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Online Art Gallery #191

Posted on December 9, 2023 | Leave a comment

Today’s online art gallery opens with a special request.

In this season of giving, Westport artist Mark Yurkiw is thinking of his native Ukraine. As the Russian war grinds on, he wants to ensure that no one forgets the plight: 10 million Ukrainians are displaced, 20 million shelter in place, and 10 million are protecting their nation, any way they can.

Over the past 2 years Mark has donated his artwork, as a way to raise funds to help Ukraine. His work is serious, superb, and important. He invites interested collectors to contact him for an appointment to see it, in his barn/studio. Mark’s email is mark.think3d@gmail.com.

Art by Mark Yurkiw …

… and Mark outside his barn, with one of his Ukrainian-themed works.

Now, back to our weekly online gallery. As always, we welcome all kinds of art. Watercolors, oils, charcoal, pen-and-ink, acrylics, lithographs, collages, macramé, jewelry, sculpture, decoupage, needlepoint — whatever you’ve got.

Email it to 06880blog@gmail.com. Share your work with the world! (PS: Please include the medium you’re working in — art lovers want to know.)

Age, level of experience, subject matter — there are no restrictions. Everyone is invited to contribute.

“Our Colorful Nation” (Dorothy Robertshaw)

“Beach Impressions” (Tom Doran)

“Our Love for Each Other Shines Forever” (Mike Hibbard)

Untitled — Photographer Dennis Jackson took this recently in Argentina’s Tierra de Fuego National Park, a few miles from the Chilean border.

Untitled collage — paper on paper (Maj Kalfus)

“Worth a Second Look” (Lawrence Weisman)

“All the Other Thanksgiving Gourds Are Gone!” (Steve Stein)

“Manspreading” — watercolor (Jo Ann Davidson)

“Red Sail in the Sunset? – A J-70” (Peter Barlow)

“Seaside Impressions 03” (Ken Runkel)

“Dawn in the Neighborhood” (Jerry Kuyper)

(Entrance is free to our online art gallery. But please consider a donation! Just click here — and thank you!)

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Online Art Gallery #185

Posted on October 28, 2023 | Leave a comment

Good morning! Our gallery is open.

Come on in … and please submit your work, too.

We welcome all kinds of art. Watercolors, oils, charcoal, pen-and-ink, acrylics, lithographs, collages, macramé, jewelry, sculpture, decoupage, needlepoint — whatever you’ve got.

Email it to 06880blog@gmail.com. Share your work with the world! (PS: Please include the medium you’re working in — art lovers want to know.)

Age, level of experience, subject matter — there are no restrictions. Everyone is invited (no, urged) to contribute.

“🙏🏼peace” — Artist Dorothy Robertshaw says, “A tear and 🙏🏼 💙praying for hope and peace in this world 🌎💙”

“The 18 x 22 Bug Painting” — colored ink and black enamel. Artist Peter Barlow says, “The painting is displayed on our porch every Halloween, where this street gets over 400 kids. The rest of the year it is at the top of the cellar stairs.”

“Psychedelic Bison” — acrylic painting. Artist Michael Cohen says this was inspired by a recent trip to Yellowstone National Park.

“Hope Springs” — acrylic, oil pasted and acrylic markers on canvas board (Valerie Fishcel)

Untitled (Tom Doran)

Untitled — acrylic painting (Lis Hisgen)

“Early Morning” — digital abstract. Artist Ken Runkel explains, “This is a contemporary interpretation of several early 20th century Cubist artists. The sunrise is about to crest the horizon against the early morning sky, and is reflected in the foreground of a suggested body of water. As with all abstracts. the viewer is encouraged to see and create their own narrative. My primary goal is to strike an emotional chord…to create a feeling with my work.”

“Lobster Landing” — Clinton, Connecticut, watercolor and pen (Kevin McCaul)

“Sunny Sides” (Mike Hibbard)

“Flat Out” (Lawrence Weisman)

“Let’s Dress Up as Dogs!” — pencil and watercolor (Steve Stein)

 

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Online Art Gallery #184

Posted on October 21, 2023 | Leave a comment

Today our online art gallery welcomes another new artist: Jude Siegel. The subject — a frog — is also a first for this Saturday morning feature.

As we do each week, we welcome all kinds of art. Watercolors, oils, charcoal, pen-and-ink, acrylics, lithographs, collages, macramé, jewelry, sculpture, decoupage, needlepoint — whatever you’ve got.

Email it to 06880blog@gmail.com. Share your work with the world! (PS: Please include the medium you’re working in — art lovers want to know.)

Age, level of experience, subject matter — there are no restrictions. Everyone is invited (no, urged) to contribute.

“Falling Leaves” (Karen Weingarten)

“Frog Caprice” — watercolor and ink on old sheet music (Jude Siegel)

“Beaching Escape” (Tom Doran)

“Net Effect” (Amy Schneider)

“Thumbs Up” (Lawrence Weisman)

Untitled (Martin Ripchick)

“Where Do I Go For My COVID and Flu Shot?” (Steve Stein)

“Old Compo Basin, circa 1968” (Kathleen Burke)

“Laser Sailing” — Photographer Peter Barlow explains, “The sailboat called a Laser was designed in 1969 by the late Bruce Kirby, a friend of mine who lived in Rowayton. There are now 230,000 Lasers in the world.”

“Mommy, I’m Scared! (How Far Have We Evolved?)” (Mike Hibbard)

Untitled — Photographer Dorothy Robertshaw says, “At this trying time thinking of love and world peace 💙💙💙 The best place to be is at the beach❤️”

Untitled — Photographer Jerry Kuyper says, “Yesterday, after stretching on the deck, I was lying on my back looking up. I saw these clouds floating by. I was mesmerized by the levels, dimension, and movement. And I thought, ‘what a wonderful world we live in.'”

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Online Art Gallery #183

Posted on October 14, 2023 | 1 comment

Timely world events and timeless nature share space in this week’s online art gallery.

As we do each week, we welcome all kinds of art. Watercolors, oils, charcoal, pen-and-ink, acrylics, lithographs, collages, macramé, jewelry, sculpture, decoupage, needlepoint — whatever you’ve got.

Email it to 06880blog@gmail.com. Share your work with the world! (PS: Please include the medium you’re working in — art lovers want to know.)

Age, level of experience, subject matter — there are no restrictions. Everyone is invited (no, urged) to contribute.

“Under Attack” (Amy Schneider)

“Levon” — acrylic resin abstract wood canvas (Patricia McMahon)

“Fall is Here; The Sun is Brightly Shining” —
encaustic wax painting burnished with shellac (Dorothy Robertshaw)

“Signal Flags 01” — abstract art with a strong Mondrian influence (Ken Runkel)

“Evan Harding Park at Longshore” — watercolor (Jo Ann Davidson)

“Fishing Boat Nellie at Sunset” (Peter Barlow)

“Sidelined” (Lawrence Weisman)

“South Bank of the Arno River” (Kathleen Burke)

“New Bridge” (Karen Weingarten)

“Who You Calling a Frogmouth?” (Mike Hibbard)

“Fleeting Fall” (Jerry Kuyper)

Suzanne Casey says: “I came out of needlepoint retirement to make this stocking for my brother’s first grandchild. (My brother is Michael Wheatall, Staples High School Class of 1979.) I also made them for all of my children, nieces and nephews when they were born — but the last of those was 20 years ago.”

“A Golem of War, Now loose in Israel and Ukraine.” Artist Steve Stein explains: “A golem, according to Hebrew legend, is a mass of clay magically given life. It can be a force for good or more often a force of evil, war and mindless destruction.”

(Entrance is free to our online art gallery. But please consider a donation! Just click here — and thank you!)

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Online Art Gallery #182

Posted on October 7, 2023 | 1 comment

From pencil and crayon drawing and pouring oil/acrylic mix, to a digital creation in photorealistic style, this week’s online art gallery showcases many genres.

We always welcome all kinds of art. Watercolors, oils, charcoal, pen-and-ink, acrylics, lithographs, collages, macramé, jewelry, sculpture, decoupage, needlepoint — whatever you’ve got.

Email it to 06880blog@gmail.com. Share your work with the world! (PS: Please include the medium you’re working in — art lovers want to know.)

Age, level of experience, subject matter — there are no restrictions. Everyone is invited (no, urged) to contribute.

“Hole Card” — pencil and crayon drawing (Ann Chernow)

“Wild Horses” — pouring oil/acrylic mix (Dorothy Robertshaw)

“Sunset Bay” — digital creation in a photorealistic style (Ken Runkel)

“Sailing at Dusk” (Tom Doran)

“Dogs Are Colored Blind” (Spanky Giddings III)

“Please Don’t Bite My Head Off” — Norway (Lauri Weiser)

“Oiled, Bound, Rubbed, and Smoked — One of the 50 Shades of Chicken” (Mike Hibbard)

“Aging Factory, Afternoon Sun” (Peter Barlow)

 

Untitled (Cohl Katz)

“Longshore” (Rowene Weems)

“Itch” (Lawrence Weisman)

“Ye Olde Sherwood Island Environs Map” (Steve Stein)

Untitled — Photographer Amy Unikewicz writes: :I snapped these pictures just as the rain stopped, while managing produce donations at the Westport Community Gardens. Walking through the garden paths felt like walking on a sponge. With every step, my boots sunk into the wood chipped pathways after the site absorbed several inches of rainfall.”

(Entrance is free to our online art gallery. But please consider a donation! Just click here — and thank you!)

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Online Art Gallery #181

Posted on September 30, 2023 | 2 comments

As September ends, our art gallery begins to fill with fall works.

We welcome those seasonal themes — and everything else.

We also welcome all kinds of art. Watercolors, oils, charcoal, pen-and-ink, acrylics, lithographs, collages, macramé, jewelry, sculpture, decoupage, needlepoint — whatever you’ve got.

Email it to 06880blog@gmail.com. Share your work with the world! (PS: Please include the medium you’re working in — art lovers want to know.)

Age, level of experience, subject matter — there are no restrictions. Everyone is invited (no, urged) to contribute.

“Pumpkin” (Karen Weingarten)

“The Rake’s Progress” (Peter Barlow)

“Head Outdoors” — northwestern Connecticut (Peter Birch)

“Five Mile River, Rowayton/Darien” (Kathleen Burke)

Untitled (June Rose Whittaker)

Untitled (Tom Doran)

“Dark Times” (Jo Ann Miller)

“Ridgeline” — digital image (Ken Runkel)

Untitled — Norway (Lauri Weiser)

“Coral Head Sculpture.” Artist Dorothy Robertshaw explains: “Thanks to Nancy Breakstone’s generosity and sharing her coral and shell collection, I created Jimmy Durante, Mr. Potato Head, Harry… and I think he looks like Bert from Sesame Street. His frame is a refurbished broken clock.”

“Aerin’s Thermal” — Steve Stein says: “This was done by our 12-year-old grand child. Thermal art is done on a thermoluminescent screen, It is evanescent, and has to be done quickly before it fades away forever (unless granddad takes a screen shot!).”

“Waiting #3” (Lawrence Weisman)

Photographer Mike Hibbard’s caption: “Okay, they’re watching the elephants. You grab the lunch bags, and I’ll meet you in the trees.”

Untitled (Cohl Katz)

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Online Art Gallery #180

Posted on September 23, 2023 | 3 comments

This week’s online gallery includes a few abstract works. There is also some interesting “shell” art — something new and different.

As always, we welcome all kinds of art. Watercolors, oils, charcoal, pen-and-ink, acrylics, lithographs, collages, macramé, jewelry, sculpture, decoupage, needlepoint — whatever you’ve got.

Email it to 06880blog@gmail.com. Share your work with the world! (PS: Please include the medium you’re working in — art lovers want to know.)

Age, level of experience, subject matter — there are no restrictions. Everyone is invited (no, urged) to contribute.

“Foggy Fall Morning” — digital photography, AI and editing software (Ken Runkel)

“Ready for Yom Kippur” — pencil and water color (Steve Stein)

Untitled — Artist Dorothy Robertshaw says, “We come in all shapes and sizes, and we all have the same hearts.”

Untitled — acrylic on canvas, 24″ x 18″ (John Waski)

“Monterey Seascape” (Tom Doran)

“Coiffed” — acrylic/resin, 9″ x 12″ canvas (Patricia McMahon)

Untitled (Jo Ann Miller)

“Parrot” (Kathleen Burke)

“Comet” (Lawrence Weisman)

“Lunge Beats Hop!” (Mike Hibbard)

Untitled (Cohl Katz)

“Ring of Brodgar” — Photographer Lauri Weiser calls this “A Stonehenge-type place in Scotland”

“Wind Turbine” (Karen Weingarten)

“Photographers Will Go Anywhere!” (Peter Barlow)  

“Footprints in the Sand” (June Rose Whittaker)

(Entrance is free to our online art gallery. But please consider a donation! Just click here — and thank you!)

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Online Art Gallery #178

Posted on September 9, 2023 | 6 comments

Abstract pieces highlight this week’s online art gallery.

We also welcome pottery, from an 11-year-old just back from summer camp.

As always, we welcome all kinds of submissions. Watercolors, oils, charcoal, pen-and-ink, acrylics, lithographs, collages, macramé, jewelry, sculpture, decoupage, needlepoint — whatever you’ve got.

Email it to 06880blog@gmail.com. Share your work with the world! (PS: Please include the medium you’re working in — art lovers want to know.)

Age, level of experience, subject matter — there are no restrictions. Everyone is invited to contribute.

“Falling Leaves” — oil/impasto Pointillism creation (Dorothy Robertshaw)

“The Sleepy Sea Dragon” — acrylic resin painting (Patricia McMahon)

“Cells” (Amy Schneider)

“Imagined Seascape (After Feininger)” (Tom Doran)

Untitled (June Rose Whittaker)

“Horseshoe Bend” — Colorado River watercolor (John Danbury)

Untitled (Cohl Katz)

“Water Painting” (Rowene Weems)

“Day Sail Schooner Argia and Many Guests” (Peter Barlow)

“Aerin’s Summer Camp Pottery” — Stephen Stein’s 11-year-old grandchild’s creations.

“Nonchalance” (Lawrence Weisman)

“Moon Rise” (Karen Weingarten)

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Online Art Gallery #174

Posted on August 12, 2023 | 4 comments

Several intriguing abstract works highlight this week’s online gallery.

Of course, age, level of experience, subject matter — there are no restrictions. Everyone is invited to contribute.

All genres are encouraged. Watercolors, oils, charcoal, pen-and-ink, acrylics, lithographs, collages, macramé, jewelry, sculpture, decoupage and (yes) needlepoint — whatever you’ve got, email it to 06880blog@gmail.com. Share your work with the world! (PS: Please include the medium you’re working in — art lovers want to know.)

“Un Peu Bleu” — acrylic resin abstract (Patricia McMahon)

“Floral Neuron Network” (Ken Runkel)

“‘Scene’ From Above” — acrylic paint and pouring medium (Amy Schneider)

Untitled (Tom Doran)

“Summer Adventures: Oh, The Places We Love!” (Dorothy Robertshaw)

“Fishing Vessel Samantha Brooke, Gulls and Lighthouse” (Peter Barlow)

“My Father’s Soul” — Photographer Sharon Paulsen shot this in her father’s backyard on Sanibel Island, Florida in August 2017, a week before he died.

“I Am Not Lichen My New Skin Lotion” (Mike Hibbard)

 

“It’s a Stretch” (Lawrence Weisman)

“Julie’s Office, Circa 1989” — Steve Stein says, “Julie was my father-in-law, a great family man and a motion picture ad guy handling many of the accounts seen on the wall behind him.”

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Online Art Gallery #169

Posted on July 8, 2023 | 2 comments

Not one but two of today’s submissions were inspired by Martha’s Vineyard.

Perhaps that’s not a surprise. The island off Cape Cod is a summer home for many Westporters.

Also no surprise: The breadth and depth of genres and styles in this week’s gallery.

Age, level of experience, subject matter — there are no restrictions. Everyone is invited to contribute.

All genres are encouraged. Watercolors, oils, charcoal, pen-and-ink, acrylics, lithographs, collages, macramé, jewelry, sculpture, decoupage and (yes) needlepoint — whatever you’ve got, email it to 06880blog@gmail.com. Share your work with the world! (PS: Please include the medium you’re working in — art lovers want to know.)

“Schooner Shenandoah, From Vineyard Haven” — acrylic on Masonite (Peter Barlow)

Untitled — Martha’s Vineyard (Wendy Levy)

“Calypso Cubo” (Santiago Lozado)

“Tranquility” — acrylic (Valerie Fischel)

“Hippo” — graphite on paper (Clayton Liotta)

“View From a Puddle” (Lauri Weiser)

“A River of Life Runs Through It” (Mike Hibbard)

Untitled (Tom Doran)

“Remember How Much Fun We Had Playing Cards When You Were Little” — pastel on paper (Roseann Spengler)

“Lift” (Lawrence Weisman)

“A Captain Jack Sparrow Found in the Caribbean” — Artist Steve Stein says, “There are 138 species of sparrows spread throughout the world, making it the most widely distributed wild bird.”

“A Pouring of Summertime” — Artist Dorothy Robertshaw calls this “a combination of ice cream sherbet beach days, green forest hikes, sunshine and coastal holidays.”

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