Joanna's Yin & Yang tattoo

This is a custom wrist tattoo I designed for one of my best friends, Joanna. She is such a passionate person with a heart of gold. Dolphins are her favorite animal. She loves what they represent: strength, integrity, beauty, happiness, intelligence and many more positive qualities. Her children's names are inside each dolphin of the ying and yang. Balance is the key to a happy life and that's important to her. I loved her idea for the tattoo and she loved my design. I can't wait for her to get it inked, it's going to look amazing on her! Love you JoJo ♥

Greetings to you all!!

I know it's been quite a while since I've posted any new artwork. I took the summer off for personal reasons but now I'm back in action. I'm working on a personal project that I will share with all of you in the near future. I'm super excited about it and can't wait to see where it leads me. Everything I do I put my heart and soul into. And this new project is a big step for me and is very bold. Stay tuned for updates. Thanks for all of your support and love. Peace ♥

MY NEW BLOG!

Hi everyone!
I'm proud to announce I have a new blog to share with you! It features my original butterfly designs and dragonflies too. If you're interested in purchasing them, please email me for details. Hope this post finds you happy and healthy ♥ Pass the good news on to family and friends!

www.kimspassionforcards.blogspot.com

Take care,
-Kim

"Dixie"

This is "Dixie." She is my client's wife's horse she had growing up and he wanted to suprise her with a portrait of Dixie for her birthday. As with all my paintings, this is a big one. It's 36" x 48"....it really captures the spirit of the horse and Carrie was very happy with her painting. Thanks Matt, it was great working with you.

Lori's Paintings!

These birds were painted for Lori. She is an amazing woman and friend. I painted these for her with only a few ideas to go on...and this is what I came up with. She loves them, they look so great in her home and they make a bold statement. Thanks Lori! I had a blast painting these for you ♥

The Hawley's Tattoos!

Deanna and Justin wanted some new tattoos in honor of their kids. The lion is for Andrew, the "leo," Justin wanted it big and that's what he got! This artwork is huge! It's 21" long! Awesome!!! And Deanna wanted 3 cute lil' frogs for her boys...James, Andrew and Charles. What a great family, I had so much fun designing these tattoos for them. I can't wait to see Justin's lion inked, that's going to be crazy! Go Justin!! And Deanna already got hers done, they look amazing on top of her foot ♥ Thanks guys!

"Everyday is Beautiful" by Kim Nicholls

This painting is simple but says a lot...at least to me. It shows that everyday has two sides...and they are both beautiful...at least to me they are ♥.

A Custom Painting for Cheryl

This is a custom painting I did for a friend of mine, Cheryl. She wanted a horse painting for her study. It looks like it's running out of the canvas! This horse has so much spirit. Thanks Cheryl, this was so fun to paint!

My Free Bird Tattoo ♥

I LOVE THIS TATTOO!! This tattoo means so much to me. The bird represents me and the 3 roses represent the 3 people I love the most in my world and hold closest to my heart.

Cathryn, my tattoo artist at Dreamscapes Tattoo & Piercing in Scottsdale, AZ, did the work on this one too. She is so amazing at what she does, I am so lucky to have her as my tattooist and friend. She also did Brian's shoulder piece, totally amazing work! Thanks Cathryn, we'll see you again!!!

Brian's new tattoo...completed!

Brian's shoulder piece is completed! It looks amazing! The colors are so bright and flow through the piece perfectly. This design tells a story of day and night/life and death. Everyday the sun comes up but the night is always on it's way. Like life is here today but death is always looking over your shoulder. It's just how it is. I love this piece, his concept is so powerful and it came out fantastic! I love it! You inspire me ♥

"Rising Above It"

This is my latest installment of my series of 10. It's called "Rising Above It." It's bold yet soft and displays peace and solitude. I am very proud of this painting, it makes me happy.

"Live Strong" Ania's Tattoo

"LIVE STRONG" words of wisdom and inspiration. My friend Ania's tattoo was inspired by the Lance Armstrong yellow band. It's simple yet feminine and a soft touch with the yellow ribbon. She had a great idea and I made it come to life. Thanks Ania!! Enjoy it!

Love is All Around

How much do I love this painting? I love this painting so much because it captures the beauty and love of my friends Tara and Dana. Tara wanted a large custom painting to go in her home that had Tuscan colors and romantic theme. The paints are matte and irredescent. I love the way it shimmers when different lighting hits the canvas.

The painting shows a heart made of rose petals that are blowing in the wind. Sprinkling the romance and love around the home. "Love is All Around." I love you guys, thank you for being such amazing friends.

Shanna's Bubbly Skull Tattoo!

Shanna is a new client of mine and she had a great design in mind for her tattoo. I love this one! It's a fairly large piece that will go in between her shoulder blades on her back. It's about 7" across & about 8" high. She wanted a "bubbly skull" that was girly yet cool. With her ideas and my artwork we came up with a very memorable tattoo. Thanks Shanna! It was so fun working with you. I look forward to working on your side piece!

I made it into the exhibition!!

Hi Everyone!

I hope you all had a great holiday season and a super New Year celebration!! I have some exciting news, I was chosen to be in the Upstream People Gallery's online art exhibition. The 3 of 3 paintings that I entered we all selected. I also received special recognition for my "No! Wait! Don't Go!" painting. A lot of blood, sweat and tears went into these paintings and I'm very proud to share this moment with you. Please take a moment and check out the website it's

www.upstreampeoplegallery.com/exhibition/default.asp?XD=1/1/2010&AN-Nash%2C+Bobby
*click on the N-R artists, they are posted by last name.

Thank you for all your support, it means the world to me. Happy New Year!!

-Kim