Thursday, February 13, 2014

February's Nibblefest Art Contest Theme: "CLOUDS"






 "Clouds do not really look like camels,
or sailing ships, or castles in the sky. 
They are simply a natural process at work. 
So too, perhaps, are our lives...."

~Roger Ebert



Painting by Nibblefest artist, Sheila Cameron





The start of our next round of  

The Nibblefest Art Contest 


 begins a week from today

 (on the 20th) 


The theme for February 2014 is....:




~"CLOUDS"~



Clouds come floating into my life, no longer to carry rain or usher storm, but to add color to my sunset sky.
Read more at http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/quotes/r/rabindrana153824.html#v16fu42tfPWpxU8f.99
Clouds come floating into my life, no longer to carry rain or usher storm, but to add color to my sunset sky.
Read more at http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/quotes/r/rabindrana153824.html#v16fu42tfPWpxU8f.99
Clouds come floating into my life, no longer to carry rain or usher storm, but to add color to my sunset sky.

Read more at http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/quotes/r/rabindrana153824.html#0R3Vs6PtWIMCWgxK.99
no longer to carry rain or usher storm, 
but to add color to my sunset sky....."
~Rabindranath Tagore  
 
 Artwork by Nibblefest artist, Nina Kuriloff




 "Be thou the rainbow in the storms of life. 
The evening beam that smiles the clouds away, 
and tints tomorrow with prophetic ray....."
~Lord Byron

 
Painting by Nibblefest artist, Christine E. S. Code, of CES





 
 "Who cares about clouds when we're together?
Just sing a song and bring the sunny weather....."

~Dale Evans
 
Painting by Nibblefest artist, Kathy Clemente





"A cloud is made of billows upon billows upon billows 
that look like clouds.  
As you come closer to a cloud 
you don't get something smooth, 
but irregularities at a smaller scale....."

~Benoit Mandelbrot

 
Painting by Nibblefest artist, Rachel Biddlecome





 "It is better to have your head in the clouds, 
 

and know where you are....
than to breathe the clearer atmosphere below them, 
and think you are in paradise."

~Henry David Thoreau

 
Painting by Nibblefest artist, Jody Anderson Oster




"Blue skies, smiling at me.
Nothing but blue skies 
do I see...."
~Irving Berlin 
Painting by Nibblefest artist, Lisa M. Nelson





"A cloudy day is no match for a sunny disposition....."
~William Arthur Ward


Painting by Nibblefest artist, Tammy Gulat




"Behind every cloud...is another cloud."
~Judy Garland


Painting by Nibblefest artist, Penny Lee Stewart



 

"May your trails be crooked, winding, lonesome, dangerous, leading to the most amazing view.  May your mountains 
rise into and above the clouds...."
~Edward Abbey
 

 


"I'm a dreamer.  
I have to dream and reach for the stars, 
and if I miss the stars then I grab a handful of clouds...."
~Mike Tyson  
Painting by Nibblefest artist, Jenny Luan Frye





"Heavy hearts, 
like heavy clouds in the sky, 
are best relieved by the letting of a little water...."
~Christopher Morley
Painting by Nibblefest artist, Sheila Cameron


 
So wont you join us for this month's 



Nibblefest Art Contest?



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

 
~"CLOUDS"~






Be thou the rainbow in the storms of life. The evening beam that smiles the clouds away, and tints tomorrow with prophetic ray.
Read more at http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/quotes/l/lordbyron161971.html#yQhgxiHJ1exdHjG1.99
Be thou the rainbow in the storms of life. The evening beam that smiles the clouds away, and tints tomorrow with prophetic ray.
Read more at http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/quotes/l/lordbyron161971.html#yQhgxiHJ1exdHjG1.99
 "There is a bright spot in every dark cloud...."
~Bruce Beresford 
 
Painting by Nibblefest artist, Christine E. S. Code, of CES

 .............





(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.)

 
  
"Try to be a rainbow in someone's cloud...."
~Maya Angelou
Painting by Nibblefest artist, Jenny Luan Frye
























1 comment:

  1. Beautiful clouds and lovely quotes too! I am looking forward to seeing the art this week very much.

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