"Autumn Carnival" ©2012 Niki Gulley
36" x 48" textured oil painting on wrap around canvas
Painted with extremely thick oil paint and palette knives so that this canvas is loaded with texture and bursting with color, flickering autumn leaves seem to almost dance in a gentle breeze. I wanted this scene to be filled with movement and energy, so I incorporated a lot of diagonal and curving shapes in the design to suggest that feeling. Contrasting short staccato strokes against blended passages with my palette knives, also increase that sense of motion. I hope you, too, can feel the excitement of walking through the woods on a beautiful fall day, letting your cares slip away and your spirit being invigorated.
If you would like to paint with more freedom, color and energy in your work, join me on Nov. 2nd - 4th when I'll be teaching a
"Painting Outside the Lines" workshop sponsored by the Good Art Company in Fredericksburg, TX. For more information, visit
goodartcompany.com/gacart/index.php?.
This painting, along with several more of my textured aspen and birch tree paintings are hanging at the Good Art Company in Fredericksburg, TX. Visit
goodartcompany.com/gac/ for more details.
And, I will be at the gallery to talk with you on Nov. 2nd from 6pm - 8pm as one of the featured artists for Fall Gallery walk. I'd love to see you there!
If you'd like more information about my
upcoming workshops in the US and Europe, visit
nikigulley.com/artreks.
