Sunflower Sunset and Postcards from the Beach - Flower Paintings by Nancy Medina

Sunflower Sunset

by Nancy Medina

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Oil on Archival Panel

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Sunflower Sunset was one of my six classroom demonstrations in Fort Lauderdale, Florida this weekend. Tomorrow morning we leave the classroom behind for a day of plein air painting. My hosts found a charming cottage with a bougainvillea garden, so we shall be out bright and early to paint. I specialize in a "kinder, gentler" plein air, and have a few ladies who will have tables and chairs for their outdoor painting experience, with an ocean breeze and a palm tree swaying nearby. The owner of the garden was so kind, he stopped by my class today with his chocolate lab to make sure we were coming over tomorrow to paint his garden. He was super excited, as he is also an artist! I love these little simpatico moments in life, don't you? 

Stay tuned, I promise to share more of my Florida adventure with you on my art bloggy. In the meantime, here is a postcard for you of sunset at dinner on the beach. Sure wish you were here with us!

The demo collapsed with color....

Wishing you were here....

Bougainvillea and Daisies - Painting Flowers in Sunny Florida by Nancy Medina

Bougainvillea and Daisy Duo

by Nancy Medina

Class Demonstration

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Oil on Gallery Wrap Canvas

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We painted bougainvillea and daisies in my Fort Lauderdale, Florida workshop this morning. What fun to paint with ladies from Utah, Canada, New Hampshire, Minnesota and across Florida today. We did not spot any gators, but we did see plenty of flowers blooming! It's always good to paint with palm trees swaying outside the classroom window, don't you agree? Get your beach shoes on, strum your ukelele, and stay tuned to my art bloggy, I'll be sharing even more pictures from sunny Florida with you this weekend!

A peek at the studio models!

Talented ladies and their daisy masterworks, perched beneath the palms!

SOLD ~ Island Geraniums and Violet Infatuations by Flower Artist Nancy Medina

Island Geraniums by Nancy Medina

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Island Geraniums is another Coronado-inspired floral painting, as I sift through my library of over 500 new photos from my trip there last weekend. These images will fuel the muses for some time to come; there is just something about the light on Coronado Island that seems to give the flowers there such a color boost! Like Miracle Grow in the sunshine or something.... I've become infatuated with purple backgrounds recently, and thought a purple background on this painting would be an interesting experiment. What do you think?

"Spring Blooms," Dallas Arboretum oil painting by Niki Gulley

"Spring Blooms II," Dallas Arboretum ©2012 by Niki Gulley
9" x 12" oil painting

A beautiful spring day at the Arboretum during Dallas Blooms last year.

Please join me on  Feb. 4th at the Dallas Arboretum where I'll be teaching a Painting Workshop covering tips and guidance for creating gorgeous landscape paintings.

For more information, go to dallasarboretum.org/AdultEducation/CreativeArts.htm. 

If you'd have any questions, please e-mail me at Niki Gulley.

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