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Online Art Gallery #283

Posted on September 13, 2025 | 1 comment

In the 5-plus years of curating this online art gallery, I don’t think we’ve ever featured a weaving.

This week, we’ve got 2.

That’s the magic of this feature. Like Forrest Gump’s box of chocolates, you never know what you’ll get when you open it up.

It is, after all, your gallery. We rely entirely on “06880” readers’ submissions.

So no matter how young (or old) you are; 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, mixed media, 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.

“The Life and Death struggle with Mr. Lizard, Chew Toy” — watercolor (Kathleen Burke — Available for purchase; click here)

“Summer Flowers from Trader Joe’s” — acrylic painting (Prill Boyle)

“Psychic Urge” — digital print (Tom Doran — Available for purchase; click here)

Untitled — painting on a woven grass cloth with a golden weave (Dorothy Robertshaw)

Untitled — weaving (Julia Wray; Available for purchase; click here)

“Full Speed Ahead” — Levitt Pavilion (Jerry Kuyper)

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

“End of Summer” (Ellen Wentworth)

“Sunset Strands” — (Rowene Weems — Available for purchase; click here)

“Rowboat in the Weeds” — watercolor (Eric Bosch)

Untitled — collage (Cohl Katz)

“The House of Hard Knocks” (Mike Hibbard)

“Where Sweet Dreams and Nightmares Come From” — stamps and ink pad (Steve Stein)

Untitled (Lawrence Weisman)

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

“Brickley” (Bill Fellah)

(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 #281

Posted on August 30, 2025 | Comments Off

Every week, it seems, we welcome at least one artist to our online gallery.

This week it’s Jo Ann McKinney. Her mixed media piece is very intriguing — and highlights the openness of this feature to all works, of any medium.

No matter how young (or old) you are; 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, mixed media, 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.

“Out of Work Buoys” (Peter Barlow)

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

“On Dry Storage at Cove Marina” (Kathleen Burke — Available for purchase; click here)

“Madame Butterfly” — mixed media using contact paper and magazine images (Jo Ann McKinney)

“Gentle Waterfall, An Avalanche” (Tom Doran — Available for purchase; click here)

“Luck No. 7” — acrylic on canvas (Eric Bosch)

“Stanined Glass Beach” — digital creation (Ken Runkel — Available for purchase; click here)

“Kim’s Gift — Peonies for Linda’s Birthday” (Kimberly Stein)

“Sunset Sip” — photograph (Jerry Kuyper)

Photographer Mike Hibbard says, “Good News: Voracious, aggressive hornets imported to devour spotted lanternflies! Bad News: What will those hornets eat when the lanternflies are gone?”

“Sneaky Yellow Wrinkled Gourds Growing in My Vegetable Garden” (Steve Stein)

Untitled (Martin Ripchick)

“Excavating” (Lawrence Weisman)

“Prowess” — pencil on paper (Bill Fellah — Available for purchase; click here)

(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 #280

Posted on August 23, 2025 | Comments Off

Watercolors, colorful digital photography, black-and-white pencil-on-pen works: As it does every week, today’s online gallery offers a diverse, creative mix of art, from “06880” readers just like you.

And we do mean you!

No matter how young (or old) you are; 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.

“Alien Beauty” — digital composite (Ken Runkel — Available for sale; click here)

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

“Phataenopsis” — watercolor (Kathleen Burke — Available for sale; click here)

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

“Metro NY — Sea Levels Rising” — Acrylic Dutch pour (Eric Bosch)

“‘Close Encounters’ Sequel?” (Fred Cantor)

“Stone Age Dice” — Photographer Jerry Kuyper found the stone at Compo Beach, then added the dots.

“Don’t Mess With Him!” Photographer Mike Hibbard says, “The Maasai Warrior uses his razor-sharp steel spear to protect the family’s cattle from lions.”

“Not Having a Good Day” (Steve Stein)

“Yippee!” (Lawrence Weisman)

“Harry” — pencil on paper (Bill Fellah)

(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 #277

Posted on August 2, 2025 | 3 comments

11-year-old Frazer Benton may be the youngest contributor to our online art gallery ever.

But Frazer’s work illustrates exactly what this weekly feature strives to do.

No matter how young (or old) you are; 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.

Untitled (John Jannotta, age 18)

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

“The Pastime Club, Beside Overton’s” — watercolor (Kathleen Burke — Available for purchase; click here)

“Compo Beach at Low Tide” — acrylic Dutch pour painting (Eric Bosch)

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

“Multiple Equitable Simple Designs Included for Broader Diversity” — pen and watercolor (Steve Stein)

“Cribari 2.0” (Frazer Benton, age 11)

Untitled (Beth Cody)

“You Scavenge the Carcass and I’ll Keep a Lookout for the Hyena and Jackals” (Mike Hibbard)

“Still Life of a Potato” (Evan Gary Stein)

“Light and Shadow” (Lawrence Weisman)

“Hudson” — pencil on paper (William Fellah)

(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 #267

Posted on May 24, 2025 | Comments Off

It’s a record!

Over 20 artists are featured in today’s online art gallery. What a great way to kick off Westport’s Fine Arts Festival. As every artist must know, it runs today and tomorrow (Saturday and Sunday), from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Main Street, Elm Street and Church Lane.

See you there — after, of course, you check out the works here.

And don’t forget: “06880” readers are always 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.

“Magnolia Tree Bloom in the Fog” (Bonnie Connolly)

“Sunshine Blooms” (Dorrie Barlow Thomas)

“Hope Garden” — Westport Senior Center (Laurie Sorensen)

“Black-Eyed Susan — Coming Soon to Your Lawn or Garden” (Peter Barlow)

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

“Bernie the Service Dog” (Missy Greenberg)

“Standing Tall and Gnarly” (Patricia McMahon — Available for purchase; click here)

Mike Hibbard says, “Crown of sharp needles locked around the slave’s head until blood flows. Any disobedience and master hits the metal crown harder to drive the needles deeper. Slavery is still rampant in our world!”

Untitled — wall sculpture; calla lily wrapped in fall leaf, resin, mounted on found cored circular scrap metal (Maureen Estony — Available for purchase; click here)

“Smooch” — abstract digital image, produced in Midjourney and Photoshop (Ken Runkel — Available for purchase; click here)

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

“Virgin Gorda” — 3 paintings, oil on panel, each 12 x 16 (Werner Liepolt — Available for purchase; click here)

“Ghost of Drowned Keeper Frederick Jordan at Penfield Reef Light in Fairfield, CT Still Helps in Rescuing Mariners” — original oil on canvas, 11 x 14 (L. Miceli — Available for purchase; click here)

“Above the Mown Patch” — watercolor, 15 x 22 (Kathleen Burke; Available for purchase — click here)

Untitled (Karen Schlansky — Available for purchase; click here)

“Standing Proud” — oil and cold wax on cradled board, 24 x 30 (Helen Rolfe Ham — Available for purchase, $695 plus shipping; click here)

“Under the Sea” — painted horseshoe crab shells, mounted on wood (Eric Bosch)

“Mishegas, Bedlam and All Sorts of Chaos” — India ink and watercolor (Aerin Lichtman, 13 years old)

“Ready for a Memorable Memorial Day at Compo” (Steve Stein)

“Strawberry” (Lawrence Weisman)

“Alyssa’s Mom” — digital (Mary Treschitta — Commissions upon request; click here)

(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 #265

Posted on May 10, 2025 | 1 comment

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!)

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Online Art Gallery #264

Posted on May 3, 2025 | 1 comment

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!)

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Online Art Gallery #263

Posted on April 26, 2025 | 3 comments

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!

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!)

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

Posted on April 19, 2025 | 5 comments

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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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!)

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Online Art Gallery #261

Posted on April 12, 2025 | 4 comments

Welcome to another colorful, topical and timeless week of our online art gallery.

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.