Last week was gorgeous. But 15 artists, photographers, needle-pointers and necklace makers stayed inside long enough to send their submissions in to our online art gallery.
That’s the most ever, since this feature was born in the first lonely weeks of the pandemic.
Thank you, thank you, thank you. Now keep ’em coming!
Remember: This is your feature. All readers are 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, macramé, jewelry, sculpture, decoupage and (yes) needlepoint — whatever you’ve got, email it to 06880blog@gmail.com. Share your work with the world!
“Fallen Leaves” (Karen Weingarten)
“Pumpkin Time” (June Rose Whittaker)
Diane Yormark’s “fall-themed” needlepoint.
“Silver Dollar Plant Harvest in Morning Light” (Linda Sugarman)
Artist Steve Stein says: “Every kindergartener has a nightmare that when they get to school ,,,’Every Cubby is Taken!'”
Photographer Lisa Tantillo was I was at Westoberfest last weekend, and saw a bubble machine. She snapped this photo before the bubble burst. She likes how “the event space (aka the Elm Street parking lot) is reflected in the bubble.”
“Vermont Village” (Lucy Johnson)
“The Reading Room” (Lawrence Weisman)
Untitled (Tom Doran)
“Whoa! It’s a Stutz Bearcat Roadster, 1920) (Peter Barlow)
Untitled — Lauri Weiser’s latest project
“Tuscany” (Werner Liepolt)
Untitled. Artist Sharon Paulsen says, “this is from the latest full moon. It is partially hidden behind trees at the right, but a brilliant star (planet) caught my eye on the left, so that was my focus.”
Untitled (Ann Chernow)
“Who Done It?” Photographer Mike Hibbard says, There is a quarter-mile long brushy hillside on our walking route, used as a dump by passersby traveling between the Post Road to Greens Farm Road. My wife and I periodically do a clean-up along that stretch. Here is our latest bounty. The good news is that in our entire 4-mile walk around our neighborhood, we found only one discarded plastic bag of puppy-poo. Thank you to the many dog walkers in our area.”
Posted onFebruary 12, 2022|Comments Off on 0*6*Art*Art*0 — Week 97 Gallery
Valentine’s Day themes (and colors) work their way into this week’s online art gallery.
As always, we appreciate your submissions. This gallery is open to all readers. 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!
“Hearts” (Karen Weingarten)
“Daughter” — oil on canvas (Greg Puhy)
“Snowy Winter” (Amy Schneider)
“Salem Window” (Eric Bosch)
“White Rose Bond of Love” — oil paint on canvas. (Artist Cindy Wagner says: “Floriography is the Victorian language of flowers, to express feelings. The earliest meaning for the white rose was one of true love; it is now also associated with the red rose. The white rose also symbolizes the bond of love and unity, and is therefore used in bridal bouquets.”
“Celebrating Friendship” (Ellin Spadone)
Untitled (Steve Stein)
“Romance” — sculpture in alabaster (Alan Goldberg)
“The rise in case levels in Westport for the past 1 weeks placed the town into the ‘substantial transmission’ (‘red’) category this week. Westport Weston Health District (WWHD) Director of Health Mark Cooper stated, ‘High risk individuals should take extra precautions, particularly those who are unvaccinated, by avoiding large gatherings. Getting fully vaccinated, wearing masks and social distancing continue to be strongly recommended for all.’
“The First Selectman’s Executive Orders #9 and #10 remain in effect. They require masks in indoor public places within Westport for all individuals, regardless of vaccination status. Indoor public spaces include retail establishments, restaurants, or other businesses, as well as galleries, museums, performance spaces, places of worship and government buildings. Businesses may still require proof of vaccination to enter, but a mask will also be required. Executive Order #10, which modifies Executive Order #9, refers specifically to gyms and workout studios, and provides certain exceptions to mask-wearing in those public places only.
“I am grateful that Westporters recognize the importance of wearing masks and getting vaccinated. It is for our physical and mental health and safety that we remain vigilant.
If you know Dan Aron, you know how proud he is to be an Indiana University grad.
If you don’t know Dan Aron, you know his house. It’s the one on Soundview Drive with the huge IU flag.
On October 14 — during Homecoming — he’ll be one of 3 recipients of Indiana’s Distinguished Alumni Service award. It’s the highest honor the school gives to a graduate.
Dan earned a BS from IU’s Kelley School of Business in 1983. He was an equity sales trader, partner and head trader for 30 years with Salomon Brothers, John Levin & Co. and others. Along the way he mentored Kelley students, and served on many school advisory boards.
Dan and his wife Maureen raised daughters Alexa, Ashley and Anna in Westport. The couple underwrote the Investment Center in Hodge Hall, and the Kelley Diversity Merit Bicentennial Scholarship.
“I will never forget where I came from. I will always be a Hoosier,” Dan says. (Hat tip: JD Denny)
Dan Aron
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Speaking of Dan Aron: Among his philanthropic activities, he’s a big supporter of the Levitt Pavilion.
He was there there — near the stage — at last night’s great Sheryl Crow concert. Here’s his photo:
Well, the Westport tech guru/media personality always does. But this is especially intriguing.
“Unsung Science” (@UnsungSci) debuts Friday. Each weekly episode offers the origin story of a cool science or tech achievement. They’re told by the characters themselves, from their first inspiration to the times they almost gave up.
Episodes include the NASA engineer whose team landed a delicate, unpiloted $3 billion rover on Mars without kicking up dust; the father of the cellphone; the committee that chooses which emoji to add to your phone each year; the computer scientist who blessed/cursed the world with CAPTCHA website login obstacles; the storm chaser who discovered that Tornado Alley is shifting east into more vulnerable states; the inventor of the Impossible Burger, and more.
Stephen Gustafson loves dahlias. Others do too. He’s formed them into a close-knit Facebook group: the Westport Dahlia Society.
Now he — and anyone else who shares the dahlia passion — will meet at Wakeman Town Farm. The event is October 18 (7 p.m.).
Gustafson will explain the overwintering process of tubers to save for next year. There’s a door prize of dahlia seeds.
Guests can bring their favorite flower cuttings. Novices looking to learn more about dahlias are welcome too. For more information, email westportdahliasociety@gmail.com.
But this photo — by frequent Pic of the Day contributor Lauri Weiser — was too good to pass up.
(Photo/Lauri Weiser)
Her daughter, Sabrina Weiser-Min, married Matt Crorey last weekend at the Bryant Park Grill in New York City.
She has been friends with Micha Grand since Bedford Middle School. Micha and Matt were roommates in college. Then all 3 lived together in New York. He was the perfect choice to officiate.
Frederick Louis Hyman, former president and CEO of The Cousteau Group and co-founder and president of The Cousteau Society, died October 7. He was 89.
After graduating from Staples High School in 1949, and then the University of Connecticut, he served as first lieutenant, combat command, in the Army’s 3rd Infantry Division.
Hyman’s career started with Associated Artists Productions, a distributor to television of feature films and short subjects, best known for the Popeye, Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies series. After acquisition by United Artists Associated, he became executive vice president. He then co-owned Scope Advertising, a New York agency.
He also founded Americom, a Westport manufacturer and marketer of unique custom phonograph records that combined print and sound for the publishing and education markets. He innovated a 4-inch flexible single record, the PocketDisc, with its own player.
His experience with educational television and publishing led Jacques-Yves Cousteau to him. Hyman joined Cousteau in 1971 as president and CEO of The Cousteau Group, the operator of all Cousteau related companies in the US and in France; television production; publications based on expeditions; the 20-volume Ocean World of Jacques Cousteau; research activities aboard Calypso, and the development of new technology.
A gift by Hyman and Cousteau was the basis for their 1973 creation of The Cousteau Society, a nonprofit organization dedicated to the protection and improvement of marine life and the environment. Hyman served as president and later a board member. However, he later lost confidence in the management and no longer supported TCS.
Hyman was a founding member of the Aspetuck Valley Country Club in Weston. He played in 3 British Seniors golf championships, plus many tournaments in Bermuda.
He is survived by Janett, his wife of 67 years; children Richard (Margaret), Mark, Dean and Jane, and grandchildren Emily, Brent, Sarah, Ben and Olivia.
Frederick Hyman
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June Rose Whittaker is aptly named. She sends along this “Westport … Naturally” submission from her home: “the last rose of summer.”
A very mixed group of submissions this week — and that’s what we like!
The “06880” art gallery includes our first needlepoint ever, a couple of newcomers, and themes ranging from summer to abstract to Albert Einstein (also a first).
You know the drill. Whatever your age and level of experience — professional or amateur, young or old. This “06880” art gallery is open to all.
All genres and styles are encouraged too. Watercolors, oils, charcoal, pen-and-ink, acrylics, lithographs, macramé, jewelry, sculpture, decoupage (and now needlepoint) — whatever you’ve got, email it to dwoog@optonline.net. Share your work with the world!
Untitled – abstract (Michael D’Angelo, age 10)
Untitled (Lauri Weiser)
Untitled. Larry Untermeyer describes this: “An interesting glass ball, seeming filled with moving air bubbles. Photographed against a background of color to give a feeling of the ball floating in space.”
“S.W. Sheppard” – watercolor. (Marion McAdoo)
Needlepoint. Artist Diane Yormark asks: “Can you read what it says in signal flags?”
“Sun Umbrella” (Karen Weingarten)
“Einstein” – canvas. Artist Brian Whelan offers this 1929 quote from Albert Einstein: “I am enough of an artist to draw freely on my imagination. Knowledge is limited. Imagination encircles the world.”
Two new artists submitted works this week — and one of them is quite something from a 10-year-old. There’s another fine piece from a 4th grader too.
That’s what we want. Whatever your age and level of experience — professional or amateur, young or old. This “06880” art gallery is open to all.
All genres and styles are encouraged too. Watercolors, oils, charcoal, pen-and-ink, acrylics, lithographs, macramé, jewelry, sculpture, decoupage — whatever you’ve got, email it to dwoog@optonline.net. Share your work with the world!
Untitled (Michael D’Angelo, age 10)
“A View From Above” (Lauri Weiser)
“Sunset” gel print (Amy Schneider)
“Still Another Day at the Beach” (Lawrence Weisman)
Untitled (Frances Ryan Overley, rising 4th grader at Greens Farms Elementary School)
Those are 3 of the very intriguing — and colorful — themes in this week’s art gallery.
We’ve also got beautiful spring flowers. Lots of ’em!
A gentle reminder: We want all kinds of art. Watercolors, oils, charcoal, pen-and-ink, acrylics, macramé, jewelry, sculpture — send it in!
We are particularly interested in student submissions, and readers who have not submitted before.
Some of you are professional artists; most are amateurs. Experience does not matter! Email dwoog@optonline.net, to share your work with the world.
“Pride” (Amy Schneider)
“”Outside Angelina’s” (Ellen Wentworth)
Untitled. Artist Eric Bosch says: “Like all kids of the ’50s & ’60s, we always imagined ourselves in a band. One of our pals — Bill Harley — actually made this dream come true, We all just got together for our annual weekend golf reunion in Vermont. I painted this for the occasion, and gave each of them a framed print.”
“Spring Flowers” (Julianne Lowenthal)
“Nature’s Beauty” (Lauri Weiser)
“First Red Rose of Summer, River Lane” (Larry Untermeyer)
“Albino” (Karen Weingarten)
“Irises on Iris Lane” (Elena Nasereddin)
Artist Brian Whelan says: “Bloomsday is an international celebration of ‘Ulysses,’ written by James Joyce. The big thick book takes place in 1 day: 16th June. 1904 Dublin has celebrated it for many years. Now it has spread all over the world. There are readings, re-enactments, eating a kidney for breakfast, a brothel scene, etc. A few years ago I was approached by someone in Taiwan who was going to Dublin for the Bloomsday Festival. He wanted my image of Joyce to be reproduced on his group’s t-shirts. In their celebrations they came across a painting I did that hangs permanently in the library of the James Joyce Centre in Dublin.”
Welcome to another edition of our Saturday morning art show — this week, known as “Spring Nature Photos.”
Half of the submissions are of stunning natural scenes. Most submissions — flowers and everything else — come from women.
Every form of art is welcome. Let’s see those watercolors, pen-and-ink sketches, macramé and more. C’mon guys, step up to the plate. We are — as always — particularly interested in student submissions, and readers who have not submitted before.
Some of you are professional artists; most are amateurs. Experience does not matter. We want all your art! Email dwoog@optonline.net, to share your work with the world.
“Buddies” (Gina Ryan)
“Patching Life Back Together” (Eva Horowitz — completed during COVID)
“Bearded Iris” — on Jesup Road, near the Gillespie Center (Amy Schneider)
“Saugatuck River Reflections” (Photographer Larry Untermeyer says this shows the office building on the west side of the river, across from the Westport Library. This was a tight reflection shot, just as high tide began to turn toward Long Island Sound.)
“The Beauty Within” (Lauri Weiser)
“Remnants of Rain” (Ellen Wentworth)
“A Calming Peaceful Memorial Weekend (Photo/June Rose Whittaker)
“Awakening” (Karen Weingarten)
“Light on a Dark Day” (Myles Hinton — Staples High School sophomore, and a 5th-generation Westporter!)
Posted onMay 15, 2021|Comments Off on 0*6*Art*Art*0 — Week 60 Gallery
Spring keeps hanging on in Westport.
And our talented “06880” artists keep painting and photographing it.
This week’s art gallery shimmers with the splendors of the season. Here’s our latest selection of reader/artist works.
Some of you are professionals; most are amateurs. Experience does not matter. We want all your art!
Student submissions are especially welcome. So are artists who have not submitted previously. Email dwoog@optonline.net, to share your work with the world.
“May the Bird of Paradise Fly Up Your Nose” (John Gould)
“Inside a Rainbow of Hope” (Amy Schneider)
“Kenzie.” Artist Beth Berkowitz says: “I had not painted or drawn since high school, when I decided I didn’t want to study art for a career, and have it become a chore with deadlines. I thought I would work in a ‘real job,’ then always have my art to relax with. However, life took off and I never found the time. Now I’m making the time, and find it soothing and therapeutic.”
Evan Sealove — age 10 — moved to Westport with his family in August. During COVID, he discovered Bob Ross’ videos. Evan decided to try painting on his own. His mother Joselyn got supplies at Michaels. He got to work. The result is impressive.
We welcome Evan — and, as we do each week, we welcome whatever art form suits your mood. You don’t have to be a pro, or even experienced. Send it all!
Student submissions are especially welcome. So are artists who have not submitted previously. Email dwoog@optonline.net, to share your work with the world.
“Happy Little Mountains” (Evan Sealove)
“Fairy Tale Plant” watercolor (Ellin Spadone)
“Nature’s Beauty” (Lauri Weiser)
“Spring is Here” oil pastels on sketch pad (Jennifer Skarupa)
Untitled (Karen Weingarten)
“Be the Sun!” (Pam Kesselman)
Untitled (Marybeth Woods)
“The Garden Door” (Lucy Johnson)
Feathers float down and stick on weathered jetty rocks. Pull before they curl. (Amy Schneider)
“Mykonos” (Lawrence Weisman)
“Acacia” rice paper with mineral watercolors (Costanza Baiocco)
As the pandemic nears its 1-year anniversary, our spirits rise. This week’s artists echo our optimism. Several make their “06880” debuts, offering a wide range of colors and styles.
Each week, we showcase your art — in whatever form you create it. 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. So are artists who have not submitted before.
Email dwoog@optonline.net, to share your work with the world.
“Simple Treasures” (Lauri Weiser)
“Cooking Obsession in the Time of COVID” — oil on canvas (Paddy Duecy)
“Hope is the Thing With Feathers — Emily Dickinson” (Amy Schneider)
“Dunes Play” — oil on canvas (Kimberly Porio)
“Nature Sculpture” (Karen Weingarten)
Untitled — water flowing out of Sherwood Mill Pond at dead low tide (Wendy Crowther)
Untitled (Lawerence Weisman)
“Perspective” — low-flying aircraft or birds’ feet? (MaryLou Roels)
“Soon to be Released” — crocuses in snow (Elana Nasereddin)
“Snow Blanket at Compo” (Pam Kesselman)
“Lasting Impression” — rhododendron outside the kitchen window (John Gould)
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