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Online Art Gallery #205

Posted on March 16, 2024 | 6 comments

Welcome to Year 5 of our online art gallery!

We began this feature in the early days of the 2020 pandemic. It served a few purposes — for instance, a chance for people, stuck home for a long time, to be creative.

And with actual galleries closed, it was a way for artists to showcase their work.

Plus, it provided a bit of inspiration and joy to all of us, during a frightening, miserable time. (Click here to see that very first online art gallery.)

I thought the online art gallery would be something fun, for a few weeks. But the submissions kept coming. The range of themes widened; so did the mediums.

So — like COVID — the online art gallery is here to stay.

Unlike the coronavirus though, we’re happy it’s hanging around.

So remember: No matter what your theme, or medium — and whether you’re a first-timer or oldtimer: We welcome your submissions. Watercolors, oils, charcoal, pen-and-ink, acrylics, 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.

“Curtain Twitcher.” Artist Ken Runkel says: “It was inspired by one of my Nextdoor followers, who shared his story of a ‘curtain twitcher’ he remembered as a kid. I took it from there, and created this in the style of Norman Rockwell.”

“Imagine” (Patricia McMahon)

“Spring is Coming” (Ellen Wentworth)

“Sunset” (Karen Weingarten)

“Cousins House” (E. Bruce Borner)

“Another Red Barn” — artist Steve Stein says: “The reason barns are red is because early farmers painted them with a protective coating of linseed oil mixed with animal blood or ferrous oxide, to prevent weathering and the growth of mold and fungus.”

“The Koi Pond Getting Ready to Surface” (Dorothy Robertshaw)

Untitled (Tom Doran)

“Schooner in the Jungle” — acrylic painting (Peter Barlow)

“Let the Sleeping Cat Lie — You Can’t Run Fast Enough” (Mike Hibbard)

“A Hard Day on the Front Line in Ukraine” (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 #204

Posted on March 9, 2024 | 1 comment

Spring is coming … really!

Our online art gallery artists know it. Or at least, they’re hopeful too.

Every week, they send colorful work reminding us of the beauty of life’s renewal.

But no matter what your theme, or medium — and whether you’re a first-timer or oldtimer: We welcome your submissions. Watercolors, oils, charcoal, pen-and-ink, acrylics, 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.

Untitled — Artist Dorothy Robertshaw says, “this encaustic wax painting looks like our sea shore of late … spring is coming!”

“Flowers in Bloom — A Sign of Spring” (Diane Yormark)

“Firenze” (Patricia McMahon)

“Can You Find the Mouse?” — digital illustration (Ken Runkel)

Photographer Jo Ann Miller calls this “a final tribute to Kelley Spearen, with our favorite ‘Marilyn.'”

“1915 Ford Model T” (Peter Barlow)

“School’s Out!” (Ellen Wentworth)

“Untitled” — This work by French artist (and physician) D. Caudron is on view new at Westport River Gallery.

“Aerin’s Copacetic Mountains” — watercolor (Aerin Stein, 12 years old)

“Tree of Peace — pencil and crayon (Steve Stein)

“La Danse” (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 #203

Posted on March 2, 2024 | 2 comments

Jude Siegel welcomes March, in a novel way (new for our online art gallery, anyway): with a beautiful calendar.

Other submissions this week look ahead to spring, in a variety of ways.

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.

“Flickers” — watercolor (Jude Siegel)

“Floral Fantasia” (Ken Runkel)

“Green Nature” (Karen Weingarten)

“Palm Tree Trunk” (Tom Doran)

“Step Into Spring” (Ellen Wentworth)

“Not Barbie, But Still a Perennial Favorite” — pencil on paper (Roseann Spengler)

Photographer Andy Millard writes: “In Grand Canyon National Park, this section of rock conglomerate is in the bed of the wash at 220 Mile Canyon. The orange and white striped pebble resembles Nemo the clownfish from the movie ‘Finding Nemo.'”

“Salad Daze.” Photographer Judith Marks-White says: “I whipped up a salad and took a photo. Looks like the head of a sleeping dog by way of a mushroom. An accidental optical illusion.”

“30 Types of Cherries?” Artist Steve Stein writes: “Cherries have a pit (stone) center. Not to be confused with look alike berries: acerola, rambutan, currants or cotoneaster parneyi.”

“Beautiful Faces” (Mike Hibbard)

“Enter!” (Peter Barlow)

“Morning Toilette” (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 #202

Posted on February 24, 2024 | 1 comment

Perhaps anticipating spring, this week’s gallery features a few flower-themed works.

No matter what your them, or medium — and whether you’re a first-timer or oldtimer: We welcome your submissions. Watercolors, oils, charcoal, pen-and-ink, acrylics, 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.

“Reflections at Midtown” (Patricia McMahon)

“Mama Ganso” — digital art (Ken Runkel)

“Malmaison Roses” (Kathleen Burke)

Untitled (Bruce Borner)

“Cheeky Flower” (Michael Tomashefsky)

“Where’s My Seed?” (Ellen Wentworth)

“Off Season Still Life” (Peter Barlow)

Untitled (Tom Doran)

“One Head For Eating, And One Head As Lookout” (Mike Hibbard)

“Wish I Was Here” (Steve Stein)

“Flat Out” (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 #201

Posted on February 17, 2024 | 3 comments

As we do (nearly) every week, our online art gallery welcomes new artists.

Whether first-timer or oldtimer: We welcome your work. Watercolors, oils, charcoal, pen-and-ink, acrylics, 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.

“Blue Solitude” (Jill Odice)

“Evening Stroll” — acrylic on canvas (Jody Meryl Wallace)

“Dorothy’s Life Was Fairly Boring Before the Tornado” (Ken Runkel)

“Fogatuck” — Saugatuck Reservoir (Andy Millard)

“Studio View No. 4” (Peter Barlow)

“Peony” — acrylic painting (Lis Hisgen)

“Finding Nemo” (Ellen Wentworth)

“Cupid Resting Before His Big Day” (Lauri Weiser)

“A Path Less Traveled” (Mike Hibbard)

“Seated Figure” (Lawrence Weisman)

“Nice Still Life — But You Forgot the Stem!” (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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Online Art Gallery #200

Posted on February 10, 2024 | Comments Off

Our online art gallery began nearly 4 years ago.

It was the early days of the pandemic. “06880” wanted to give stuck-at-home artists, photographers, sculptors, knitters — and all other visual arts creators — an opportunity to show off their work.

The first pieces were COVID-related. Soon, our gallery moved on to a galaxy of other themes.

All along, it’s been a place for all “06880” readers.

As we move on to our next milestone, we continue to welcome your work. Watercolors, oils, charcoal, pen-and-ink, acrylics, 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.

“Spring Dream” — digital interpretation of photograph (Ken Runkel)

“Wild Sunset” — acrylic pour on canvas (Amy Schneider)

“After the Rain” (Ellen Wentworth)

“Sumo Citrus Sunrise” (Jerry Kuyper)

Untitled (Tom Doran)

“Two Historic Vessels: Amazon and Amistad” (Peter Barlow)

“Lips and Toes for Dinner” (Mike Hibbard)

“Gone Shopping” (Lawrence Weisman)

“Down by the Station, Very Early in the Morning” (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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Online Art Gallery #164

Posted on June 3, 2023 | 7 comments

Though only one submission referenced last weekend’s Memorial Day — our first, stunning abstract photo taken on Westport’s Ruth Steinkraus Cohen Bridge by Michael Chait — several other pieces suggest the coming of summer.

Of course, many others suggest many other things. That’s the whole point of our weekly online art gallery. It’s eclectic. It’s wide-open.

And it’s your feature. Everyone is invited to contribute. Age, level of experience, subject matter — there are no restrictions.

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.)

“Parade Watchers” (Michael Chait)

“My Beautiful Flowers” (Karen Weingarten)

“Oiseau” — creative photography (Patricia McMahon)

“Rusty” — oil pencil on paper (Clayton Liotta)

“Esther’s Dragon” (Esther Lichtman, 11 years old)

Untitled (Ellen Wentworth)

“Holey Statue” — Kathmandu, Nepal (Mike Hibbard)

“Church Lane” (June Rose Whittaker)

“Spring In My Backyard” — pastel (Roseann Spengler)

“The Ketch RED WING between Connecticut and Rhode Island, on the Pawcatuck River” (Peter Barlow)

“Interspecies Collaboration.” Photographer Jerry Kuyper says: “I provide the canvas. The birds provide the paint, naturally.”

“Experimenting with Lily” (Ken Runkel)

“Wipe Your Feet!” (Lawrence Weisman)

“Red Sky” (Tom Doran)

(Our weekly “06880” gallery is free. But — like many — we invite you to donate whatever you can. Please click here. Thank you!)

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06ArtArt0 — Week 93 Gallery

Posted on January 15, 2022 | Comments Off

It never rains. But it pours.

Or, to put it in “06880” online art gallery terms: When the snow falls, lots of artists go to work.

Last week’s snowfall brought several submissions. So — for some reason — did non-weather subjects, including a trip to Tucson. We’ve got a full gallery this week: 14 works, ranging from nature to abstract, and from oil and charcoal to photography and wood carving.

Whatever your age and level of experience — professional or amateur, young or old — this gallery is open to you. In every medium.

All genres are encouraged. Watercolors, oils, charcoal, pen-and-ink, acrylics, lithographs, macramé, jewelry, sculpture, decoupage and needlepoint — whatever you’ve got, email it to dwoog@optonline.net. Share your work with the world.

Paint poured glass vase, sitting in the sun. (Amy Schneider)

“Snow at Compo” (Copyright/Ted Horowitz)

“Sun After Storm” (Karen Weingarten)

“Ode to Soup” (Ellin Spadone)

“Many Shades of Blue” (Roseann Spengler)

“Irises” (Greg Puhy)

“Happy in Tucson” (Ellen Wentworth)

“Come Away With Me” (Kathryn O’Reardon)

Wood carving. (Rick Redniss)

“Remember Dinner Parties” (Lawrence Weisman)

Abstract. (Pam Kesselman)

“Reaching for the Moon” (Larry Untermeyer)

“Stop and Smell the Rose” (Beth Berkowitz)

“Snow Shadows” (Gina Ryan)

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06ArtArt0 — Week 92 Art Gallery

Posted on January 8, 2022 | 2 comments

Whatever your age and level of experience — professional or amateur, young or old — this gallery is open to you. In every medium.

“A Snowy Night on Main Street” (Lynn Carlson)

Untitled (Larry Untermeyer)

“Jiggin'” (Lawrence Weisman)

“Optical Illusion” (Ellen Wentworth)

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06ArtArt0 — Week 88 Gallery

Posted on December 11, 2021 | 2 comments

From soup to … well, not nuts exactly, but other flavorful stuff.

This week’s online art gallery spans the late autumn and early winter/holiday seasons. As usual, works by “06880” readers continue to delight and inspire.

That’s the idea of our this feature. Whatever your age and level of experience — professional or amateur, young or old — this feature is open to everyone. In every medium.

All genres and styles are encouraged. Watercolors, oils, charcoal, pen-and-ink, acrylics, lithographs, macramé, jewelry, sculpture, decoupage and needlepoint — whatever you’ve got, email it to dwoog@optonline.net. Share your work with the world.