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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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Tag Archives: inspiration
Poetry Reading by Nicole on TV – Life is Like Knitting
In 2017, I was asked to read two of my works for television broadcast – very fun indeed! Here is the first of the two to be broadcast – my poem “Life is Like Knitting.” I chose two of my … Continue reading
“Country Autumn” makes a Lovely Rainboot!
I had so much fun painting “Country Autumn,” which was inspired by the lovely Fall season in Ithaca, New York, with its amazing Treman and Buttermilk state parks. Every time I wear these boots, I will be reminded of this … Continue reading
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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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
“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
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
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
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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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
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
Rainbow Blossoms
Rainbow Blossoms is a bright, cheery celebration of a gentle rainfall in a spring garden. The more you look, the more little worlds you will see. This artwork was inspired by my love of spring bulbs – like tulips and … Continue reading
Posted in Gardening & Animals & Inspirations, New Nicole Artworks
Tagged art, blossoms, bulb, daffodil, dragon, environment, garden, in the garden, inspiration, landscape, living green, M. Nicole van Dam, nvd, rain, rainbow, rose, secret garden, snap, Spring, tulip, vegetable garden, water, water feature
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The Vegetable Garden is PLANTED!
Admittedly, I’m later in getting the veggie boxes done this year than ever before – in large part because my world of art has been unusually demanding – but I’m glad to say the veggie boxes are now fully planted. … Continue reading
Creativity Beyond the Canvas
I have discovered that it is so refreshing – INSPIRING – to work with other creative people. My advice to any artist who feels burned out is to have some fun working with another creative person on an entirely different … Continue reading
