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Online Art Gallery #284

Posted on September 20, 2025 | Comments Off on Online Art Gallery #284

Monday is the first day of fall.

This week, we have not one but two submissions titled “Last Days of Summer.”

Great minds — and great artists — think alike.

At the same time of course, both are very different.

That’s the magic of our weekly online art gallery.

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.

“Woman in a Hallway” — digital creation (Tom Doran — Available for purchase; click here)

“A Laughing Gull Staking His Claim Behind Overton’s” — watercolor (Kathleen Burke — Available for purchase; click here)

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

Homemade bracelets (Amy Schneider)

“A Slice of Time” (Jerry, Kuyper, Shirlee Gordon) — Materials: Rock balanced on a 3″ slab of a 4’ wide trunk from a 100-year-old oak tree, balanced on a moss-covered trunk removed because of storm damage.

“Deer God, Please …” (Mike Hibbard)

“Patches & Lacey” — pencil on paper (Bill Fellah)

“Just the Ticket” (Lawrence Weisman)

Untitled (Eric Bosch)

“Welcoming Rosh Hashana 5786” — pencil & watercolor (Steve Stein)

“The Last Days of Summer” — impasto acrylic; gold leaf, silver leaf and brass leaf detail (Dorothy Robertshaw; Available for purchase; click here) 

“Last Days of Summer” — Ned Dimes Marina (Laurie Sorensen)

(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 #258

Posted on March 22, 2025 | 3 comments

Today’s online art gallery marks 2 milestones.

We’re beginning our 6th year of this feature. It started in the very early days of COVID. The goal was to encourage homebound residents a chance to paint, draw or photograph their feelings about the pandemic.

It quickly evolved into a gallery for art of all themes, and all genres. Submissios poured in, from Westporters and “06880” readers far away.

When the immediate crisis eased, we kept going.

Now — 5 years later — today’s edition includes the most number of works ever: 17.

Thanks to all who are represented today. And all who have helped make this a valued and much-anticipated feature of “06880,” every Saturday morning since March of 2020.

So, to reiterate: 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.

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

“Go Outside and Play!” — digital illustration (Ken Runkel)

“Take Down These Barriers and Get Out of My Way!” (Mike Hibbard)

“Psychedelic Seahorse” — abstract acrylic (Patricia McMahon)

“A Helpful Friend’s Golden Retriever” (Eric Bosch)

“We the People” — fluorescent paint on canvas (Dorothy Robertshaw)

“Sheep Waiting for Spring” (Laurie Sorensen)

“First Signs of Spring” (Fred Cantor)

“In Your Easter Bonnet” (Ellin Spadone)

“Town Hall Steps” (Michael Chait)

“Cannonball at Keeler Tavern” (Amy Schneider)

“House at Avery Point” (Peter Barlow)

Untitled (Duane Cohen)

Untitled (Tom Doran)

“Dinner Time” — etching (Franklin Lockenour)

“The Lonely Lightouse” — pencil and watercolor (Steve Stein)

Untitled (Martin Ripchick)

“Four Hands” (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 #218

Posted on June 15, 2024 | 1 comment

Welcome to today’s flowers-and-water edition of our online art gallery.

Yet 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 it to 06880blog@gmail.com. Please include the medium you’re working in — art lovers want to know.

“Oh What a Beautiful Morning” (Karen Weingarten)

“Still Life” (Ellen Wentworth)

“Boats on Dry Dock at Cove Marina” — watercolor and pen (Kathleen Burke)

“The Blessing of the Fleet” — Southport Harbor (Laurie Sorensen)

“Would This Little House Be a Teardown?” (Nina Marino)

“New York Botanical Garden Conservatory Gala Night” (Richard Stein)

“Sensual #1” (Tom Doran)

“Rare Highwatt Puffins” (Mike Hibbard)

“4-F” (Jo Ann Miler)

“Taking a Breather” (Lawrence Weisman)

“Does My Hair Look Okay?” — watercolor (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 #213

Posted on May 11, 2024 | 1 comment

We welcome a record-setting number of works in this week’s online art gallery.

Many of them are nature- and beach-related. Plenty are photos, too.

Not a lot of abstract art this week.

That’s the thing about this gallery: The exhibits change, every week.

But o matter what your theme or medium — 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.

“Flowers at Bryant Park” (Laurie Sorensen)

“The Little Pine Tree That Could” (Dorrie Barlow Thomas)

“Garden Gate” — watercolor (Jo Ann Davidson)

“Forsythia” (Kathleen Burke)

“Untidaled” (Michael Tomashefsky)

“Beach Sand” (Richard Fogel)

“Remember” (Cohl Katz)

“Driftwood Pier” (Bruce Borner)

Untitled (Andrew Colabella)

“Kite Flying at Burying Hill” (Duane Cohen)

Untitled — Point by the cannons (Steve Moen)

“Beachside Abstract” — digital composite (Ken Runkel)

Untitled (Aerin Lichtman, 12 years old)

“An Easter Island Statue in Connecticut?” Photographer Peter Barlow says, “This one, likely a reproduction, is in Stoney Creek and looks out to the Thimble Islands.”

“Amazing” (Dorothy Robertshaw)

“After Charing Cross” (Tom Doran)

“Distortion on Delancey” (Patricia McMahon)

“Do Unto Others What You Would Have Them Do Unto You” (Mike Hibbard)

“The Beachcomber” (Lawrence Weisman)

“Never Again” — artist Steve Stein shows “the different stars used to mark Jewish citizens in each country the Nazis took over during World War II. May 5 and 6 was Yom HaShoah (Day of Remembrance) for the 6 million who died during the Shoah (Holocaust). May 12 and 13 are Yom HaZikaron (Official Israel Memorial Day) for fallen soldiers in 9 wars. May 14 is Yom Ha’atzmaut (76th Israel Independence Day, after a 4000-year history in the land).

(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 #172

Posted on July 29, 2023 | Comments Off on Online Art Gallery #172

The titles of many of this week’s artworks are as simple as their subjects.

Latches, wallflowers, bees, bulbs, clouds — they’re everyday parts of our world.

But, as always, our “06880” artists see and share them in many different, unique and thought-provoking ways.

That’s the magic of our online gallery.

Of course, we could not do it without you. 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.)

“Sunset Sail” (Ken Runkel)

“Bumble Bee” — pencil on paper (Clayton Liotta)

“Banff, Alberta” (Diane Yormark)

“Wallflowers” (Ellin Spadone)

“Bulbs” (Tom Doran)

“Latches” (Peter Barlow)

“Water Magic” (Jerry Kuyper)

“Clouds” (Ellen Lavigne Flug)

“Flaws 5” (Santiago Lozano)

Nepal. “He is a pillar of the community,” says photographer Mike Hibbard.

“Sir Walter Raleigh 2.0” (Steve Stein)

“At Rest” (Lawrence Weisman)

“Sunset at Falmouth, Massachusetts” (Laurie Sorensen)

(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 #150

Posted on February 25, 2023 | 1 comment

We’re on a roll!

This week brings another online art gallery, filled with a wide variety of mediums, colors, themes and more.

As always:

Remember: This is 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!

“Octopus’s Garden” — acrylic abstract (Patricia McMahon)

Untitled. Artist Anne Bernier says: “A little delayed from Valentine’s. 💖
Who needs Hallmark when you can make your own cards?”

“Seaweed” (Lis Hisgen)

Untitled (Mona Brown)

“1947 WDX Dodge Power Wagon” (Peter Barlow)

“Boats in Dry Dock” (Kathleen Burke)

Photographer Laurie Sorensen says: “This photo was taken at Mohonk Mountain House stables in New Paltz, New York. Haven’t we all had days when this sign might be appropriate?!”

“Strange Roommates” (Patricia Driscoll)

“Acrylic Pour” (Amy Schneider)

Everglades picture digitally made into a watercolor (Diane Yormark)

“Did You Think You Could Improve on the Chagall Levi Window?” (Steve Stein)

“Day Laborer” (Lawrence Weisman)

Artist Roseann Spengler writes: “Although this is not horticulture, it is nature. I was inspired to do something after listening to Dick Rauh’s incredible talk at the library.”

(Every Saturday, “06880” proudly showcases our many talented artist/readers. Contributions keep this blog going. Please click here — and thank you!)

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