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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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Peony Parade
Peony Parade is inspired by what is perhaps my favorite flowers – peonies – with their plump, overstuffed with petals, blossoms. Here in California peonies are difficult to grow … Continue reading
Posted in Gardening & Animals & Inspirations, New Nicole Artworks
Tagged art, feminine, floral, flower, garden, in the garden, inspiration, living green, Mother, Mother's Day, new technique, nvd, peonies, peony, pink
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Delft
Delft is inspired by my Dutch heritage and love of the traditional Dutch Delfy blue and white china. “Delft” features cows enjoying a lazy ‘chat’ amidst a field of … Continue reading
Posted in Nature and Animals, New Nicole Artworks, Nicole's News Hot Sheet, Portfolio, The Artist's Thoughts, Water Features
Tagged art, canal, cow, delft, dutch, environment, flower, holland, inspiration, landscape, M. Nicole van Dam, nvd, romantic destinations, tulip, water, water feature, windmill
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Roulettes
Roulettes is my version of roses deconstructed into abstract shapes and fall colors. This also marks my developing a new technique to create thick layers of colors. “Roulettes” is an homage to … Continue reading
Posted in Abstracts, New Nicole Artworks, Portfolio, The Artist's Thoughts
Tagged abstract, art, M. Nicole van Dam, modern art, new technique, nvd, rose, roulettes
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Indigo
Indigo is inspired by blue jeans and paisley. I wanted this artwork to be a play on the casual blue jean and the elegant paisley, pairing them both together … Continue reading
Posted in New Nicole Artworks, Nicole's News Hot Sheet
Tagged art, blue jean, human element, indigo, M. Nicole van Dam, nvd, paisley
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Spanish Rose
Spanish Rose celebrates the lively romance of the Spanish dance. This work was inspired by Flamenco dancing first, but as I researched Spanish dance I learned that there is much more to Spanish dancing – including Bolero, Fandango, Paso doble, … Continue reading
Posted in New Nicole Artworks, Nicole's News Hot Sheet, The Artist's Thoughts
Tagged art, Bolero, dance, dancer, fan, Fandango, flamenco, floral, flower, Jota Aragonesa, M. Nicole van Dam, Muñeira, nvd, Paso doble, rose, Sardana, Sevillana, Spanish Rose, Zambra
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Rodeo Rose
Rodeo Rose is a feminine twist on the Western Rodeo, and features a female rider on her bucking bronco, surrounded by softly hued, almost suede like colors, roses, and lucky horse shoes. Some of the horse shoes are interlinked to … Continue reading
Kisses
Kisses is a romantic artwork where I created kisses in an almost leopard print type pattern, in rich reds and blacks, using a new art technique I’ve been developing. I had so … Continue reading
Posted in New Nicole Artworks, Portfolio
Tagged art, human element, kisses, M. Nicole van Dam, nvd, passion, romance, valentine, valentines day
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Balboa Bay
Balboa Bay is my memory of where I grew up, in Newport Beach, with all the sun fun and sailing that goes with it. I wanted you to feel like you were flying into my memories of Balboa like a … Continue reading
Posted in New Nicole Artworks, Nicole's News Hot Sheet, Portfolio, The Artist's Thoughts
Tagged art, balboa, balboa bay, ferry, landscape, living green, M. Nicole van Dam, newport, Newport Beach, nvd, pavillion, pelican, peninsula, Sailing, seagull, seal, water, water feature
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Autumn Butterfly
Autumn Butterfly is a richly colored artwork featuring butterflies in velvety fall tones, using a new art technique I’ve been developing. The more you look, the more rich colors … Continue reading
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
Autumn Uninterrupted
Autumn Uninterrupted is my homage to M.C. Escher’s technique, because each outline of a leaf helps to form an outline of another leaf. I also wanted to create the tumbling chaos and beautiful color of fall leaves, inspired by my … Continue reading
Posted in Gardening & Animals & Inspirations, Nature and Animals, New Nicole Artworks, Nicole's News Hot Sheet
Tagged art, autumn, autumn uninterrupted, conservation, environment, escher, fall, fall uninterrupted, garden, graphic, inspiration, M. Nicole van Dam, m.c. escher, mc escher, nicole van dam, nvd
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Lady of the Leaves
Lady of the Leaves Lady of the Leaves, created in 2015, was inspired by my lovely childhood daydreams and imaginings (which I admit I still enjoy when working in my garden). It was so fun to imagine flower fairies and magical beings … Continue reading
Beautifully Big Ben
Beautifully Big Ben features not only Big Ben, but the flowers of England (the rose), Wales (the daffodil), Scotland (the Scottish thistle and the Scottish bluebell), and the clover of Northern Ireland. The more you look a this artwork, the … Continue reading
Posted in New Nicole Artworks, Nicole's News Hot Sheet, The Artist's Thoughts
Tagged architecture, art, big ben, bluebell, clock, clover, daffodil, england, europe, floral, flower, ireland, lucky, M. Nicole van Dam, northern, nvd, scotland, thames, thistle, wales, water
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Poinsettia Passion
Poinsettia Passion was inspired by the lush royal red abundance of overlapping poinsettias upon poinsettias during the holidays. I used several different red pigments to create this work, to ensure that it didn’t look flat and too monotone. I wanted each poinsettia … Continue reading
Posted in New Nicole Artworks, Nicole's News Hot Sheet, Portfolio
Tagged art, black, christmas, flower, garden, holiday, M. Nicole van Dam, nvd, passion, poinsettia, poinsettia passion, red
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Color Chorus
In Color Chorus I wanted to play with Pointillism, which is the technique that lets your eye blend smallish dots of colors to see more colors. This technique of Pointillism was invented by Georges Seurat and Paul Signac in 1886, … Continue reading
Posted in New Nicole Artworks, Nicole's News Hot Sheet, Portfolio
Tagged art, chorus, color, georges, impressionism, inspiration, M. Nicole van Dam, nvd, paul, pointillism, seurat, signac
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Dance of the Fall Leaves
Dance of the Fall Leaves is one of those artworks that you can get totally lost in. I intentionally created Dance of the Fall Leaves so that it has no true up or down or left or right – you … Continue reading
Posted in In the Garden, Nature and Animals, New Nicole Artworks, Nicole's News Hot Sheet, Portfolio
Tagged art, autumn, color, dance, environment, fall, fall color, falling, garden, leave, living green, nature, nicole van dam, nvd, seasons
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Snowflake Sonata
Snowflake Sonata was almost entitled “We are all Snowflakes” – each snowflake in the artwork is unique as each of us are, and yet the snowflakes also share many common things and interact. Snowflake Sonata was a very interesting artwork … Continue reading
Papillons de Paisley
Papillons de Paisley is a fun play on paisley patterns, blending lively colors with my love of butterflies and gardens. The longer you look, the more butterflies you will see. Available in Limited Edition prints and more, available at Create.bz. … 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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