Category Archives: Nicole’s News Hot Sheet

Here you will find a quick listing of the latest news posts relating to the international Impressionist artist, author and poet M. Nicole van Dam.

“Tempo – The Rhythm & Rhyme of the Artist” now in its 2d Edition

“Tempo-The Rhythm and Rhyme of the Artist”™ (which is the second book in the Artimagination® Inspiration Books series) is now in its 2d Edition. This 2d Edition includes a few new artworks, poems, and inspirational sayings, and also includes a … Continue reading

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Raining Cats & Dogs Boot is Adorable & it’s available now!

The super fun Raining Cats & Dogs boot just became available on Amazon at this link: It is SO SO SO CUTE! -and if you look closely, you’ll see one of my dogs (with his tennis ball) and one of … Continue reading

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Indian Autumn Boot now Available on Amazon!

  Great news – the wonderful Indian Autumn boot (based on my Indian Autumn design created this year) is now available through retailers and on Amazon! Many thanks to everyone who has supported my art by purchasing the various boots … Continue reading

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New Version of Quest Master® Released

An update to the Quest Master® Achievement app has just been made available for the Apple iPad and iPhone. This update, among other things, includes more motivational support – artwork and sayings – by yours truly. Here’s an example of … Continue reading

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Updated Purchase Links for Children’s Books

Greetings!  The Amazon gremlin has been at it again – for those of you seeking the current links to purchase my children’s books, here they are, and THANK YOU again for supporting my work: As always, the books you buy … Continue reading

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Nicole creates her 1st font!

You can tell by looking at this site that I love fonts. It’s no surprise then that I decided to create my first font, and in the process I discovered that creating fonts is very zen-like. There’s a peace and … Continue reading

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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

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Country Autumn

Country Autumn is my way of welcoming the fall season, rich with holidays, with a warm impressionist palette and colorful fall foliage. I wanted to create a scene that reminded me of the lovely autumns I spent back East, which … Continue reading

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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Gorgeous New Rain & Garden Boots !

I’m always thrilled to share new products made with my art, but this post has special sentimental meaning for me. First a little background: Some ten years ago I created an artwork for my Mom several years ago called “I … Continue reading

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Season’s Sparrow

So often the lovely sparrow is overlooked, but I love the sparrows in my garden. For one of my first licensing projects, I was asked to design a 3D jar, and I decided to create a jar honoring the sparrows … Continue reading

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Cote d’Azur

“Cote d’Azur” is an artwork across 5 canvases completed in 2015. I wanted to capture a playful, colorful beach scene, showing people from all walks of life and body types, each contributing to the beauty of the whole. I grew … Continue reading

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Named One of 5 Creatives You Should Know

I just received the most FUN email today – I’ve been chosen as one of 5 “Creatives You Should Know” by the Creative Network Blog (sponsored by StudioVox). It’s such an honor – the article is so well written and … Continue reading

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Muerta Lisa

 Muerta Lisa  is my smiling guess at what the “Mona Lisa” would have looked like had Da Vinci been a Goth style painter (or alternatively, Muerta Lisa a ghoulish nod to what Mona Lisa might look like today a few hundred … Continue reading

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Skull and Goth Bones Font

Just in time for Halloween, I created this “Skull and Goth Bones” font – perfect for skull loving folks and holidays! This “Skull and Goth Bones” font was inspired by my Muerta Lisa artwork shown below. O Happy Halloween! O … Continue reading

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Butterfly Fantasy

Butterfly Fantasy I have always been fascinated by butterflies, with all their colors and lovely shapes.  Butterfly Fantasy is my reaching beyond the bright colors to a more intoxicating palette, to create an exotically moody piece, full of movement.  In … Continue reading

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