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Online Art Gallery #319

Posted on May 23, 2026 | 2 comments

Happy Memorial Day!

And arrival (soon) of summer. And whatever else you’re celebrating.

This week — just in time for Westport’s Fine Arts Festival — we celebrate another pack of Westport artists. And whether you’re a regular wanderer through our online gallery, or a first-time visitor: Welcome!

No matter your age; the style or subject you choose — and whether you’re a first-timer or old-timer — we want your submissions. Watercolors, oils, charcoal, pen-and-ink, acrylics, mixed media, digital, lithographs, collages, macramé, jewelry, sculpture, decoupage, needlepoint — we want whatever you’ve got.

Just email a JPG to 06880blog@gmail.com. And please include the medium you’re working in.

“Another Sunday Morning Shoot in the Hopper” (Michael Tomashefsky — Available for sale; click here)

“Westport’s Sweet Melted Memories” (Duane Cohen — Available for purchase; click here)

“Memorial Day: A Family Tribute” — oil on linen (Mary Madelyn Attanasio)

“The American Rose” — oil on aluminum impasto style (Dorothy Robertshaw — Available for purchase; click here)

 

“An Artist’s Mind Moves Faster Than the Clock” (Eric Bosch)

“Flotsam and Jetsam From Waimanalo Beach, Hawaii” (Jerry Kuyper)

“Musical Collage” (June Rose Whittaker — Available for purchase; click here)

Untitled — digital photography, in camera multiple exposure (Melissa Goldsmith)

“Beauty Can Be Found Everywhere” (Tom Doran — Available for purchase; click here)

Untitled — gouache on paper bag handles (Toby Michaels)

Untitled — pencil on paper (Alec Feldman, age 12)

“Sweet Treats” (Evelyn Rose, age 7, One River Art student)

Photographer Mike Hibbard says, “This spiritual leader of a Maasai tribe in Tanzania is worried. He left Africa as a young man to study in Europe. He earned several degrees and speaks several languages. He’s back, and knows that the youth in his tribe must get an education. But will they lose the traditions of their culture?”

“Bend in the River” — crayon, watercolor and pencil (Steve Stein)

“Tourist” (Lawrence Weisman)

(Entrance is free to our online art gallery –as it has been for 6 years. But please consider an anniversary donation! Just click here — and thank you!)

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Online Art Gallery #318

Posted on May 16, 2026 | 3 comments

From a 7-year-old art student to 70-plus-year-old artists, today’s online art gallery has — as usual — something for everyone.

That’s how we roll.

No matter your age; the style or subject you choose — and whether you’re a first-timer or old-timer — we want your submissions. Watercolors, oils, charcoal, pen-and-ink, acrylics, mixed media, digital, lithographs, collages, macramé, jewelry, sculpture, decoupage, needlepoint — we want whatever you’ve got.

Just email a JPG to 06880blog@gmail.com. And please include the medium you’re working in.

Untitled (Duane Cohen, who suggests readers download this for free)

“Waiting for the Sun” (Patricia McMahon — Available for purchase; click here)

“A Moon Beam Lit Proposal” — oil on line (Mary Madelyn Attanasio)

“The Transition of Seasons” — collage mix media, assemblage, reversed, pouring and bits of nature (Dorothy Robertshaw — Available for purchase; click here)

“Blueberries” — watercolor (Lucy Johnson)

“How’da Like Them Apples?” — watercolor (Eric Bosch)

“The Beetle” (Katie Costanzo, age 7, One River Art student)

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

“Blush on the Horizon” (Nancy Breakstone — Available for purchase; click here)

Photographer Mike Hibbard says: “This group of women and children follow the Masai warriors. The men’s long, iron spears are razor sharp. Lions keep their distance!”

“A Rare Fire Dragon” — watercolor (Steve Stein)

“Ripvanwrinkle” (Martin Ripchick — Available for purchase; click here)

“Gen Z Chic”

(Mark Yurkiw — Available for purchase; click here)

(Entrance is free to our online art gallery –as it has been for 6 years. But please consider an anniversary donation! Just click here — and thank you!)

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Online Art Gallery #317

Posted on May 9, 2026 | Leave a comment

Last week’s art gallery opened with a political statement.

This week it’s an environmental one.

Of course, art can be many things. As always, “06880” showcases it all. Our online artists’ community is broad, creative, and very, very talented.

Remember: No matter your age; the style or subject you choose — and whether you’re a first-timer or old-timer — we want your submissions. Watercolors, oils, charcoal, pen-and-ink, acrylics, mixed media, digital, lithographs, collages, macramé, jewelry, sculpture, decoupage, needlepoint — we want whatever you’ve got.

Just email a JPG to 06880blog@gmail.com. And please include the medium you’re working in.

“Earth is a Dumpster” (Amy Schneider)

“Beach Daze” (Duane Cohen — Available for purchase; click here)

“Send in the Clouds” (Patricia McMahon — Available for purchase; click here)

“Awakening III” — photograph (Rowene Weems — Available for purchase; click here)

“Light Play” (Jordan Kuyper, acrylic painting; Jerry Kuyper, photo)

“Spring Has Sprung” — jewelry — encaustic wax collage embellished with birch tree, bark and beautifully dried tree (Dorothy Robertshaw — Available for purchase; click here)

“The Hershil Island” — 11″ x 14″ oil pastel (Angelina Wu)

“This and That” — collage (June Rose Whittaker — Available for purchase; click here)

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

Untitled — watercolor (Lucy Johnson)

“The Owl” (James Shorten — age 9, One River Art student)

“Beautiful Mother and her Sweet Baby — Peace and Love!” (Mike Hibbard)

“Brinn” — 10″ x 7″ mixed media (Werner Liepolt)

“Taking a Break” (Lawrence Weisman)

“Zulu” (Martin Ripchick — Available for purchase; click here)

“Our Very Colorful Town” (Steve Stein)

(Entrance is free to our online art gallery –as it has been for 6 years. But please consider an anniversary donation! Just click here — and thank you!)

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Online Art Gallery #315

Posted on April 25, 2026 | 1 comment

Noted Westport photographer Michael Chait joins our online gallery this week.

We welcome him — and all other artists.

Professional and amateur; no matter your age; the style or subject you choose — and whether you’re a first-timer or old-timer — we want your submissions. Watercolors, oils, charcoal, pen-and-ink, acrylics, mixed media, digital, lithographs, collages, macramé, jewelry, sculpture, decoupage, needlepoint — we want whatever you’ve got.

Just email a JPG to 06880blog@gmail.com. And please include the medium you’re working in.

“NYC Newsstand Circa 1977 — Lexington Avenue & 53rd Street” (Michael Chait — Available for purchase; click here)

“It Dawned on Me” (Michael Tomashefsky — Available for purchase; click here)

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

“Really Big Rudbeckia” — watercolor on Arches paper, 16.5 x 11.5 (Kathleen Burke — Available for purchase; click here)

 

“My Little Pony” — acrylic and resin, 24 x 36 (Patricia McMahon — Available for purchase; click here)

“Butterflies Are Free” — doodling of color with 3D butterflies (Dorothy Robertshaw — Available for purchase; click here)

“Night Guard” — abstract (Tom Doran — Available for purchase; click here)

“PSOS” (Mark Yurkiw — Available for purchase; click here)

“Lucky Me! 46 Years Ago She Said ‘Yes!'” — watercolor black paint on paper (Eric Bosch)

“Strong, Handsome, and Friendly with Great Vibrations – His Entourage Also Enjoys the Music and More!” (Mike Hibbard)

Untitled  (Martin Ripchick — Available for purchase; click here)

“And We Were Told Everything is Under Control!” — watercolor and graphite (Steve Stein)

“Conversation” (Lawrence Weisman)

“Sissy” — pencil on paper (Bill Fellah)

(Entrance is free to our online art gallery –as it has been for 6 years. But please consider an anniversary donation! Just click here — and thank you!)

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Online Art Gallery #314

Posted on April 18, 2026 | Leave a comment

We’ve got a record 19 pieces in this week’s online art gallery.

Many are for sale. Browse — enjoy — and buy!

And next week, you too can be part of next week’s exhibition. No matter your age; the 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, mixed media, digital, lithographs, collages, macramé, jewelry, sculpture, decoupage, needlepoint — we want whatever you’ve got.

Just email a JPG to 06880blog@gmail.com. And please include the medium you’re working in.

“Imagine” (Patricia McMahon — Available for purchase; click here)

“Pussy Willows” (Bonnie Connolly)

“In Bloom” (John Maloney)

“Lexi” — pencil on paper (Bill Fellah)

“We the People” — collage acrylic pouring (Dorothy Robertshaw; Available for purchase — click here)

“Dots” — pastels/gouache (Toby Michaels — Available for purchase; click here)

“Juicy Fruit” — watercolor (Lucy Johnson)

“Floating Serenade” — original signed mixed media on paper, 14 x 11 (J. Haffey Jr.; Available for purchase; click here)

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

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

“Saugatuck Riverline” (Nancy Breakstone — Available for purchase; click here)

Untitled — watercolor on paper, 9 x 11 (Kathleen Burke — Available for purchase; click here)

“Rustic Cottage for Sale or Rent. Convenient Transportation to and from the City” (Mike Hibbard)

“Harvey” (Mark Yurkiw — Available for purchase; click here)

“Kemosabe” (Martin Ripchick — Available for purchase; click here)

“Rick” — graphite ink on tinted paper (Werner Liepolt)

“Great-Grandfather Bosch” — pencil sketch (Eric Bosch)

“Grief” (Lawrence Weisman)

“Have We Seen the Last Snowstorm of 2026?” — graphite pencil on blue paper (Steve Stein)

(Entrance is free to our online art gallery –as it has been for 6 years. But please consider an anniversary donation! Just click here — and thank you!)

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Online Art Gallery #313

Posted on April 11, 2026 | Leave a comment

Spring beckons, in today’s online art gallery.

As always, our artists — professional and amateur, young and old(er) — choose a variety of mediums to display their works.

As always too, we invite you to be part of next week’s exhibition. No matter your age; the 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, mixed media, digital, lithographs, collages, macramé, jewelry, sculpture, decoupage, needlepoint — we want whatever you’ve got.

Just email a JPG to 06880blog@gmail.com. And please include the medium you’re working in.

“You’ve Got Mail” — Saugatuck Shores (Patricia McMahon — Available for purchase; click here)

“Watercolor is a Swim in the White of the Paper” — Lajos Szalay (Duane Cohen; Available for purchase; click here)

“Travelift, Cove Marina” — Kathleen Burke (Available for purchase; click here)

“One Nyala Morning” (Nancy Breakstone — Available for purchase; click here)

“Bunny’s in Your Garden” — acrylic pastel on canvas (Dorothy Robertshaw; Available for purchase; click here)

“Zeke” — pencil on paper (Bill Fellah)

“My Largest Color Splash Yet” — acrylics poured on a wooden panel (Eric Bosch)

“Print Stripes” — collage and printmaking (Ben Crockett, age 7 — One River Art student)

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

“Mother Nature’s Feather Art” (Mike Hibbard)

“Spring” (Martin Ripchick)

“Lovers” — watercolor inspired by Chagall (Steve Stein)

“Sam” — graphite on Bristol (Werner Liepolt)

“Fred” (Lawrence Weisman)

(Entrance is free to our online art gallery –as it has been for 6 years. But please consider an anniversary donation! Just click here — and thank you!)

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Online Art Gallery #312

Posted on April 4, 2026 | Leave a comment

Happy Easter! Welcome to the start of the baseball season! It’s spring!

Those are some of the themes in today’s online art gallery.

Along with, as always, other works that are harder to categorize, but sure to delight, provoke and inspire all who wander through.

As always, we invite you to be part of next week’s exhibition. No matter your age; the 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, mixed media, digital, lithographs, collages, macramé, jewelry, sculpture, decoupage, needlepoint — we want whatever you’ve got.

Just email a JPG to 06880blog@gmail.com. And please include the medium you’re working in.

“Guardian Angel Comforting Jesus” — oil on canvas (Mary Madelyn Attanasio)

“Longshore Marina” (Patricia McMahon; Available for purchase; click here)

“Old Mill Plein Air” (Werner Liepolt)

“Stacked for the Season” (Nancy Breakstone; Available for purchase; click here)

“Sea Shell From Compo” (John Maloney)

“Auntie’s Patch of Heaven” — acrylic on canvas, 20 x 24 (Gert; Available for purchase; click here)

“Watercolor is a Swim in the Unknown: Jean Burman” (Duane Cohen; Available for purchase; click here)

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

“A Hot Wheels Pizza” — wall art (Eric Bosch)

“The Kindness Project” (Owen Wang, age 13 — One River Art student)

In Your Easter bonnet – Gown, and Sparkling Necklace – You’ll Be the Grandest Lady in the Easter Parade! (Mike Hibbard)

“The Saddest Day in Baseball History —  Remembering Lou Gehrig, the Iron Horse” — watercolor (Steve Stein)

“My Friend Kelso” (Lawrence Weisman)

“Presidential Portrait” (Mark Yurkiw; Available for purchase; click here)

(Entrance is free to our online art gallery –as it has been for 6 years. But please consider an anniversary donation! Just click here — and thank you!)

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Online Art Gallery #311

Posted on March 28, 2026 | 4 comments

Our online gallery artists often roam the world for inspiration.

Today, several of them look only as far as their home town.

Compo Beach, Longshore, the Levitt Pavilion, Staples High School — and a unique lending library — are all featured this week.

You never know what you’ll find, wandering our e-walls. That’s part of the appeal of this weekly feature.

As always, we invite you to be part of next week’s exhibition. No matter your age; the 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, mixed media, digital, lithographs, collages, macramé, jewelry, sculpture, decoupage, needlepoint — we want whatever you’ve got.

Just email a JPG to 06880blog@gmail.com. And please include the medium you’re working in. As they have for 6 years, lovers want to know.

“We Read Books” — copper, AZEK and glass. Eric Bosch built and painted this “Free Little Library” for his grandchildren’s neighborhood with the help of his son Greg, along with Amelia and Theo.

“Paper Bird” (Amy Schneider)

“A Fish Tale” — collage 3-D impasto acrylic on a 36 x 36 canvas (Dorothy Robertshaw — Available for purchase; click here)

Untitled — collage; Matisse-inspired (Lauri Weiser)

“The Levitt” (Rowene Weems — Available for purchase; click here)

“Vanishing into Light” (Nancy Breakstone — Available for purchase; click here)

“Reflecting at Longshore” (Patricia McMahon — Available for purchase; click here)

“Morning Magic, Compo Beach” (Tom Kretsch — Available for purchase; click here) 

“Folds” — compound photo (Tom Doran — Available for purchase; click here)

Untitled — 5″ x 7″ mixed media note cards (June Rose Whittaker — Available for purchase; click here)

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

“Pop Art Portrait” (Ella Barborak, age 15 — One River Art student)

“Who Needs a Beautician When My Friends Powder Me Every Day?” (Mike Hibbard)

“After Market” (Lawrence Weisman)

“Brass Passover Seder Plate on Matzah Background” (Steve Stein)

“Presidential Library” (Mark Yurkiw)

(Entrance is free to our online art gallery –as it has been for 6 years. But please consider an anniversary donation! Just click here — and thank you!)

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Online Art Gallery #308

Posted on March 7, 2026 | 2 comments

As usual, our online art gallery features a wide mix of mediums, styles and themes.

And as always, we invite you to be part of next week’s exhibition. No matter your age; the 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, mixed media, digital, lithographs, collages, macramé, jewelry, sculpture, decoupage, needlepoint — we want whatever you’ve got.

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

“Hattie” — pencil on paper (Bill Fellah)

“Frozen River” (Rowene Weems — Available for purchase. click here)

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

“Forgotten” (Nancy Breakstone — Available for purchase; click here)

“Globalization” (Mark Yurkiw — Available for purchase — click here)

“Bren Playing, Sunshine of Your Love” — watercolor (Eric Bosch)

“Don’t Complain and Don’t Explain” — photo with computer enhancements (Evan Stein)

“Ponytail” (Cohl Katz — Available for purchase; click here)

“Arctic Breath” — acrylic resin on canvas (Patricia McMahon — Available for purchase; click here)

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

Untitled (John Maloney)

“Still Life Blueberries” (Miranda Cameron — Grade 8, One River Art student)

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

“Flipping Out About the Snake in His Clothes!” (Mike Hibbard)

“Dream the Impossible Dream” — pencil and crayon (Steve Stein)

Untitled (Martin Ripchick — Available for purchase; click here)

“At Ease” (Lawrence Weisman)

(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 #307

Posted on February 28, 2026 | 2 comments

Tired of snow? Tired of shoveling? Tired of winter, generally?

We don’t when spring will arrive. But until it does: Sit down. Brew (another) cup of coffee. And enjoy (another) online art gallery.

But you don’t have to just admire our readers’ work. As always, we invite you to be part of next week’s exhibition. No matter your age; the 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, mixed media, digital, lithographs, collages, macramé, jewelry, sculpture, decoupage, needlepoint — we want whatever you’ve got.

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

“Micha” (Patricia McMahon; Available for purchase; click here)

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

“Bromance” (Mark Yurkiw; Available for purchase; click here)

“Simple and Elegant” —Chapel Altar at First Parish Church UCC, Brunswick, Maine (Bonnie Scott Connolly)

“The Root of the Story” (Conor Culbertson — Grade 8, One River Art student)

Untitled — mixed media collage (June Rose Whittaker — Available for purchase; Click here)

“Color Splash of Water Lilies” (Eric Bosch)

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

“Lots of Snow” (Karen Weingarten)

Photographer Mike Hibbard says, “This 600-pound snow tiger watches and waits! Deer, scrounging fallen bird feeder seeds, are moving closer and closer …”

“Hello Dali” (Martin Ripchick — Available for purchase; click here) 

“Seamstress” (Lawrence Weisman)

“Studying” — pencil and watercolor (Steve Stein)

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

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