Tag Archives: Jo Ann Davidson

Online Art Gallery #253

Posted on February 15, 2025 | 1 comment

Happy Valentine’s Weekend!

And winter still lingers.

We’re celebrating both in our online art gallery this week. But 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 is invited to contribute.

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

“A Burst of Love” — acrylic impasto (Dorothy Robertshaw)

Untitled (Rowene Weems)

Untitled (Duane Cohen)

“Pier-ing Through” (Patricia McMahon)

“Kuhli Moo” — digital illustration (Ken Runkel)

“Cooper, A Beloved Pet” (Roseann Spengler)

“Bull Chasing Bitcoin” — oil on canvas, at Westport River Gallery (Mona)

Mike Hibbard’s caption: “When you have a long, wet tongue, you don’t need a tissue.”

“My Kitchen Drawer” (Jo Ann Davidson)

“Turning Yellow” (Jerry Kuyper)

“Collected Images” (Peter Barlow)

“Automation and AI — Humans Need Not Apply!” — watercolor (Steve Stein)

Untitled (Lawrence Weisman)

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

1 Comment

Posted in Arts

Tagged , , , , , , , , , , ,

Online Art Gallery #235

Posted on October 12, 2024 | 2 comments

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)

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

2 Comments

Posted in Arts

Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , ,

Online Art Gallery #220

Posted on June 29, 2024 | Comments Off on Online Art Gallery #220

This week’s online art gallery features a wide range of themes, colors and mediums. Only a couple reference July 4th. One reminds us of Christmas.

Go figure.

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.

“Summer” — oil with cold wax (Sally VanDevanter)

“Glorious Lilies” — oil/acrylic impasto, on display at Capuli restaurant.  

“Sunburst” — dot art on canvas board, acrylic (Faith Vicinanza)

Untitled (Tom Doran)

“Levitt Pavilion Summer Concerts Under the Stars — Isle of Klezbos” (Duane Cohen)

“Blue Ribbon Farm” — watercolor (Jo Ann Davidson)

“Buffalo” — watercolor (John Danbury)

Photographer Peter Barlow says, “I have no idea what this is, but you’re seeing almost all of it. It goes with a factory along the Pawcatuck River. I see a very American look here, suitable for the 4th of July.”

“Peek-a-boo” (Karen Weingarten)

“Brian Wilson or American Graffiti?” (Fred Cantor)

“Brendan Hits an Awesome Two-handed Backhand” (Eric Bosch)

“South Beach Hookup” (Lawrence Weisman)

“The Raggedys” (Mary Madelyn Attanasio)

“July 4, 2024: The Modern American Farm” (Steve Stein)

 

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

Comments Off on Online Art Gallery #220

Posted in Arts

Tagged , , , , , , ,

Online Art Gallery #191

Posted on December 9, 2023 | Comments Off on Online Art Gallery #191

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!)

Comments Off on Online Art Gallery #191

Posted in Arts, Politics

Tagged , , , , , , , , , ,

Online Art Gallery #186

Posted on November 4, 2023 | 1 comment

Good morning! Our gallery is open. Today we feature works of the season, and scenes close to home.

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.

“Fall Colors” (Jerry Kuyper)

Untitled (Tom Doran)

Untitled (June Rose Whittaker)

“Morning Glories” (Kathleen Burke)

“Full Moon, Southbury, Connecticut” (Sharon Paulsen)

“Aragosta, Maine” — oil on canvas (Werner Liepolt)

“Pinckney Park, Rowayton” (Jo Ann Davidson)

“Did You Forget to Celebrate Dia de los Muertos (Day of the Dead)- Again?” Pencil and watercolor artist Steve Stein says, “The holiday dating from pre-Hispanic Central America falls every year on November 1 and 2. It is believed that the spirits of departed ancestors return home to spend time with their relatives in a celebration of both the life and death of family.”

“It’s a Stretch” (Lawrence Weisman)

“Scary Yarn! Eeeek!” (Mike Hibbard)

“On a Windy Hill by the Transfer Station” (Peter Barlow)

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

1 Comment

Posted in Arts

Tagged , , , , , , , ,

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!)

1 Comment

Posted in Arts

Tagged , , , , , , , , , ,

0*6*Art*Art*0 — Week 94 Gallery

Posted on January 22, 2022 | 3 comments

Bright colors to brighten up mid-winter!

As always, this gallery is open to you. Whatever your age and level of experience — professional or amateur, young or old. 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!

“Winter Blossom” (Amy Schneider)

“In the Kitchen” (Jo Ann Davidson)

After a recent snowfall, Jerry Kuyper — the artist known for his rock sculptures at Schlaet’s Point — made this ancient mark on Longshore’s 18th green.

A few days later, this was the scene nearby. “Longshore never disappoints,” says photographer June Rose Whittaker.

“Waiting for the Bus” (Lawrence Weisman)

“I Got You: Sherwood Island” (Robin Genser)

3 Comments

Posted in Arts, Beach, Longshore, Weather

Tagged , , , ,

0*6*Art*Art*0 — Week 43 Gallery

Posted on January 16, 2021 | 2 comments

Art makes us think. This week, we’ve had plenty to think about.

Recent and ongoing national events influenced this week’s art gallery — both subtly and unsubtly.

Each week, “06880” highlights works from local artists. You don’t have to be a pro, or even experienced. We want it all!

Art should be inspired by, relevant to, or somehow, in some way, connected to our current lives. Student submissions of all ages are especially welcome.

Email dwoog@optonline.net, to share your work with the world.

“Our Divided Nation” (Amy Schneider)

“Homework” (Jo Ann Davidson)

“COVID Still Life” (Molly Alger — she made the hat)

Untitled (Greg Puhy)

“Sand Fish at Compo Beach” (Karen Weingarten)

“The View From My Couch” (Lawrence Weisman)

“Just a Little Pinch … Saves Lives” (Ellin Spadone)

“Trying to Stay Positive” (Roseann Spengler)

Untitled lithograph (Ann Chernow)

 

2 Comments

Posted in Arts

Tagged , , , , , , ,

0*6*Art*Art*0 — Week 36 Gallery

Posted on November 28, 2020 | Comments Off on 0*6*Art*Art*0 — Week 36 Gallery

Many submissions this week reflect nature.

Naturally, our Saturday art gallery casts a wide net. Each week, we welcome submissions from all artists. You don’t have to be a pro, or even experienced. We want it all!

Works should be inspired by, relevant to, or somehow, in some way, connected to our current lives. Student art of all ages is especially welcome.

Email dwoog@optonline.net, to share your work with the world.

“Chrysanthemums” (Werner Liepolt)

Print: Gingko leaves from the Westport Library tree (Amy Schneider)

Untitled (Jo Ann Davidson)

“Spring is in the Air?” (Bob Weingarten)

“Doing My Best to Get It Right” (Lawrence Weisman)

Untitled (Leah Nash)

“Fire!” (Wendy Levy)

Comments Off on 0*6*Art*Art*0 — Week 36 Gallery

Posted in Arts, Environment

Tagged , , , , ,

0*6*Art*Art*0 — Week 31 Gallery

Posted on October 24, 2020 | 1 comment

As usual, this week’s art gallery features regular contributors and newcomers.

We welcome all! NOTE: Works should be inspired by, relevant to, or somehow, in some way, connected to our current lives. Student art of all ages is especially welcome.

Email dwoog@optonline.net, to share your work with the world.

“Autumn Scene” (Amy Schneider)

“Fate: It’s All in the Cards” (Ann Chernow)

“Yesterday’s News” (Jo Ann Davidson)

“Missing a Tooth” (Lawrence Weisman)

“An Owl and Snake” — South Morningside Drive (Karen Weingarten)

“Oh, What a Tangled Web We Weave!” (Nancy Axthelm)

1 Comment

Posted in Arts

Tagged , , ,