It's Nibblefest Art Contest week! We're smack in the middle of it.
As usual Nibblefest began on the 20th. With April's theme being 'Trees', I composed
a blog post for the Nibblefest blog in order to introduce this month's theme, featuring some lovely Tree-inspired art by lots of Nibblefest Artists (including an older piece of my own). I then entered myself on the 20th with the following:
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| "Owlie" 8.5 x 5 acrylic on found, old wood |
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Long time readers may recall I've painted a version of 'Owlie' before, back in 2012, when I participated in the very first internet-wide '29 Faces' Art Blog Challenge. I was working on a project at the time by which I was painting 'guest' entries into the personal art journals of my private art students. Just as a lark, in one of the journals I whipped up a funny-looking-yet-charismatic, anthropomorphic owl/human hybrid:
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| 'Owlie' as I painted in my student's art journal |
I recall being tickled with how he (she???) turned out, and have wanted to experiment with "Owlie" further ever since. With a theme like this month's 'Trees', I figured I finally had my chance.
(And be forewarned -- I'm rather partial to this wee creature, so it's probably not the last you've seen of little "Owlie")....:
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The following is my auction description:
"Owlie" My entry for the month's Nibblefest Art Contest (NFAC) (~the theme for April being 'TREES') is an original acrylic painting on an 8.5" x 5" found, thin segment of found wood.
Painted in acrylics and featuring a wee and mysteriously winsome nocturnal creature, tree-dwelling and perched upon a branch on a chilly, moonlit evening, "Owlie" is signed, sealed and ready to hang....
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