Nicole Belval Art

Hello Friends! So glad that spring is finally making a bit of an appearance! Snow is melting, crocus and daffodils are popping up and the sun is shining longer. Hurray! All this change is making me dream of warmer weather and with warm weather comes art shows! Come and say "Hi" and check out all the new pieces I have made over the long, dreary winter. I hope to see you at one (or all!) of these upcoming events: JUNE Keene Art Walk - June 1st - 10th All Day (Rain or Shine) Dow

"Tiny Dragonfly" 4" x 4" Acrylic on Canvas (Available) September is back to school month for my kids, and back to shows, creating art and doing the 30 paintings in 30 days challenge for myself. I've created a few tiny art pieces for the challenge so far, including the dragonfly (above) as well as the toad (below), I've had a lot of fun creating these miniatures and they did very well at the Art in the Park event. Tiny Toad 4" x 4" Acrylic on Canvas (SOLD) Speaking of the Art

"Curious and Curiouser" 9" x 12" Mixed Media on Watercolor Paper WOW! I missed posting the entire month of April! Shame on me. Also, shame on Mother Nature for the shoddy spring we are having! Here in New Hampshire and most of New England we have had a slow start to spring and now that it's officially here (flowers, green grass, leaves on trees) it's still super COLD! In two weeks we have had one sunny day...ONE! Enough! I need to see the sun, having fibromyalgia and having c

"Goofball" 9" x 12"mixed media on Canson paper I've had many people admire a piece of art and then proceed to tell me that they have no space to hang it and walk away. Maybe that's just a polite way of ending the conversation or maybe they haven't thought of the many places in your home that you can hang artwork other than your main rooms of the house. Of course we have bedrooms, hallways, dining rooms, kitchens, kids rooms, play rooms, guest rooms and stairways, but what abo

HUNGRY EYES 9" x 12" Mixed Media on Canson Watercolor Paper Ok, this madness has nothing to do with basketball. At least I think basketball is the sport that is associated with that? Can you tell how much I love sports? This is more the madness that has ensued the past week and a half. After completing the "Get to know the Artist" challenge in February and the "30 Paintings in 30 Days" challenge in January, I figured this month would be a little slower. As far as creating ar

Well, I'm really struggling to come with 7 more things about me that matter...I can't really think of much. So instead of dragging this out for another week I'm going to just list the final 7 here and hopefully will have some new artwork to share with you this week. Podcasts Day 22 - I LOVE them. I listen to them for several hours a day. Going in the car? Podcast. Cleaning the house? Podcast. Exercising? Podcast. Creating some art? Podcast. You get the picture... I have a var

Yup...this is definitely not in my comfort zone. I like to hide in the shadows, I'm a wall flower, I don't want to be noticed. So no surprise about this next tidbit about me. I'M AN INTROVERT Day 8 - What's an introvert? Someone who gets their energy from solitude vs an extrovert who gains energy in social situations. I will go out for dinner or to a party or other social event, but I would much rather be home and even if I have a fabulous time I am exhausted afterwards and j

THIS IS ME... DAY 1 - I am a happily married, almost 40 year old mother of two girls. I have lived in New England my entire life. I love watching the seasons change and the natural beauty that surrounds me. I live in a wooded area that is home to many wild animals. My family and I love to watch movies, play board and card games, hike, kayak and walk the beach and play in the ocean on our annual seaside vacation. So here I am! Short hair and long...I go back and forth a lot. H

Phew! This is the first time I've done the challenge that I've actually made 30 paintings. For me the trick was to paint smaller and plan ahead. Not all of these are what I would call winners but I did learn a lot with each piece I created so it was time well spent. All the paintings below are either mixed media or pastel. Some of them I created ahead of time so you may have seen them posted on facebook or instagram. As I mentioned in my last post I have a new challenge that