20 SBD in Prizes: Scenes of Nature Art Contest

in art •  7 years ago  (edited)

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Since the earliest known cave paintings, artists have depicted scenes of nature. From simple studies of trees and animals to epic landscapes, nature is a powerful force for the artist to wield.

My recent Surreal Art Contest was a big success so I've decided to come back with something new to engage the artists of Steemit!


Today marks the beginning of a contest where I ask you to create an original piece of art for a chance to win Steem Backed Dollars.

Prizes

  • First Prize: 5 SBD (1 winner)
  • Second Prize: 3 SBD (2 winners)
  • Third Prize: 2 SBD (2 winners)
  • Fourth Prize: 1 SBD (5 winners)

In total, I'll be giving away 20 SBD to the winners of this contest. The prize money will be transferred after the winners have been announced.

"What must I do to win?"

Make a piece of art that prominently features nature. Your art can fall into any genre. It can be realistic, abtract, surreal, whatever you want. But it's subject needs to be nature. Drawings, paintings and digital paintings are all welcome. Please don't submit photography or manipulated photos.

You may submit as many pieces as you want, but you will only be eligible for one prize. For example, if you submit two pieces of art, you cannot win both first and fourth prizes. Only one of your pieces will be selected to win a prize. So submitting more art may increase your chances of winning a prize, but it's impossible to win more prizes.

Rules for Submission

  • The art must be your original work. I'll be doing reverse Google searches to check.
  • The art must prominently feature nature.
  • The art must be a drawing or painting (traditional and digital are both acceptable).
  • The art should be an original piece created for this contest. Please don't submit old works for an easy chance to win prizes. This is harder for me to check on, so please be honest. Last contest I let this slide a few times because I wasn't sure I would get enough submissions. I'm going to be more strict with the rules this time around.
  • You must Upvote and Resteem this post to be eligible to win.
  • If you submit your art as a post on your Steemit blog, it must be posted with the tag #scenesofnature.
  • You must show me your piece by leaving a comment on this post, linking me to your artwork. I don't want to go hunting for submissions.
  • Submissions are closed once this post pays out in 7 days.

Now feast your eyes on the examples below. I've featured a variety of styles and genres to get your imagination going!

North Shore Lake Superior
Lawren Harris

A River Landscape with Boats and Chateau
Salomon van Ruysdael

Unknown

Unknown
Moki

Even last contest's winner could have been submitted to this contest:

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Pod Playground
@jacinta.sevilla


I hope these examples were helpful!

For the Surreal Art Contest, I drew five original surreal pieces to share while the contest was going on. I don't think I'll have time to do that for this contest. I'll try to create at least one though. And maybe I'll share some of my old art that fits the theme.

Happy drawing or painting! Have fun and good luck!

~Seth

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ulala. ill see what my brain fabricates. @steveconnor. sth for you as well?!

Awesome! And bring all your friends too haha

The contest is now closed. Please don't submit any more entries.

Fantastic! Thanks for participating again :)

Thanks for the nice theme! Youre welcome!
With sparkles on top
☝️❣️✨

Beautiful drawing :o

Thanks so much!!!! 😱🌼🐨

Beautiful. Thanks for participating in the contest ")

I just started a new portrait art contest with 20 SBD in prizes. I hope you'll consider joining that one too!

hi seth , here is my entry ,surreal tree running away within myself.. ,

thanks for organizing the contest

as it's about nature , so inspired me to join you ,

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https://steemit.com/contest/@adelepazani/my-entry-for-the-contest-scenes-of-nature-organized-by-sethlinson-didn-t-i-tell-you

Love it! Thanks for entering.

I just started a new portrait art contest with 20 SBD in prizes. I hope you'll consider joining that one too!

wow!! GRACIAS por invitarme, por supuesto que participare!

I hope I made it in time, cutting it close. I upvoted this resteemed it and made my own post. Here is my post about my work. https://steemit.com/art/@donnadavisart/my-painting-the-spirit-of-birds-of-the-field-scenes-of-nature-art-contest

and here is my finished piece.

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You made it on time! Thanks for entering :)

I just started a new portrait art contest with 20 SBD in prizes. I hope you'll consider joining that one too!

Thanks for entering!

Not too late at all :)

Thanks ✌✌✌

Just finished this piece today. Hope I’m not too late to enter this contest. Thanks so much. 83DD2E40-37DC-4977-95A1-AA8206228B39.jpeg

The contest just closed, but you made it by the skin of your teeth!

Yay! Lol thank you :)

I just started a new portrait art contest with 20 SBD in prizes. I hope you'll consider joining that one too!

Awesome! Only a few hours before the deadline! haha.

Hello! I am sorry to be late, this is my entry! I am going to do a post of it tonight on my blog talking about this draiwng and the beauty of the nature. I hope you like it! :-)

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You're not late. You just made it!

Thaaanks! :-D

I just started a new portrait art contest with 20 SBD in prizes. I hope you'll consider joining that one too!

I just started a new portrait art contest with 20 SBD in prizes. I hope you'll consider joining that one too!

Amazing! Thanks for entering.

I just started a new portrait art contest with 20 SBD in prizes. I hope you'll consider joining that one too!

amazing, thanks for the advice!

Thanks for being a good sport and trying again :)

Thanks to you:)

No problem

I just started a new portrait art contest with 20 SBD in prizes. I hope you'll consider joining that one too!

Hey! Here is my artwork entry post on my eSteem! esteem://sceneofnature/@paskadom/nature-in-my-perspective-152695b811d0c

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I just started a new portrait art contest with 20 SBD in prizes. I hope you'll consider joining that one too!

Thank you for entering the contest!

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Just finished this morning for this contest. 18x14" acrylic and ink on paper. "Rideau River Heron.
https://www.instagram.com/p/Ben0t-Lluvz/

Beautiful :)

Thanks for joining in the fun.

Beautiful Work everyone! Here is My Entry to the contest.
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Great work :)
Thanks for submitting.

I just started a new portrait art contest with 20 SBD in prizes. I hope you'll consider joining that one too!

Fantastic. Thanks for taking to time to create something for this contest!

I was sad that I missed the Surreal Art Contest, so this time I made some time and came up with something:

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And here is the post about the tree.

Great use of colour :)
And I love the work-in-progress GIF.

Thanks for entering the contest.

Thank you. :D I wish I had more time to tweak it, and add some more details, but since I am dying from the flu at the moment (not really dying, just feeling like I am), this is what I came up with.

And I also like the GIF's, I always call them the lazy-way-out, but I must say, it is quite nice to see the layers popped over each other. Only problem is, half the time I like my sketches more than my final product. :P

Thank you for hosting! Hopefully I can make some time to compete in the future contests as well.

I just started a new portrait art contest with 20 SBD in prizes. I hope you'll consider joining that one too!

This is my entry for this week's Scenes Of Nature:
I had fun doing this! Thank you for the opportunity. :)
https://steemit.com/scenesofnature/@monicacope/scenes-of-nature
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This is great! Thank you for your submission.

I just started a new portrait art contest with 20 SBD in prizes. I hope you'll consider joining that one too!

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Little watercolor painting I did today

Wonderful! I love the colours.

I just started a new portrait art contest with 20 SBD in prizes. I hope you'll consider joining that one too!

I just started a new portrait art contest with 20 SBD in prizes. I hope you'll consider joining that one too!

Thank you for joining the contest :)

Good work takes time, so not sure I'll be able to participate, but can't wait to see everyone's work!

Wonderful :)

Thank you so much @sethlinson!!

i will post my entry today !

Awesome :D

I love nature <3 <3 <3
I wish I was an ENT.... from the lord of the rings
Awwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww
im excited :D yay :D yay yay :D

yayyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy

Your dolphin drawing is amazing! I am obsessed with dolphins.

@daltono many many thanks! So nice of u to say so

I just finished reading Lord of the Rings :) I had read it before, but a long time ago. And of course I've seen the movies.

I'm looking forward to your entry!

No way :O
Gasps and double gasps
Im reading silmarillion... Take that!!!!!!! XD

Yes i memorized the movies hahahaha jk. But yea i still love repeating lines
Yes im sketching mine now. Kinda lacking ideas woooo just thought of one.

Hmm excited to see your entry too!!! Yaaay

😎😎

Interesante este nuevo concurso. Hare todo lo posible para participar :P

Fun! And thanks for the heads up, this looks like a fun one! I'm in!

Yay!

  ·  7 years ago (edited)

Thank you for this opportunity my friend. I have allready an idea for a possible entry :)

Great! Looking forward to it :)

This is awesome! Thanks for your entry

I just started a new portrait art contest with 20 SBD in prizes. I hope you'll consider joining that one too!

How many hours are left before the dead line ?

21 hours.

I just started a new portrait art contest with 20 SBD in prizes. I hope you'll consider joining that one too!

Thank you for an invitation. Could't make this one :) but will follow it

  ·  7 years ago (edited)

https://steemit.com/scenesofnature/@daltono/oceanic-sounds-scenes-of-nature-art-contest-entry

This is my 1st entry to the contest. I hope to make a few more, as I am a huge fan of both nature and surrealism.

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As much as I like what you've put together, I specified "drawings, paintings or digital paintings." I'm not looking for photography or manipulated photos in this contest.

I thought you just meant regular photography/editing. Oh well, oh thanks anyway. I had fun with this.

Sorry. I just reread the post and I guess it didn't come out as clear as it was in my head. I'll make an amendment.

Interesting contest my friend, I will join...

Looking forward to seeing your entry! Remember to upvote and resteem if you want to be eligible to win.

Yes already resteemed and upvoted... thank you

Hello @sethlinson, I like this kind of contest very much, so I encouraged myself to do my work. I hope you like it. This is the link:

https://steemit.com/scenesofnature/@julian2018/scenes-of-nature-art-contest-twin-flowers-separated-by-music

Sorry, but in the rules I said no photography or manipulated photos.

Hello @sethlinson, thank you for the clarification. I'm gonna draw a picture. when I finish it, he sent the post. Greetings:)

Your challenge was added to Steemit Contest Compilation (29.01-04.02): Win free SBD and STEEM for current week.

Thank you @sethlinson for giving Steemians (especially minnows) a chance to get free SBD.

This is my entry
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I need your upvotes and comments

Were these pieces made original for the contest, or are you posting old work? My gut is telling me it's the latter, but I'm happy to be corrected.

i do painting jobs for fun, i just decided to do this one for the contest

Alright, just checking. I just wouldn't have expected anyone to do a large set of paintings like this that are basically home installations for this contest.

i hope best art contest other really amazing,and also thanks for shareing