses by Ann McCann 5 X 7 Oils

Here are the roses I created on Days 7 & 11 of the 30 Day Challenge (http://30paintingsin30days.weebly.com/)

To see all the 30 Day Challenge Posts https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.1704524076435417.1073741880.1553305864890573&type=3

To see my website annmccann.net

"Natural Textures" Abstracted Aspen Tree palette knife painting by Niki Gulley

"Natural Textures" ©2016 Niki Gulley

24" x 36" textured oil painting on wrap around canvas

In this painting I wanted the focus to be on texture. Usually I paint with a lot of color, but I opted to use a limited palette on this piece to really concentrate on the peeling bark of the aspen trees. Bordering on the edge of abstraction and the cusp of realism, Natural Textures is loaded with layers and layers of paint, built up with thin glazes and then palette knife to create extreme dimension. Choosing to come in extremely close on the subject, I played around with various strokes and paint thicknesses to add depth and energy. At the end, I had to throw in a few of my signature strokes of color – a splash of gold, some touches of lavender, and just a dab of fire-engine red for added excitement and unexpected color twists. 

To see more of my contemporary landscape paintings, please visit nikigulley.com.

For more information on my palette knife birch and aspen tree paintings, please e-mail Niki Gulley.

Ann McCann Featured Artist on Folt Bolt

http://www.foltbolt.com/

I have been selected as a featured artist on Folt Bolt, a website for colorful art.  This is a collage of my work that is posted there.

See my work at at annmccann.net.

30 Day Challenge- Day 8 Winter's Bones II by Ann McCann 5 X 7 Oil

The other theme I chose for this painting challenge is Winter's Bones. This is a painting from a beautiful winter day last December when we took a walk around White Rock Lake. It was in the 70s, and many other Dallasites were taking the same walk.  Bare trees against a glorious sky...................................

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Contact me at alouisemccann@gmail.com

30 Day Challenge- Day 7 Roses by Ann McCann 5 X 7 Oil

Continuing with a rose theme for this painting challenge, here are some pretty loosely painted roses.   These are big, juicy, mauve roses.

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Contact me at alouisemccann@gmail.com

Lost by Kay Wyne

Lost 

16" x 12" Oil on Gallery Wrap Canvas

Contemporary Palette Knife Painting

Day 8 in the 30/30 Paint Challenge

Contact Kay Wyne for purchasing information---Thanks, Kay

New "Party of One" Palette Knife Autumn Aspen Tree Painting by Niki Gulley

“Party of One” ©2016 Niki Gulley

20” x 30” textured oil painting

This sturdy trunk and agile tree limbs reach to the heavens above and invite you to gaze in wonderment like a kid again at the kaleidoscope of fall spectrum above. Painted with palette knife and extremely thick oil paint, this painting is loaded with texture, color, energy and movement!

E-mail Niki Gulley for more information on her palette knife aspen tree and contemporary landscape paintings. 

See NikiGulley.com

30 Day Challenge- Day 6 Roses by Ann McCann 5 X 7 Oil

For Day 6, I decided to paint a truly red rose in a very loose way.  I really like the looseness as well as the kick of the complementary orange and blue colors.

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Contemporary Abstract Illusionary Landscape Oil Painting by Texas Artist M.Allison

'Respite'
36 X 36 oil, graphite

M.Allison
you may see more of my work on my website:
mallisonartist.com
contact me: allison@mallisonartist.com
for pricing of original work and prints

New "Kid's Perspective" Palette Knife Aspen Tree Painting by Niki Gulley

"Kid's Perspective" ©2015 Niki Gulley

textured oil painting on canvas • 20" x 30"

In "Kid's Perspective" I wanted you to feel that child-like wonder of staring up in into the treetops and heavens above. Choosing uplifting golds and soft shades of tangerine contrasted against a blue sky with gentle clouds drifting by, I've arranged the aspens in a circular pattern to give you a sense of laying on the ground, surrounded by the forest and to direct your eye to the focal point. Utilizing thick, curving paint strokes adds to that joyful, playful feeling of hope and discovery.

To see more of my impressionist palette knife paintings, please visit NikiGulley.com.

If you have any questions about my aspen and birch tree paintings, please e-mail Niki Gulley.

30 Day Challenge- Day 5 Rose by Ann McCann 5 X 7 Oil

I am in a 30 Day Painting Challenge (http://30paintingsin30days.weebly.com) and chose the theme of roses.  I find them a challenge and want to paint the "perfect" rose with my palette knife.  Here is the one I created on Day 5.  It is a "Valentine" from my garden. 

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New "Through the Keyhole" Palette Knife Oil Painting by Contemporary Impressionist Niki Gulley

“Through the Keyhole” ©2015 Niki Gulley

20” x 16” textured oil painting

I love the twisting, textured limbs of old oak trees, and the way these two branches formed a keyhole view of the forest beyond was fascinating. Arching the branches upward suggests a touch of whimsey like climbing a tree when you’re a kid. Loaded with texture and surprising pops of color, I hope you, too, are transported to an enchanted place filled with hope and wonder.

If you have any questions about my palette knife paintings, please e-mail Niki Gulley.

To see more of Niki Gulley's contemporary landscape paintings, visit NikiGulley.com.

Abstract II by Kay Wyne

Abstract II (Untitled)

Contemporary Palette Knife Painting

40" x 30" Oil on Gallery Wrap Canvas

This is the companion piece that hangs next to yesterday's painting that I posted.  Below is a picture of the two canvases on my easel.  Hanging as a diptych would make the painting approximately 40" x 60"...and would look great in a home or office setting.  The sides need to have a second coat of light grey paint, and I may put a few touches on it.  

Today is Day #4 in the 30/30 Day Paint Challenge.  I have several abstracts and florals on my easel...I can't wait to get back into the studio after the holidays and the crazy schedules.  Thanks for looking at my art on this  blog....contact Kay Wyne for purchasing info.  KMW

Zen Moments: Morning Fog 02 - Original Photography by Texas Contemporary Artist Denise Bossarte

Zen Moments: Morning Fog 02 - Original Photography by Texas Contemporary Artist Denise Bossarte

Zen Moments - Morning Fog 02
© Denise Bossarte
Artist of Texas Signature Member



 A piece from my Zen Moments portfolio -
a departure from the Garden photos!

A morning in my neighborhood

when a dense fog 

created a wonderland 

hiding the trees, houses

and the street.

Lovely!

#nalandamiksang, #wayofseeing, #lookingandseeing

Contact me

photos@foundworlds.com

Find more of my art at:

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HOUSE OF ANTIQUES by Texas Artist Dyan Newton

 



House of Antiques

11 x 14 Watercolor on Paper

Sold

Dyan Newton Website

 

This was an old antique building on my travels up to Missouri one year.  Loved the old wagon wheel outside.

Abstract by Kay Wyne

Abstract (untitled)
40" x 30" Oil on Gallery Wrap Canvas
Contemporary Palette Knife Painting
Day #3 in the 30 Paintings in 30 Days Challenge

I loved working on this canvas...I mixed and mixed piles of juicy oils before I started, as I wanted to keep my colors toned down and in control.  I started with a light grey background, including the sides of the canvas.  Then I roughed in my design with a filbert before I started with the palette knife.  I have a companion canvas that you will see tomorrow, so both canvases can stand alone or it can hang as a diptych.  There are layers and layers of paint, along texture.  I haven't decided on a title yet...any suggestions would be appreciated!  Thanks for looking at my art.  Kay

Dreaming by Kay Wyne

Dreaming

36" x 36" Oil on Heavy Duty Gallery Wrap Canvas

Contemporary Floral Painting

Leslie Saeta's 30 Day Paint Challenge: Day 2

Layers of paint, drips of paint, palette knife work, brush work, and a large palette full of color made this painting fun and exciting for me.  I wish I had photographed all the steps and the process that I took to get to this point.  "Dreaming" was inspired by a beautiful floral bouquet.  This painting is drying at the studio after weeks of painting on it.  Contact ME for purchasing info.  I was able to start the year off with a great day of painting in the studio...Thanks for looking at my blog.  Kay

New Sunflower Palette Knife Oil Painting by Contemporary Impressionist Niki Gulley

SOLD • 24" x 12" textured oil painting •  ©2016 Niki Gulley

Just Sold! I wanted this piece to be uplifting and full of color and energy. Set beneath an azure sky on a beautiful day in summertime with the sunflowers in full bloom, I hope all of your cares drift away while gazing into this cheerful scene.

In this vertical floral series, I've framed the paintings in espresso floater frames so that you can still see the textured oil paint continuing around the edges of the canvas. These sunflowers look great hung alone or in a grouping, too!

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

E-mail Niki Gulley for more information on her poppy, sunflower, lavender and wildflower paintings.