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Online Art Gallery #235

Two “eyes” — one literal, the other metaphorical — lead off this week’s edition of our online art gallery.

Other submissions are a bit more seasonal. Some pay homage to autumn; others, to the Jewish New Year.

But no matter what 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.

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

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

“The Eye” (Dorothy Robertshaw)

“Three Corners of a Coin” — compounding of photos by Teslariu Mihai (Tom Doran)

“Harvest Commons” — watercolor (Jo Ann Davidson)

“A Lone Rose” (Ellen Wentworth)

“Fallen Branches” (Karen Weingarten)

“Wolf with Crescent Moon and Violin” (Brian Whelan)

“Quattro Amici” (Patricia McMahon)

 

“Dunes Behind Jennings Beach, Fairfield” (Kathleen Burke)

“Beach View” (Duane Cohen)

“Hauling Time — Sloop SAWA” (Peter Barlow)

“Prayer at the Kotel (Wailing/Western Wall) — Yom Kippur in Jerusalem” — collage and watercolor. Artist Steve Stein says: “This is all that remains of the first Hebrew Temple (built in 10th century BCE, later destroyed by the Babylonians) and second Hebrew Temple (built in 6th centruy BCE, destroyed by the Romans in 70 CE). The largest stones are 44 feet long and weigh over 570 tons. It remains a place of prayer and pilgrimage.”

“To the New Year” — pastel (Werner Liepolt)

Untitled (Lawrence Weisman)

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Online Art Gallery #234

Happy autumn! Happy Jewish New Year! Happy Saturday, and another edition of our online art gallery.

No matter what 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.

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

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

“Cornetto Ischitano — Fatto a Mano” — pastel (Werner Liepolt)

Untitled — oil on aluminum impasto style (Dorothy Robertshaw)

Untitled (Duane Cohen)

“Towards Compo Cove” — part of artist Jason Pritchard’s current solo exhibition “Riverbanks to Shorelines: The Art of Waters’ Path” at the Green’s Farms Congregational Church gallery.

Untitled — watercolor on paper (Kathleen Burke)

“Elysian Light of Autumn” — digital painting (Ken Runkel)

“The Art of Determination” — Photographer Linda Doyle says, “This sunflower grew out of the brick chimney off our front porch. It’s still there!”

“Just the World” (Tom Doran)

“Simple Abstraction with Reality” (Peter Barlow)

“Crispy Critters (Guinea Pigs)” — popular street food in Cusco, Peru (Mike Hibbard)

“Praying for a Happy, Healthy and Peaceful New Year —  Rosh Hashanah 5785” (Steve Stein)

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Online Art Gallery #233

This week’s online art gallery ping-pongs between 2 seasons: the summer that just passed, and the autumn we now look forward to.

But no matter what 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.

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

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

Untitled (Duane Cohen)

“Seasonal Transformation” — collage assemblage (Dorothy Robertshaw)

“Watch Hill Lighthouse” — oil on canvas, at Westport River Gallery (L Miceli)

“Palm Leaf Skyline” (Tom Doran)

“Concert Confusion” (Les Dinkin)

Untitled — Compo Beach, South Beach (Cindy Nigro)

Untitled (June Rose Whittaker)

“Flotsam Art” — found at Compo Beach, weathered at home for about 10 years (Jerry Kuyper)

“Four Outboards, Nicely Designed, Get You Home!” (Peter Barlow)

“Psss! Wake Up! Chilean Fire Brigade Celebration!” (Mike Hibbard)

“40 Winks” (Lawrence Weisman)

“Autumn — When the Lollypop Trees Are Made!” — pencil and watercolor (Steve Stein)

“Harvest Moon” — last week’s full moon, Lake Dupuis, Quebec (Scott Brodie)

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Online Art Gallery #232

A fresh take on still life and a local haiku highlight this week’s online art gallery.

As we say every week: No matter what 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.

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

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“Last Harvest” (Jay Walshon)

Untitled — artist Kathleen Burke says of this golden crowned kinglet: “They nest in tall pine, spruce or coniferous trees, and hang upside down looking for insects. One used to visit my studio window. This tiny bird weighs about 5 grams, the same as two pennies.” 

“Turbulence” — acrylic pour (Amy Schneider)

“Easterly Winds” — acrylic impasto on textured canvas (Dorothy Robertshaw)

Untitled (Tom Doran)

Untitled — photographer Mike Hibbard says, “Don’t stand behind a road sign during hunting season in Alaska! Target practice for shooting bear, caribou, elk, moose, muskox, mountain goat and Dali sheep.”

“Shapes” (Peter Barlow)

“Sailing Off Compo — All Winners!” — pencil and watercolor (Steve Stein)

“Homestead” (Lawrence Weisman)

Untitled (Diane Lowman)

Untitled (Duane Cohen)

 

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Online Art Gallery #231

As summer fades, submissions to our online art gallery pick up once again.

Of course, the wide of range of subjects and styles continues.

No matter what 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.

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

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

Untitled — paper collage (Tom Doran)

“Compo Baby Shoes” (Scott Smith)

“The End of Summer: Black-Eyed Susies” — impasto/acrylic (Dorothy Robertshaw)

“Sealia” (Patricia McMahon)

Untitled (Kathleen Burke)

Untitled (Duane Cohen)

“Misty Morning, Lake Placid, New York” (Laurie Sorensen)

“Everything for a Purpose” (Peter Barlow)

“Fallen Branches” (Karen Weingarten)

“Raucous Red Blabbermouth and Sky Blue Peekaboo” (Mike Hibbard)

“A Eurasian Blue Tit” — pencil and watercolor. Artist Steve Stein explains, “This tiny songbird weighs about 1/2 an ounce, with a wing span of less than 2 inches!”

“Reclining Nude” (Lawrence Weisman)

Untitled (Martin Ripchick)

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Online Art Gallery #227

Youth is served this week.

12-year-old occasional contributing artist Aerin Lichtman is joined by first-time submitter Emae Forman, a rising sophomore at Staples High School.

We welcome all young artists. And older ones too!

No matter what 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.

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

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

“Patriotic Flowers” — acrylic pour technique (Amy Schneider)

“Abstraction #12: A Cityscape?” — ink and watercolor (Aerin Lichtman, 12 years old)

“Oyster/Lily” — watercolor on Bristol board (Dorothy Robertshaw)

“Woman in a Hallway” (Tom Doran)

“Stop” — watercolor — Greenwich Avenue (Kathleen Burke)

“Alpaca” (Emae Forman, Staples High School rising sophomore)

“The Babies” (Karen Weingarten)

Photographer Mike Hibbard says, “The good news is that no insecticides were sprayed on this sweet corn. And an added treat is a little extra protein.”

“The Butterflies are Free” — watercolor and charcoal (Steve Stein)

“Body Parts” (Lawrence Weisman)

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Online Art Gallery #226

Hallelujah!

After many months of asking — okay, pleading — nearly every artist has included a description of the medium they used, when submitting their work this week.

I thank you. And so do the many “06880” readers who enjoy this feature, and want to know everything they can about the art they see.

As always, no matter what 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.

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

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

“Homage to Manet” — pastel on paper (Maj Kalfus)

“The Earth in a Tray” — goldleaf, copperleaf poured in acrylic (Dorothy Robertshaw)

“Boat Lift at Five Mile River in Rowayton” — watercolor (Kathleen Burke)

“Homeward Bound” (Tom Doran)

“White Lily” — composite creation, combining digital photographic elements processed through AI and Photoshop (Ken Runkel)

Untitled — needlepoint (Diane Yormark)

Photographer Mike Hibbard explains: “The gypsy girl is startled by the low altitude flyover of a jet fighter patrolling the border in the Thar Desert between India and Pakistan.”

 

“Gone Aground” — watercolor and charcoal (Steve Stein)

“Bus Stop Relaxation” (Lawrence Weisman)

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Online Art Gallery #224

Animals abound this week.

Specifically, our online art gallery features 2 dogs, lions, and pieces titled “Big Fish” and “Bull.”

Go figure.

As always, no matter what 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.

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

Email it to 06880blog@gmail.com. Please include the medium you’re working in — art lovers want to know.

“Many Lines!” (Ellen Wentworth)

“Compo July 17 Storm Warning” — pastel (Werner Liepolt)

“Happy Dog on a Boat” (Peter Barlow)

“Mom, Where Are We Going?” — oil on canvas (Mary Madelyn Attanasio)

“Big Fish” (Dorothy Robertshaw)

“Bull” (Amy Schneider)

“Majesty” (Tom Doran)

“Translucence” (Ken Runkel)

“A Cottage in the Woods” (Lawrence Weisman)

“Hazy, Hot and Humid — crayon and watercolor (Steve Stein)

“By the Light of the Silvery Moon” (Patricia McMahon)

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Online Art Gallery #223

Several artists stuck close to home for inspiration, in today’s online art gallery.

They offer familiar scenes.

Of course, other artists roamed further afield.

As always, no matter what 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.

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

Email it to 06880blog@gmail.com. Please include the medium you’re working in — art lovers want to know.

“Eric Self-Portrait” — watercolor (Eric Bosch)

“Ned Dimes Marina” (Kathleen Burke)

“The Mill Pond” — impasto acrylic (Dorothy Robertshaw)

“Riverwalk Westport” (Duane Cohen)

“June Flowers” — oil with cold wax (Sally VanDevanter)

Untitled (Tom Doran)

“The Swimmers” — original resin on board work, at Westport River Gallery (John Fatse). Gallery owner/curator Ken Warren challenges: “Find the swimmers?”

“Beach Sand Patterns After Rainstorm” (Les Dinkin)

“Greens Alone and All Together?” Photographer Peter Barlow says, I don’t think many people would take this picture, or see anything in the view.  I see a lot of shapes and shades, and everything is living.”

“Poppies, Poppies” (Rowene Weems)

“Kim’s Umbrellas” — crayons (Steve Stein)

“Grooming” (Lawrence Weisman)

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Online Art Gallery #222

Two different beach scenes, and art from as far as England, make up today’s online gallery.

As always, no matter what color (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.

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

Email it to 06880blog@gmail.com. Please include the medium you’re working in — art lovers want to know.

“Old Mill” (Duane Cohen)

“Burying Hill Lifeguards, July 10” — pastel (Werner Liepolt)

“Sea and Salt” — acrylic on canvas (Jodi Wallace)

Untitled — watercolor and pencil (Kathleen Burke)

“Richie’s Ready to Play” (Eric Bosch)

“Reflections” (Ken Runkel)

“In Full Bloom” (Dorothy Robertshaw)

“Somewhere Over the Rainbow” (Ellen Wentworth)

Untitled (Tom Doran)

“Whisper” — torn paper and acrylic collage (Amy Schneider)

“Bridport, Dorset, England” (Bruce Borner)

“Cruiser Rose With a Model of Herself On Her Afterdeck” (Peter Barlow)

“Best Friends” (Nancy Marcus)

“The Problem is in Their Programming” (Steve Stein)

“Relaxing” (Lawrence Weisman)

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