“Blazing a Trail" ©2021 Niki Gulley
36” x 18" textured mixed media painting
on 1.5" wrap around canvas with the painting continuing around the edges
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'd like to see or find out more details about "Blazing a Trail," it is available through:
Studio Seven Arts Gallery
400 Main Street
Pleasanton, CA
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For more information on my textured palette knife paintings, please e-mail me at Niki Gulley.
Or, please visit my website at NikiGulley.com to see more of my contemporary landscape paintings.