Bluebonnets at Fossil Rim, Jill Randall

Bluebonnets at Fossil Rim 6"x8" Pastel on paper NS

My plein air artist friends Sheri Jones, Joyce Thomas, and Vickie Guthrie met at the Fossil Rim back gate near Glen Rose. It was such a perfect plein air morning with mist and no wind. This is an exceptional year for our Texas Bluebonnets. These abundant rivers of blue flowers always amaze me. As a Texas landscape artist, I love to paint what is happening in the scene around me. Right now it is fields of Bluebonnets framed by lacey trees of new spring green.
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Jill Randall, Granbury Tx

Lake Como Art Trek with Niki Gulley & Scott Williams

"Bellagio," Lake Como, Italy ©2012 Niki Gulley

SOLD • pastel 8" x 10"

Lake Como, Italy is probably my favorite spot from all of our travels. The vistas are simply breathtaking with the alps in the background, the gorgeous blue of the lake, the brightly painted buildings and the lush foliage dotting the magnificent gardens. I liked how the flowers framing this view of Bellagio mimicked the hues of the town's architecture and added a colorful contrast to the blues of the lake and distant mountains.

If you'd like to join us in Cinque Terre and Lake Como, Italy this Sept. 8th - 16th for our next Plein-Air Painting / Photography Workshop, e-mail Niki Gulley for more information or visit nikigulley.com/?page_id=1420. If you sign up by Jan. 13th, you'll save $500 off the cost of the trip!

To see more of my paintings from Italy visit NikiGulley.com.