“Five Mile River, Rowayton/Darien” (Kathleen Burke)
Untitled (June Rose Whittaker)
Untitled (Tom Doran)
“Dark Times” (Jo Ann Miller)
“Ridgeline” — digital image (Ken Runkel)
Untitled — Norway (Lauri Weiser)
“Coral Head Sculpture.” Artist Dorothy Robertshaw explains: “Thanks to Nancy Breakstone’s generosity and sharing her coral and shell collection, I created Jimmy Durante, Mr. Potato Head, Harry… and I think he looks like Bert from Sesame Street. His frame is a refurbished broken clock.”
“Aerin’s Thermal” — Steve Stein says: “Thiswas done by our 12-year-old grand child. Thermal art is done on a thermoluminescent screen, It is evanescent, and has to be done quickly before it fades away forever (unless granddad takes a screen shot!).”
“Waiting #3” (Lawrence Weisman)
Photographer Mike Hibbard’s caption: “Okay, they’re watching the elephants. You grab the lunch bags, and I’ll meet you in the trees.”
Untitled (Cohl Katz)
(Entrance is free to our online art gallery. But please consider a donation! Just click here — and thank you!)
We opened in the early days of the pandemic, as an opportunity for “06880” artists hunkered down at home to share their work with the world.
More than 3 years later — now back to near normal — we’ve done what all artists do: We’ve grown and evolved.
But one thing has not changed. We still need your submissions.
Age, level of experience, subject matter — there are no restrictions. Everyone is invited to contribute.
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.)
“Beautiful Boarge.” Photographer Mike Hibbard says:“Pluck the blue flower and float it, face up, on white wine. Sip and refill very carefully. A transformation (of the flower) occurs in about 30 minutes.”
Untitled (Judith Katz)
Untitled (Santiago Lozano)
“After the Storm” — pastel on paper (Clayton Liotta)
Untitled — Italy (Lauri Weiser)
“Sunny Cityscape” — acrylic paper (Lis Hisgen)
Untitled — Martha’s Vineyard (Wendy Levy)
“Planting” (Lawrence Weisman)
“Red Sky at Night, Sailor’s Delight” — pencil and crayon (Steve Stein)
“Rudder, Prop, Keel, and Bottom — Sloop Joanne B” (Peter Barlow)
“Warmth” (Tom Doran)
(Entrance is free to our online art gallery. But please consider a donation! Just click here — and thank you!)
Not one but two of today’s submissions were inspired by Martha’s Vineyard.
Perhaps that’s not a surprise. The island off Cape Cod is a summer home for many Westporters.
Also no surprise: The breadth and depth of genres and styles in this week’s gallery.
Age, level of experience, subject matter — there are no restrictions. Everyone is invited to contribute.
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.)
“Schooner Shenandoah, From Vineyard Haven” — acrylic on Masonite (Peter Barlow)
Untitled — Martha’s Vineyard (Wendy Levy)
“Calypso Cubo” (Santiago Lozado)
“Tranquility” — acrylic (Valerie Fischel)
“Hippo” — graphite on paper (Clayton Liotta)
“View From a Puddle” (Lauri Weiser)
“A River of Life Runs Through It” (Mike Hibbard)
Untitled (Tom Doran)
“Remember How Much Fun We Had Playing Cards When You Were Little” — pastel on paper (Roseann Spengler)
“Lift” (Lawrence Weisman)
“A Captain Jack Sparrow Found in the Caribbean” — Artist Steve Stein says, “There are 138 species of sparrows spread throughout the world, making it the most widely distributed wild bird.”
“A Pouring of Summertime” — Artist Dorothy Robertshaw calls this “a combination of ice cream sherbet beach days, green forest hikes, sunshine and coastal holidays.”
(Entrance is free to our online art gallery. But please consider a donation! Just click here — and thank you!)
Posted onJune 24, 2023|Comments Off on Online Art Gallery #167
This week, we welcome one of our youngest contributors ever.
Julian Kerschner is a rising 5th grader at Greens Farms Academy. He is, his mother notes, “an artist and an avid pickleball player.” You’ll see why.
As Julian knows, 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.)
“Italy” (Lauri Weiser)
Untitled — Artist Dorothy Robertshaw explains, “Assemblage after a storm at Cedar Point Yacht Club.”
Untitled — graphite on paper (Clayton Liotta)
“Hope” (Mike Hibbard)
Untitled (Julian Kerschner, age 10)
“North Shore of Oahu” — watercolor (Jerry Kuyper)
“Pride Crosswalk” (Amy Schneider)
“Learning to Sail in an Optimist Pram” (Peter Barlow)
“Eurasian Crowned Hoopoe” — Artist Steve Stein explains, “hoopoes are commonly found across Afro-Eurasia. It is mentioned in the Bible (Deuteronomy and Leviticus), and is lucky to be considered a rare non-kosher bird.”
“Getting Up is Hard to Do” (Lawrence Weisman)
“Work it Out” — acrylic (Lis Hisgen)
“Summer Breeze” (Ken Runkel)
(Entrance is free to our online art gallery. But please consider a donation! Just click here — and thank you!)
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.”
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Untitled (Cohl Katz)
