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Online Art Gallery #273

Sure, it’s a holiday weekend.

But our online art gallery is open. In fact, we never close!

Another fact: This feature is open to all. Age, level of experience, subject matter — there are no restrictions. Everyone can contribute.

And as always, no matter what style or subject you choose — and whether you’re a first-timer or old-timer — we welcome your submissions. Watercolors, oils, charcoal, pen-and-ink, acrylics, digital, lithographs, collages, macramé, jewelry, sculpture, decoupage, needlepoint — we want whatever you’ve got.

Please email a JPG to 06880blog@gmail.com. And please include the medium you’re working in — art lovers want to know.

John Fernie drew these New Yorkers arriving at Compo Beach for a vacation in the late 1950s, for what his son Bruce — who sent it to us — calls “a long-forgotten magazine.” The original hangs in Bruce’s home, reminding him of “those great childhood beach days on the Sound.”

Untitled (Duane Cohen; Available for purchase — click here)

“Wonderful Jazz at the Levitt” (Judith Katz)

Untitled (Roseann Spengler)

“Blooming Flowers”– impasto gold leaf on wood (Dorothy Robertshaw; Available for purchase — click here)

“Dragon Flies” — 28 x 22, acrylic foil on canvas (Brian Whelan — Available for purchase; click here)

“Flowerful Thoughts” (Tom Doran — Available for purchase; click here)

“Beware: Rorschach Ratpor Spotted Above Compo Beach” (Steve Stein)

“Upward Roots” (Jamie Walsh)

“Hat’s On to this Beautiful Peruvian Woman” (Mike Hibbard)

“Summer Time” (Cohl Katz)

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

Online Art Gallery #271

Our regulars are back — but there’s a twist.

Steve Stein offers not a sketch, but a computer amalgamation. Which proves what we often say: There’s always something new, in our Saturday online art gallery.

As always, no matter what style or subject you choose — and whether you’re a first-timer or old-timer — we welcome your submissions. Watercolors, oils, charcoal, pen-and-ink, acrylics, digital, lithographs, collages, macramé, jewelry, sculpture, decoupage, needlepoint — we want whatever you’ve got.

This feature is open to all. Age, level of experience, subject matter — there are no restrictions. Everyone can contribute.

Please email a JPG to 06880blog@gmail.com. And please include the medium you’re working in — art lovers want to know.

“Hands Always Tell the Truth” — digitally manipulated and regenerated 19th century-styled portrait of a beautiful lady of the period (Ken Runkel — Available for purchase; click here

“Nature At Its Best” — shadowbox art; background was created with a small ball chain, with pouring of acrylic paint (Dorothy Robertshaw; Available for purchase; click here)

“Today’s Flowers” — watercolor (Eric Bosch)

Untitled (Joan Micale — Available for purchase; click here)

Untitled (Tom Doran — Available for purchase; click here)

Untitled (Duane Cohen — Available for purchase; click here)

Untitled — Photographer Mike Hibbard writes, “Christine is a 1950s Alaskan boat used to push huge rafts of logs. Maybe she is related to Gloria, the deceased Westport oyster boat?”

“A Painter” (Mary Treschitta — Available for purchase; click here)

“The Orange Man Cometh!” — computer amalgamation (Steve Stein)

“Stuck” (Lawrence Weisman)

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

Online Art Gallery #269

Lots of interesting patterns and colors in this week’s online art gallery. (And every other week too!)

And as we do every week, we invite readers to submit art. No matter what style or subject you choose — and whether you’re a first-timer or old-timer — we welcome your submissions. Watercolors, oils, charcoal, pen-and-ink, acrylics, digital, lithographs, collages, macramé, jewelry, sculpture, decoupage, needlepoint — we want whatever you’ve got.

This feature is open to all. Age, level of experience, subject matter — there are no restrictions. Everyone can contribute.

Please email a JPG to 06880blog@gmail.com. And please include the medium you’re working in — art lovers want to know.

“Lovers Rendezvous” (Duane Cohen — Available for purchase; click here)

“Legs” (Cohl Katz)

“Unrelated Objects, Collected” (Peter Barlow)

“Rose” (Ellen Wentworth)

Untitled — 21 x 21 oil impasto on aluminum (Dorothy Robertshaw — Available for purchase; click here)

“Climbers” (Tom Doran — Available for purchase; click here)

“A Bevy of Bracelets” (Amy Schneider)

“Patterns — Fractals, Circles, Waves and Leaves” — colored pencils (Steve Stein)

“St. John’s Co-Cathedral, Malta” (Mike Hibbard)

“Young Love” (Lawrence Weisman)

Untitled (Joan Micele – Available for purchase; click here)

“Ellie’s Dog” (Mary Treschitta — Available for purchase; click here)

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

Online Art Gallery #266

Come on in! The gallery’s open!

And don’t be shy. All “06880” readers are welcome to submit art. No matter what style or subject you choose — and whether you’re a first-timer or old-timer — we welcome your submissions. Watercolors, oils, charcoal, pen-and-ink, acrylics, digital, lithographs, collages, macramé, jewelry, sculpture, decoupage, needlepoint — we want whatever you’ve got.

This feature is open to all. Age, level of experience, subject matter — there are no restrictions. Everyone can contribute.

Please email a JPG to 06880blog@gmail.com. And please include the medium you’re working in — art lovers want to know.

Untitled (Eric Bosch — Available for purchase; click here)

Untitled (Duane Cohen — Available for purchase; click here)“From Coast to Coasters” (Patricia McMahon — Available for purchase; click here)

“Reclining Brood” — abstract paper collage (Tom Doran — Available for purchase; click here)

“Imaginary Landscape” — acrylic (Dorothy Robertshaw — Available for purchase, 16 x 28, $385 — Click here)

“Some Trees in May” (Peter Barlow)

“Scenery” (Karen Weingarten)

“A Westie in the Wind” (Dorrie Barlow Thomas)

“Fields of Color” — digital photograph converted to oil painting via Photoshop — Available for purchase; click here)

“This is What Happened When I Left My Gummy Bears in a Warm Car” (Amy Schneider)

“Jelly Fish” — Compo Beach (Patricia Auber)

“WARNING: Strawberry Poisonous Dart Frog of Central America — Do Not Touch/Do Not Lick” (Steve Stein)

“Thougtful” (Lawrence Weisman)

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

Online Art Gallery #265

Artwork is coming out of the woodwork.

Nearly a dozen and a half pieces are shown today. As they do each week, they cover a wide range of mediums, styles and subjects.

All “06880” readers are welcome to submit art. No matter what style or subject you choose — and whether you’re a first-timer or old-timer — we welcome your submissions. Watercolors, oils, charcoal, pen-and-ink, acrylics, digital, lithographs, collages, macramé, jewelry, sculpture, decoupage, needlepoint — we want whatever you’ve got.

This feature is open to all. Age, level of experience, subject matter — there are no restrictions. Everyone can contribute.

Please email a JPG to 06880blog@gmail.com. And please include the medium you’re working in — art lovers want to know.

Untitled — Newman Poses Preserve (Michael Tomashefsky — Available for purchase; click here)

Untitled (Joanie Landau — Available for purchase; click here)

Untitled (Steven Parton)

Untitled (Duane Cohen — Available for purchase; click here)

“The Stillness, Inside And Out” (Nancy Breakstone — Available for purchase; click here)

“Peck’s Ledge” — watercolor on Fabriano paper (Kathleen Burke — Available for purchase; click here)

“Tony the Two Tone Pony” (Patricia McMahon — Available for purchase; click here)

“L’artichaut (The Artichoke) — acrylic on canvas (Moira Ratchford; Available for purchase, $650 framed; click here)

“My Abstact Quilt” — abstract digital painting (Ken Runkel — Available for purchase; click here)

“Enjoy a Pretty Pot” — watercolor and pencil (Ellin Spadone)

“Between the Birch Trees” — encaustic wax, handmade embellished frame (Dorothy Robertshaw; Available for purchase; click here)

“The Three Stages of Retirement” — oil paint pens on canvas (Will Luedke)

“Early Spring, Boatyard, Prop, Rudder, Poppets” (Peter Barlow)

“Tree in the Lava Field From Mt. Aetna” (Matt Murray)

“Love to All” (Lauri Weiser)

“Mom’s Love Tree?” — watercolor and inkblock (Steve Stein)

“Post Road Art Installation” (Lawrence Weisman)

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

Online Art Gallery #264

We’ve made a tiny tweak to our online art gallery.

One of our artists says that marking a piece “for sale” is a bit crass.

He’s right. From now on, any artwork that an artist offers for sale will say “available for purchase.”

The process is the same. Just click the link in the caption, then fill out the email that pops up.

Buyers arrange the purchase — price, original or print, framed or unframed, shipping or pickup, etc. — directly with the artist. Happy shopping!

Meanwhile, a reminder about our works: We invite submissions from all “06880” readers. No matter what style or subject you choose — and whether you’re a first-timer or old-timer — we welcome your submissions. Watercolors, oils, charcoal, pen-and-ink, acrylics, digital, lithographs, collages, macramé, jewelry, sculpture, decoupage, needlepoint — we want whatever you’ve got.

This feature is open to all. Age, level of experience, subject matter — there are no restrictions. Everyone can contribute.

Please email a jpeg to 06880blog@gmail.com. And please include the medium you’re working in — art lovers want to know.

“Flying Fish” — encaustic was embellished with gold leaf (Dorothy Robertshaw — Available for purchase; click here)

“Deep Blue” — digital photography, combined with Photoshop and Midjourney manipulation (Ken Runkel — Available for purchase; click here)

Untitled (June Rose Whittaker — Available for purchase; click here)

Untitled (Duane Cohen — Available for purchase; click here)

“Peck’s Ledge Sunset” — watercolor (Kathleen Burke — Available for purchse; click here)

“Another Mist Opportunity” (Michael Tomashefsky — Available for purchase; click here)

“Daisy the Daffodil Detective” (Patricia McMahon — Available for purchase; click here)

“Parade of Tulips” (Cindy Wagner — Available for purchase; click here)

“Bubbles” (Karen Weingarten)

“A Nautical Gate in Stonington” (Peter Barlow)

“So Nice to See Green Pouring in My Window Again” (Tom Doran — Available for purchase; click here)

“Sauna and Loofah” (Steve Stein)

“88 … 89 … 90” (Lawrence Weisman)

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

 

Online Art Gallery #263

Last week’s announcement that artwork posted on our online gallery is for sale was greeted with excitement — by art-lovers and artists alike.

If an artist wishes to sell a piece, there’s a link in the caption. Clicking it brings up an email to the artist. Buyers arrange the purchase — price, original or print, framed or unframed, shipping or pickup, etc. — directly with the artist. Happy shopping!

Meanwhile, a reminder about our works: We invite submissions from all “06880” readers. No matter what style or subject you choose — and whether you’re a first-timer or old-timer — we welcome your submissions. Watercolors, oils, charcoal, pen-and-ink, acrylics, digital, lithographs, collages, macramé, jewelry, sculpture, decoupage, needlepoint — we want whatever you’ve got.

This feature is open to all. Age, level of experience, subject matter — there are no restrictions. Everyone can contribute.

Just email a jpeg to 06880blog@gmail.com. And please include the medium you’re working in — art lovers want to know.

“Assumption Sunday” (Duane Cohen; For sale — click here)

“An Early Walk in Spring” (Peter Barlow)

“Ground Control to Major Levon” (Patricia McMahon — For sale; click here)

“Norwalk Lighthouse” (Eric Bosch — For sale; click here)

“Spring Flower Collage” — using PhotoTangler app (Amy Schneider)

“Wildflowers” — digital art (Ken Runkel — For sale; click here)

“Happy Easter” (Ellen Wentworth)

“A Lifetime of Memories … Find the Heart” — acrylic and charcoal on canvas (Dorothy Robertshaw)

Untitled (June Whittaker — For sale; click here)

“4.23.25.1” (Tom Doran; For sale — click here)

Untitled — watercolor on Fabriano hp paper (Kathleen Burke — For sale; click here)

“The Bassoonist” — watercolor (Steve Stein)

“Minimalist Portrait” (Lawrence Weisman)

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

Online Art Gallery #262 — And Now Our Art Is For Sale!

You asked for it.

Now you’ve got it!

In the 5 years since we started our online art gallery — in the first month of the pandemic, so artists could share their work, and “06880” readers would feel less isolated — many have wondered if they could any works were for sale.

Starting today, they are.

Artists who wish to sell their pieces will let me know. I’ll add a link to the caption. Clicking the link brings up an email to the artist. Potential buyers can arrange the purchase — price, original or print, framed or unframed, shipping or pickup, etc. — directly with the artist.

It’s that simple!

Of course, artists can also send buyers info on their other work.

Artists will give “06880” a 25% commission. It’s a win-win-win: for our online gallery artists, our readers, and us. Happy shopping!

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Meanwhile, a reminder about our works: We invite submissions from all “06880” readers. No matter what style or subject you choose — and whether you’re a first-timer or old-timer — we welcome your submissions. Watercolors, oils, charcoal, pen-and-ink, acrylics, digital, lithographs, collages, macramé, jewelry, sculpture, decoupage, needlepoint — we want whatever you’ve got.

This feature is open to all. Age, level of experience, subject matter — there are no restrictions. Everyone can contribute.

Just email a jpeg to 06880blog@gmail.com. And please include the medium you’re working in — art lovers want to know.]

“When Lightning Strikes” (Patricia McMahon) – For sale; click here

Untitled (Duane Cohen) — For sale; click here

“Too Soon?” — digital illustration (Ken Runkel) — For sale, $125; click here

“Our Computer’s Passover Seder Plate” — pencil, watercolor and computer (Steve Stein)

“Squash and Squalls” (Werner Liepolt)

“Flower Power” (Ellin Spadone)

“Mill Pond” — acrylic on canvas (Dorothy Robertshaw) — For sale; click here

“Surf at Compo” — watercolor (Kathleen Burke) — For sale; click here

“Sea Lion” (Amy Schneider)

“Up Close on Fishers Island Sound” (Peter Barlow)

Untitled (Tom Doran) — For sale; click here

“Double Double Eage Power to Women” (Mike Hibbard)

“Fair Maiden” (Martin Ripchick) For sale — click here

“Cuisine” (Lawrence Weisman)

 

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

Online Art Gallery #260

Every week, it seems, we welcome a new artist.

Today it’s Jack Stein. If the last name is familiar: He’s the brother of Steve Stein, a regular watercolor contributor.

Jack works in a different medium. Enjoy!

As always, we invite submissions from all “06880” readers (and siblings). No matter what style or subject you choose — and whether you’re a first-timer or old-timer — we welcome your submissions. Watercolors, oils, charcoal, pen-and-ink, acrylics, digital, lithographs, collages, macramé, jewelry, sculpture, decoupage, needlepoint — we want whatever you’ve got.

This feature is open to all. Age, level of experience, subject matter — there are no restrictions. Everyone can contribute.

Just email a jpeg to 06880blog@gmail.com. And please include the medium you’re working in — art lovers want to know.

“Spring Has Sprong” (Bob Weingarten)

Untitled — burl wood cut and beach stone bird (Dorothy Robertshaw)

“The Road Less Traveled” (Patricia McMahon)

“Recently Unemployed” — Ken Runkel calls this “a tribute to the thousands of federal civil service employees that are losing their jobs right now.”

“The Boys” — wood cut ink block print (Jack Stein)

“What is Earth’s Future?” — acrylic pour (Amy Schneider)

“The White Nosed Twins” (Tom Doran)

“Lazy Summer Daze” (Duane Cohen)

“Seaweed Washed up After a Storm at Compo Beach” (Kathleen Burke)

“A Ketch with No Name” — Photographer Peter Barlow says, “The great designer Nathaniel Herreshoff did not favor the ketch rig, but his son L. Francis Herreshoff made it his specialty, often on a double- ended boat.”

Photographer Jerry Kuyper shot these 2 scenes a few hours apart, on Rayfield Road.

“Cape Cod Summer Rental: Water View, Cozy, Rustic Woodwork, Excellent Ventilation” (Mike Hibbard)

“She Ain’t What She Used To Be” — watercolor and charcoal (Steve Stein)

“I Didn’t Believe it Myself” (Martin Ripchick)

“Hilltop Town” (Lawrence Weisman)

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

Online Art Gallery #259

“06880” is “where Westport meets the world.”

And today’s online art gallery resembles (as it often does) a globe.

With artwork inspired by Alaska, Japan, China — and of course Westport — we hope to inspire all of our readers.

Wherever you are.

We hope our gallery inspires your inner artist too. We invite submissions from all “06880” readers. No matter what style or subject you choose — and whether you’re a first-timer or old-timer — we welcome your submissions. Watercolors, oils, charcoal, pen-and-ink, acrylics, digital, lithographs, collages, macramé, jewelry, sculpture, decoupage, needlepoint — we want whatever you’ve got.

This feature is open to all. Age, level of experience, subject matter — there are no restrictions. Everyone can contribute.

Just email a jpeg to 06880blog@gmail.com. And please include the medium you’re working in — art lovers want to know.

“O-torri Gate in Miyajima, Japan” (Caroline Walshon)

 

“Thank You, Beavers!” — Alaska (Mike Hibbard)

“Ned Dimes Marina” — watercolor (Kathleen Burke)

Photographer Peter Barlow says of this house at Avery Point, Connecticut: “Built starting in 1902, and still there. It was the home of Morton F. Plant, one of the good guys among millionaires, when he wasn’t out in one of his 100-foot schooners.”

“Male Black Winged Red Bishop” — pencil and watercolor (Steve Stein)

“Spring is Here” (June Rose Whittaker)

“Spring-y” — encaustic wax (Dorothy Robertshaw)

“The Rainbow Mountains of Gansu Province, China” — oil on canvas (Mary Madelyn Attanasio)

“Imagining a Place to Love, Far From Here” (Tom Doran)

“Irresistible Grace” (Patricia McMahon)

Unttitled (Duane Cohen)

“Lt. Gen. Thomas H. Miller (USMC) and Senator John Glenn” (Steven Parton)

Untitled (Martin Ripchick)

“The Collector” (Lawrence Weisman)

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