May's Nibblefest Art Contest Theme: "Portrait"

Art by Nibblefest artist, Marie Messina, of Marie Messina Art

Our next round of the  

Nibblefest Art Contest 

begins in less than a week! 

(on the 20th)

The theme for May is

"Portrait" 

Painting by Nibblefest Artist, Audrey Breen

“The reason some portraits don't look true to life is that some people make no effort to resemble their pictures.”
~Salvador Dalí

Painting by Nibblefest artist, Christine Streimer, of CES

 

I leave you my portrait so that you will have my presence all the days and nights that I am away from you.
~Frida Kahlo

Painting by Nibblefest artist, Patience, of Art of Patience

 

 

 

“I would rather see the portrait of a dog that I know, than all the allegorical paintings they can show me in the world”    

~Samuel  Johnson

 

 

Painting by Nibblefest Artist, Loyal Catahoula Studio

Painting by Nibblefest artist, Anna Vanover

 

To sit for one's portrait is like being present at one's own creation.
~Alexander Smith

 

Painting by Nibblefest artist, Deb Harvey

"It is not likely that posterity will fall in love with us, but not impossible that it may respect or sympathize; so a man would rather leave behind him the portrait of his spirit than a portrait of his face"   

~Robert Louis Stevenson

Painting by Nibblefest artist, Heather Sims

 “Few persons who have ever sat for a portrait can have felt anything but inferior while the process is going on.”

~Anthony Powell

Painting by Nibblefest artist, Kathy Clemente

 

 Every portrait that is painted with feeling is a portrait of the artist, not of the sitter.
~Oscar Wilde

Painting by Nibblefest Artist, Cathy Darling

"Every time I paint a portrait I lose a friend...."

~John Singer Sargent

 

  

Painting by Nibblefest artist Sarah Hope

“Every man's work, whether it be literature or music or pictures or architecture or anything else, is always a portrait of himself” 

 ~Samuel Butler 

Painting by Nibblefest Artist, Meredith Driscoll, of Meredith Driscoll Art and Illustrations

 So wont you join us for this month's 
Nibblefest Art Contest?

 When, starting on April 20th, artists near and far will gather via Ebay to present their own unique and one-of-a-kind interpretations of the theme, 

 
"Portrait"  

Painting by Nibblefest Artist, Heather Rose, of HeatherRose Studios

 .............

(Nibblefest Art Contest (NFAC), the fun and friendly, monthly-themed art competition that begins on the 20th of each month, and is open to all.  Hosted via Ebay, all Nibblefest art entries start at just .99 cents -- fun for artists AND collectors....! 

To view upcoming monthly themes, see this post.  For complete rules please visit our NFAC Facebook Page, 
or check out the information on the side of this blog....)

(*Please note: The art by Nibblefest Artists featured in this post represent past portfolio works, not current NFAC entries.)

 

 

April's Winners!

Current Nibblefest Auctions!

April's Nibblefest Art Contest Theme: "TREES"

Painting by Nibblefest Artist, Rachel Biddlecome

Our next round of the Nibblefest Art Contest begins in just a few days....!

(on the 20th)

The theme for April is

 "TREES"

Painting by Nibblefest Artist, Lindi Levison

"I think that I shall never see
A poem lovely as a tree...."

 ~ Joyce Kilmer

Painting by Nibblefest Artist, Sheila Cameron

"I think that I shall never see 

a billboard lovely as a tree. 

Perhaps, unless the billboards fall, 

I'll never see a tree at all...." 

~Ogden Nash

 

Painting by Nibblefest Artist, Christine Striemer

"Even if I knew that tomorrow the world would go to pieces, I would still plant my apple tree...."
~Martin Luther

Painting by Nibblefest Artist, Lisa Isabella Russo

"Someone's sitting in the shade today because someone planted a tree a long time ago...."
~Les Brown

Painting: "Bloodroot" by Nibblefest Artist, Patience of (Art of Patience)

 "A woodland in full color is awesome as a forest fire, in magnitude at least, but a single tree is like a dancing tongue of flame to warm the heart...."
~Hal Borland

Painting by Nibblefest Artist, Cel Nogas (of Cellin Art)

"When you have seen one ant, one bird, one tree, you have not seen them all."
~E. O. Wilson

Painting by Nibblefest Artist, Deborah K. Gryka (of Tadpole Lake Art)

"I suppose I would still prefer to sit under a tree with a picnic basket rather than under a gas pump, but signs and comic strips are interesting as subject matter."
~Roy Lichtenstein

Painting by Nibblefest Artist, Vicky Knowles (Of Wibbley World)

"A tree is an incomprehensible mystery...."
~Jim Woodring

 

Painting by Nibblefest Artist, Nina Kuriloff (of Nina Kurlioff's Artwork)

 

"I often lay on that bench looking up into the tree, past the trunk and up into the branches. It was particularly fine at night with the stars above the tree...."
~Georgia O'Keeffe

Painting by Nibblefest Artist, Diane Ursin

"Instinct must be thwarted just as one prunes the branches of a tree so that it will grow better...."
~Henri Matisse  

 

Art by Nibblefest Artist, Gina (of Zuliekha's Art)

Mighty oaks from little acorns grow...,

~proverb

Painting by Nibblefest Artist, Windi Rosson

....so wont you join us for this month's 
Nibblefest Art Contest....?

 

Painting by Nibblefest Artist, Catherine Al-Rubaie

 

  When, starting on April 20th, artists near and far will gather via Ebay to present their own unique and one-of-a-kind interpretations of the theme, 

"TREES"  

Painting by Nibblefest Artist, Sharon Foster

 .............

(Nibblefest Art Contest (NFAC), the fun and friendly, monthly-themed art competition that begins on the 20th of each month, and is open to all.  Hosted via Ebay, all Nibblefest art entries start at just .99 cents -- fun for artists AND collectors....! 

To view upcoming monthly themes, see this post.  For complete rules please visit our NFAC Facebook Page, 
or check out the information on the side of this blog....)

(*Please note: The art by Nibblefest Artists featured in this post represent past portfolio works, not current NFAC entries.)

 

 

April's Nibblefest Art Contest Theme: "TREES"

Painting by Nibblefest Artist, Rachel Biddlecome

Our next round of the Nibblefest Art Contest begins in just a few days....!

(on the 20th)

The theme for April is

 "TREES"

Painting by Nibblefest Artist, Lindi Levison

"I think that I shall never see
A poem lovely as a tree...."

 ~ Joyce Kilmer

Painting by Nibblefest Artist, Sheila Cameron

"I think that I shall never see 

a billboard lovely as a tree. 

Perhaps, unless the billboards fall, 

I'll never see a tree at all...." 

~Ogden Nash

 

Painting by Nibblefest Artist, Christine Striemer

"Even if I knew that tomorrow the world would go to pieces, I would still plant my apple tree...."
~Martin Luther

Painting by Nibblefest Artist, Lisa Isabella Russo

"Someone's sitting in the shade today because someone planted a tree a long time ago...."
~Les Brown

Painting: "Bloodroot" by Nibblefest Artist, Patience of (Art of Patience)

 "A woodland in full color is awesome as a forest fire, in magnitude at least, but a single tree is like a dancing tongue of flame to warm the heart...."
~Hal Borland

Painting by Nibblefest Artist, Cel Nogas (of Cellin Art)

"When you have seen one ant, one bird, one tree, you have not seen them all."
~E. O. Wilson

Painting by Nibblefest Artist, Deborah K. Gryka (of Tadpole Lake Art)

"I suppose I would still prefer to sit under a tree with a picnic basket rather than under a gas pump, but signs and comic strips are interesting as subject matter."
~Roy Lichtenstein

Painting by Nibblefest Artist, Vicky Knowles (Of Wibbley World)

"A tree is an incomprehensible mystery...."
~Jim Woodring

 

Painting by Nibblefest Artist, Nina Kuriloff (of Nina Kurlioff's Artwork)

 

"I often lay on that bench looking up into the tree, past the trunk and up into the branches. It was particularly fine at night with the stars above the tree...."
~Georgia O'Keeffe

Painting by Nibblefest Artist, Diane Ursin

"Instinct must be thwarted just as one prunes the branches of a tree so that it will grow better...."
~Henri Matisse  

 

Art by Nibblefest Artist, Gina (of Zuliekha's Art)

Mighty oaks from little acorns grow...,

~proverb

Painting by Nibblefest Artist, Windi Rosson

....so wont you join us for this month's 
Nibblefest Art Contest....?

 

Painting by Nibblefest Artist, Catherine Al-Rubaie

 

  When, starting on April 20th, artists near and far will gather via Ebay to present their own unique and one-of-a-kind interpretations of the theme, 

"TREES"  

Painting by Nibblefest Artist, Sharon Foster

 .............

(Nibblefest Art Contest (NFAC), the fun and friendly, monthly-themed art competition that begins on the 20th of each month, and is open to all.  Hosted via Ebay, all Nibblefest art entries start at just .99 cents -- fun for artists AND collectors....! 

To view upcoming monthly themes, see this post.  For complete rules please visit our NFAC Facebook Page, 
or check out the information on the side of this blog....)

(*Please note: The art by Nibblefest Artists featured in this post represent past portfolio works, not current NFAC entries.)