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Nicole’s Portfolio
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
These Boots Are Made for Walkin!
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Tag Archives: Apple
On Hounds, Crop Report and More
It’s been too long since my last post – we’ve had harvests of tomatoes, grapes, a few cherries, strawberries, apples, and Asian apple pears. Our doughnut peach tree has hundreds of green peaches, so looking forward to a luscious harvest, … Continue reading
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
Chef at the Farmer’s Market
Chef at the Farmer’s Market This lively artwork was inspired by my trips to the many weekly colorful, bountiful Farmer’s Markets along the California Central Coast region. Such beautiful produce! Wonderful flowers! Arts & crafts! I enjoyed painting the sunflowers … Continue reading
Posted in In the Garden, Most Popular, Nicole's News Hot Sheet, Portfolio, Romantic Destinations, Scapes, The Human Element
Tagged Apple, art, boots, chef, environment, farmer's market, garden, human element, in the garden, living green, M. Nicole van Dam, nvd, romantic destinations, rose, sunflower, tomato, vegetable garden
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Contemplating Eve
Contemplating Eve This is actually an artwork I painted of my grandmother – the only grandparent I ever knew. I wanted to underscore the beauty in all things – at all ages, symbolized by the fresh apples growing in the … Continue reading
Posted in Emoticons, In the Garden, Nicole's News Hot Sheet, Portfolio, The Human Element
Tagged adam, Apple, art, contemplate, contemplation, emoticon, eve, human element, in the garden, M. Nicole van Dam, nvd, tree
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Fancy Fruits
Fancy Fruits was in part inspired by wishful thinking of harvests to come! The central coastal areas of California offer bounties of fruit, and I’ve planted many fruit trees and berries and vines in my garden, inspiring this painting. To purchase fun items … Continue reading
Posted in Abstracts, In the Garden, Nicole's News Hot Sheet, Portfolio, Still Life
Tagged Apple, art, banana, blueberry, crop, fancy, fruit, garden, grape, in the garden, lemon, M. Nicole van Dam, nvd, orange, organic, still life, strawberry, vegetable garden
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The Letter ‘A’
The Letter ‘A’ marks the beginning of my grand quest to create an artwork for every letter of the alphabet. It was fun to create, and brought me back to my childhood and learning the alphabet and to read. … Continue reading
Posted in Abstracts, Emoticons, Nature and Animals, Nicole's News Hot Sheet, Portfolio
Tagged aardvark, acorn, alpaca, alphabet, animals, ant eater, anteater, antelope, ape, Apple, armadillo, emoticon, letter, nicole van dam, nvd, the letter 'a'
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Crop Report April 4!
It’s so wonderful to go to the garden – this is the most exciting time – new little sprouts seemingly by the moment. First I checked the veggie box I planted a few days ago. I noticed that it was … Continue reading
Posted in Gardening & Animals & Inspirations
Tagged Apple, crop report, dog, environment, garden, Leonberger, M. Nicole van Dam, pet, vegetable garden, veggie
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Inca Dink, The Great Houndini – Full Color Paperback Books now Available!
So fun to announce that…drumroll… “Inca Dink, The Great Houndini” is now available in a cheery, full color paperback via Amazon, as well as for sale at traditional bookstores. HURRAY! In a previous post, I mentioned that “Inca Dink, The … Continue reading
Posted in Children's Books, New Nicole Artworks, New Nicole Product Updates, Nicole's News Hot Sheet, Writer's Corner
Tagged Amazon, Apple, art, BBC, book, children, children's book, Dominic Byrne, Great Houndini, Inca Dink, iPad, iPhone, iPod, M. Nicole van Dam, Once Upon a Time, poetry
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Inca Dink, The Great Houndini Available for iPhone iPad iPod Touch!
You can now enjoy “Inca Dink, The Great Houndini, Magician in Training,” Nicole’s children’s book, on your iPhone, iPodTouch and iPad, narrated by both British voiceover superstar Dominic Byrne and by the author/illustrator M. Nicole van Dam. Inca Dink can be … Continue reading
"Inca Dink, The Great Houndini" now for iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad
“Inca Dink, The Great Houndini, Magician in Training,” written and illustrated by M. Nicole van Dam, is now officially released for the iPhone, iPodTouch and iPad at Inca Dink for the iPhone, iPodTouch and iPad ! The iPhone and iPad versions are … Continue reading
Posted in Children's Books, New Nicole Artworks, New Nicole Product Updates, Writer's Corner
Tagged Amazon, Apple, art, BBC, book, children, children's book, Dominic Byrne, Great Houndini, Inca Dink, iPad, iPhone, iPod, M. Nicole van Dam, poetry
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Inca Dink, The Great Houndini is about to be released!
Exciting, exciting! Our first children’s book publication is about to be released! As part of the process, I needed to go into a recording studio, where I learned that sensitive recording equipment picks up just about every noise! Stay tuned … Continue reading