Showing posts with label Art Trek Europe. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Art Trek Europe. Show all posts

Wednesday, June 27, 2012

Last Day, Paris Art Trek with Niki Gulley & Scott Williams


"Framed in Wisteria," Giverny, France • 7" x 5" oil painting by Niki Gulley

Day 7 - Art Trek Paris with Niki Gulley and Scott Williams

The last few days of our Art Trek, we checked out of our hotel in Paris and headed to the peaceful countryside, near Giverny. The b&b we stayed at was straight out of a storybook, and the grounds themselves looked like an impressionist painting. We loved the setting so much, we stayed right there and painted outside our rooms the last day.

Our b&b outside of Giverny.

One of our students painting on the last day of our Paris Art Trek, on the grounds of our b&b.

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If you would like to come along on one of our upcoming Plein Air Painting / Photography Workshops to 
Santa Fe, NM Aug. 12 - 18 (see nikigulley.com/art-classes) or
 Tuscany, Italy Aug. 31 - Sept. 8 (visit nikigulley.com/artreks),
please e-mail Niki Gulley for more information. Registration deadlines are quickly approaching. We'd love to have you join us!

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Or, if you would like to see this painting or more my plein air paintings and you are in the Chicago area this weekend, please stop by my booth at the Gold Coast Art Fair in Grant Park.

Gold Coast ARt Fair
June 30 & July 1 • 10am – 6pm
Chicago, IL • Grant Park at the corner of Monroe & Lake Shore Dr.

See amdurproductions.com/art-festivals/Gold_Coast_Art_Fair_at_Grant_Park.html for more info.

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Friday, June 22, 2012

Art Trek Paris - Day 6, Monet's Gardens


Monet's Gardens, Giverny, France • 9" x 12" oil painting by Niki Gulley

Day 6 - Art Trek Paris with Niki Gulley and Scott Williams

On Day 6, we woke up early to get to Monet's Gardens in Giverny to capture the early morning light. The gardens were amazing – preserved just like in his paintings! We reached the far side of his beautiful pond and quickly painted the water lilies and famous bridge, putting our contemporary spin on impressionism.
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If you would like to come along on one of our upcoming Plein Air Painting / Photography Workshops to 
Santa Fe, NM Aug. 12 - 18 (see nikigulley.com/art-classes) or
 Tuscany, Italy Aug. 31 - Sept. 8 (visit nikigulley.com/artreks),
please e-mail Niki Gulley for more information. Registration deadlines are quickly approaching. We'd love to have you join us!
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To see more of my contemporary impressionistic landscape paintings, please go to my website at NikiGulley.com.








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Friday, February 17, 2012

Plein Air Painting in Tuscany with Niki Gulley


"Magical Light, Tuscany" • 8" x 10" oil by Niki Gulley

ART TREKS: TUSCANY
 with Niki Gulley and Scott Williams



During our plein air painting workshop in Tuscany last September, we finished a delicious antipasto lunch of prosciuttos, local pecorino, fresh fruits and vegetables, and we headed into the hills for our afternoon painting location. Starting fairly late in the day, we timed it so that the light would be soft and golden as we were putting the finishing details on our paintings. For this painting, we focused in on one of the tuscan farmhouses, with just a suggestion of the peaks and valleys in the background. Between the quiet surroundings, the quintessential Tuscan vineyard behind us and the perfect weather conditions, this proved to be a very inspiring afternoon.




If you would like to join us on future ART TREKS to Paris, France in May, Tuscany, Italy in September, or Cinque Terre / Lake Como, Italy in September visit nikigulley.com/artreks. Registration deadline is Fri. Feb. 17th.

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E-mail Niki Gulley for more information.

To see more of my plein-air paintings, visit my website at NikiGulley.com.