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Following you can scroll through some of the images in Nicole's portfolio. At the main Portfolio menu tab you can see a more complete portfolio, and at our Store on this site, you can purchase Nicole's artworks.
It's Spring
Gondolier of Venice
I Love You Mom
Winter
Autumn Rose
Bench at Giverny
Cello Fantasy
Contemplating Eve
Summer Afternoon
Ballet des Fleurs
Dolphin Fountain at the Harbor
I Love You Mom
Country Cottage
Passion Flower
A Healing Space
Flower Celebration
War and Peace
Mission at Santa Barbara
Flower Faeries
Roses of Conquest
Sailing
Floral Chorus
Voting Booth
Butterfly Woman
Flowers and Song
Grandma's Table
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Spa Day
WaterFall
Waiter at the Champs Elysees
Tea Time
Water Fountain
Beckoning Bay
Yellow Light
Swan Duet
Chef at the Farmer's Market
Meubles de Jardin
Jaaazzzz
Bon Jour
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Tag Archives: bird
TV Episode – All About Birds!
Our area is so fortunate to have a knowledgeable and caring avian veterinarian, Dr. Christine Sellers. Avian veterinary medicine is a relatively unusual focus, and she is tremendously knowledgeable and also works with the Santa Barbara County Wildlife Care Network. … Continue reading
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Tagged animals, avian, avian medicine, bird, birds, chickens, Cockatiel, environment, M. Nicole van Dam, parakeet, parrot, pet, roosters, television, tv, veterinary medicine
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A Cardinal Christmas
In Cardinal Christmas I wanted to create a bright, cheery nature-themed artwork for the Winter holidays, with bright reds against a wintery sky. If you look closely you will also see delicate pine cones tucked in tufts of snow and … Continue reading
Raining Cats and Dogs and …
Raining Cats and Dogs is a fun artwork filled with hidden smiles. The more you look, the more you’ll see – from various breeds of cats and dogs to bunnies, hamster, cockatoo, parakeet, rooster, piglet and so much more. … Continue reading
Posted in Gardening & Animals & Inspirations, Nature and Animals, New Nicole Artworks, Nicole's News Hot Sheet, Portfolio
Tagged animals, art, basset, bird, bourke, bunny, cat, Cavalier King Charles Spaniel, cheshire, chihuahua, Chihuahua Papillion Pomeranian, Cockatiel, Cockatoo, corsa, dog, german shepherd, hamster, huskie, kitten, Leonberger, M. Nicole van Dam, malamute, nvd, parakeet, parrot, pet, piglet, play, pomeranian, puppy, rabbit, rain, sharpei, spaniel, water
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New Black and White Series based on our Furry & Feathery Friends!
Due to the appeal of Nicole’s black and white Leonberger dog images, Nicole was asked to create a line of more black and white images based on our furry and feathery friends. These lovely artworks join Nicole’s fun and heart … Continue reading
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Tagged animals, art, bird, Canine, cat, Cavalier King Charles Spaniel, Chihuahua Papillion Pomeranian, Cockatiel, Cockatoo, Corgi, dog, Leonberger, M. Nicole van Dam, Maine Coone Cat, parakeet, parrot, pet, pomeranian, Poodle, portfolio, Welsh Corgi
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Spring is HERE and the Garden is ALIVE!
It’s absolutely glorious outside! Spring is here, the fruit trees have more flowers than ever, we have a few twittering bird tenants in the nesting boxes, and the veggie garden is planted! -And yes, I know, the tomatoes will take … Continue reading
Nature’s Kitchen
True to Nicole’s own organic vegetable garden, this artwork has a lucky horse shoe on the grape vine laden gate, a blue bird nesting box, and a bunny ‘s-hopping’ for groceries! To purchase fun items with this lovely artwork, please … Continue reading
Posted in In the Garden, Nature and Animals, Nicole's News Hot Sheet, Portfolio
Tagged animals, art, bird, bird house, blue bird, bluebird, bunny, fruit, grape, horse shoe, in the garden, kitchen, landscape, living green, M. Nicole van Dam, nature, nvd, organic, rabbit, vegetable, vegetable garden
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Cherry Blossom Trio
Cherry Blossom Trio was inspired by the increasingly rare Western Bluebird. The California Central Coast has its share of these increasingly rare Western Bluebirds, and they are so beautiful! To create this elegant design, I adopted a slightly Asian influence. To purchase … Continue reading
Posted in Abstracts, Nature and Animals, Nicole's News Hot Sheet, Portfolio
Tagged animals, art, Asian, bird, blossom, blue bird, bluebird, cherry, cherry blossom, in the garden, M. Nicole van Dam, nvd
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Hummingbirds & Missing Pieces
Hummingbirds and Missing Pieces was inspired by the beauty of life, while also acknowledging the inevitable choices and losses along our journey. The original concept blossomed from the beauty, dreams and choices that women make. The more you look at this … Continue reading
Posted in Abstracts, Emoticons, Nature and Animals, Nicole's News Hot Sheet, Portfolio, The Human Element
Tagged animals, art, bird, emoticon, human element, humming, hummingbird, inthe garden, M. Nicole van Dam, missing, nvd, piece, puzzle, woman
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Sailing
Sailing Sailing was inspired by my many happy hours sailing in sunny Newport Beach, California. I tried to capture what it felt like to be in a sailing regatta, sailing a small sailboat around buoys. I loved the colorful sails … Continue reading
Posted in Most Popular, Nature and Animals, Nicole's News Hot Sheet, Portfolio, Scapes, Water Features
Tagged animals, art, bird, boat, gull, human element, landscape, M. Nicole van Dam, Newport Beach, nvd, ocean, sail, sailboat, Sailing, seagull, water, water feature
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Amazing Acrobatic Squirrel Defies Gravity!
Check out this video – this squirrel is AMAZING! It’s hard to believe how daring and fun this squirrel is, with lots of personality. As you will see in the film clip, this squirrel LOVES a challenge – rather than … Continue reading
Yellow Light
Yellow LightYellow Light “Yellow Light” is about the tension between nature’s needs and man’s increasing urbanization, symbolized by the bird nesting in the yellow light, while human life and machinery happily go on in the background. The from-the-stop-light-looking-down perspective was … Continue reading
Posted in Nature and Animals, Nicole's News Hot Sheet, Portfolio, Scapes, The Human Element
Tagged animals, art, bird, caution, emoticon, environment, human element, landscape, light, living green, M. Nicole van Dam, nest, nvd, traffic light, yellow light
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Flights of Fancy
Flights of Fancy was inspired by my wanting to create something with a magical, soft tapestry-like feel. Flights of Fancy was also inspired by the special world of that I find in my garden, and the wonderful birds who frequent my bird … Continue reading
Posted in In the Garden, Nature and Animals, Nicole's News Hot Sheet, Portfolio
Tagged animals, art, bird, flight, in the garden, living green, M. Nicole van Dam, nest, nvd, tapestry, tree
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Contented Peace, Happiness and Bliss at the Bird Feeder – Grosbeaks and a Dove!
In the video below you will see Contented Peace, Bliss and Happiness at our magical bird feeder! If only the whole world got along this well! Our bird feeder is so busy, pretty soon we are going to need an … Continue reading
The Water Fountain
Water FountainThe Water Fountain The Water Fountain was inspired both by my love of gardens and water features, and by the magic memory of the story “The Secret Garden” where children find and revive a forgotten hidden garden. Perhaps that’s … Continue reading
Posted in In the Garden, Nature and Animals, Nicole's News Hot Sheet, Portfolio, Scapes, Water Features
Tagged animals, art, bird, feature, floral, fountain, garden, in the garden, living green, M. Nicole van Dam, nvd, plein air, rose, water, water feature
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Our injured Black-Headed Grosbeak has a friend!
We are thrilled that so many black-headed grosbeaks have returned with the warmer weather, to keep our injured black-headed grosbeak company. Sometimes our little guy has as many as three fellow grosbeaks around him – all males. Once I saw … Continue reading
Thought for the Day
Attitude will bring you altitude. (M. Nicole van Dam)
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Tagged bird, inspiration, Lake of Dreams, M. Nicole van Dam
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On Bluebird Houses, “Grocery Chopping,” and our Black-Headed Grosbeak
My husband has been hard at work – harvesting today’s crop, making me smile, and putting up two blue bird houses, and being all around wonderful! I have seen a few bluebirds – beautiful red-breasted Western Bluebirds – in our … Continue reading
Happy Ending!
For those of you that have been following my postings, you will know that at our birdfeeders we have seen a black-headed grosbeak wihich has a broken wing. He has wintered here with us, when instead he is supposed to … Continue reading
Posted in Gardening & Animals & Inspirations
Tagged bird, conservation, environment, garden, Grosbeak, inspiration, living green, M. Nicole van Dam, Malty, Molly, nature, squirrel, vegetable garden
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