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Online Art Gallery #232

Posted on September 21, 2024 | 2 comments

A fresh take on still life and a local haiku highlight this week’s online art gallery.

As we say every week: 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.

“Last Harvest” (Jay Walshon)

Untitled — artist Kathleen Burke says of this golden crowned kinglet: “They nest in tall pine, spruce or coniferous trees, and hang upside down looking for insects. One used to visit my studio window. This tiny bird weighs about 5 grams, the same as two pennies.” 

“Turbulence” — acrylic pour (Amy Schneider)

“Easterly Winds” — acrylic impasto on textured canvas (Dorothy Robertshaw)

Untitled (Tom Doran)

Untitled — photographer Mike Hibbard says, “Don’t stand behind a road sign during hunting season in Alaska! Target practice for shooting bear, caribou, elk, moose, muskox, mountain goat and Dali sheep.”

“Shapes” (Peter Barlow)

“Sailing Off Compo — All Winners!” — pencil and watercolor (Steve Stein)

“Homestead” (Lawrence Weisman)

Untitled (Diane Lowman)

Untitled (Duane Cohen)

 

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Online Art Gallery #231

Posted on September 14, 2024 | 5 comments

As summer fades, submissions to our online art gallery pick up once again.

Of course, the wide of range of subjects and styles continues.

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.

Untitled — paper collage (Tom Doran)

“Compo Baby Shoes” (Scott Smith)

“The End of Summer: Black-Eyed Susies” — impasto/acrylic (Dorothy Robertshaw)

“Sealia” (Patricia McMahon)

Untitled (Kathleen Burke)

Untitled (Duane Cohen)

“Misty Morning, Lake Placid, New York” (Laurie Sorensen)

“Everything for a Purpose” (Peter Barlow)

“Fallen Branches” (Karen Weingarten)

“Raucous Red Blabbermouth and Sky Blue Peekaboo” (Mike Hibbard)

“A Eurasian Blue Tit” — pencil and watercolor. Artist Steve Stein explains, “This tiny songbird weighs about 1/2 an ounce, with a wing span of less than 2 inches!”

“Reclining Nude” (Lawrence Weisman)

Untitled (Martin Ripchick)

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Online Art Gallery #230

Posted on September 7, 2024 | 1 comment

From boats on the water to a bathroom on the beach, half of this week’s artwork has a nautical theme.

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.

“Sailing for Enjoyment” — Photographer Peter Barlow notes, “the best of the sailing season (September into October) is now.”

“Behind Overton’s” (Kathleen Burke)

“Alaska’s Inner Passage, Glacier Bay” (Mike Hibbard)

Untitled — Photographer Jerry Kuyper says, “Japanese maples create wonderful shadows. I have walked by this area in our yard hundreds of time, and never saw this show.”

“Pickled Peppers” — oil on panel (Werner Liepolt)

“On the Sideline” (Lawrence Weisman)

“Sunset, 9/10/2001” — watercolor (Steve Stein)

Untitled (JD Dworkow)

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Online Art Gallery #229

Posted on August 31, 2024 | 2 comments

Here’s our online art gallery: the almost-end-of-summer edition.

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.

“Clouds Waving” — photo collage (Jerry Kuyper)

“End of Summer” (Ellen Wentworth)

“Cute Fruit … What a Pear!” — digital photography, with a dash of Photoshop (Ken Runkel)

“Turn Off Your Mind, Relax and Flow Downstream” (Tom Doran)

“I’m Coming for YOU!” (Mike Hibbard)

“Good Fences Make Good Neighbors” — pencil and crayon (Steve Stein)

“All Curled Up” (Lawrence Weisman)

“Compo Sunset, Through the Bottom of a Wine Glass” — Photographer David Squires says, “The wine is gone, but summer is not … yet! Enjoy the waning days.”

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Online Art Gallery #228

Posted on August 24, 2024 | Comments Off on Online Art Gallery #228

Today, we welcome perhaps the youngest artist ever to exhibit in our online gallery.

10-year-old Frazer Benton is creative, clever — and a welcome addition to our weekly feature.

As always, our gallery is open to all young artists. And older ones too!

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.

“Money Can’t Buy Happiness” — spray paint and acrylic paint on cardboard (Frazer Benton, age 10)

“Zen” — acrylic on canvas (Missy Greenberg)

“Radio Heads” — digital oil painting in a “Renaissance surreal photorealistic style” (Ken Runkel)

“Cloisters, NYC” (Bruce Borner)

Untitled — shadow box with flowers and bugs dried by artist Lauri Weiser)

Untitled (Tom Doran)

Mike Hibbard explains: “Two spirits coupling in the black void – the conception of our universe — the Big Bang.”

“La Baie de Théoule Sur Mer” — oil on canvas (Dabere, at Westport River Gallery)

“Available” (Kathleen Burke)

“Skinny Dip,” 22-foot Aquasport” (Peter Barlow)

“A Blue Jay” — pencil and watercolor (Steve Stein)

Untitled (Lawrence Weisman)

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Online Art Gallery #227

Posted on August 17, 2024 | Comments Off on Online Art Gallery #227

Youth is served this week.

12-year-old occasional contributing artist Aerin Lichtman is joined by first-time submitter Emae Forman, a rising sophomore at Staples High School.

We welcome all young artists. And older ones too!

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.

“Patriotic Flowers” — acrylic pour technique (Amy Schneider)

“Abstraction #12: A Cityscape?” — ink and watercolor (Aerin Lichtman, 12 years old)

“Oyster/Lily” — watercolor on Bristol board (Dorothy Robertshaw)

“Woman in a Hallway” (Tom Doran)

“Stop” — watercolor — Greenwich Avenue (Kathleen Burke)

“Alpaca” (Emae Forman, Staples High School rising sophomore)

“The Babies” (Karen Weingarten)

Photographer Mike Hibbard says, “The good news is that no insecticides were sprayed on this sweet corn. And an added treat is a little extra protein.”

“The Butterflies are Free” — watercolor and charcoal (Steve Stein)

“Body Parts” (Lawrence Weisman)

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Online Art Gallery #226

Posted on August 10, 2024 | 2 comments

Hallelujah!

After many months of asking — okay, pleading — nearly every artist has included a description of the medium they used, when submitting their work this week.

I thank you. And so do the many “06880” readers who enjoy this feature, and want to know everything they can about the art they see.

As always, 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.

“Homage to Manet” — pastel on paper (Maj Kalfus)

“The Earth in a Tray” — goldleaf, copperleaf poured in acrylic (Dorothy Robertshaw)

“Boat Lift at Five Mile River in Rowayton” — watercolor (Kathleen Burke)

“Homeward Bound” (Tom Doran)

“White Lily” — composite creation, combining digital photographic elements processed through AI and Photoshop (Ken Runkel)

Untitled — needlepoint (Diane Yormark)

Photographer Mike Hibbard explains: “The gypsy girl is startled by the low altitude flyover of a jet fighter patrolling the border in the Thar Desert between India and Pakistan.”

 

“Gone Aground” — watercolor and charcoal (Steve Stein)

“Bus Stop Relaxation” (Lawrence Weisman)

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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)

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Online Art Gallery #216

Posted on June 1, 2024 | 2 comments

Every Westport artist knows Jay Cimbak.

He’s the go-to framer at Rockwell Art & Framing (and, for decades before that, at Max’s Art Supplies).

He’s also an avid collector of Coleman lanterns, railroad and other lanterns, and oil lamps.

Who knew?

Today, he shares his passion with our online gallery-goers. Scroll down, for a fuller explanation from Jay of his submission.

That’s the beauty of this feature. No matter what 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.

“Limoncello” — acrylic on canvas (Dorothy Robertshaw)

Untitled — oil on canvas (R. Castellon, at Westport River Gallery)

“Red Light and Other Colors” — acrylic on hard board (Peter Barlow)

“Splash” — digital composite (Ken Runkel)

“Ouch! You’ve Made Your Points! I Wish We Could Disagree in a More Agreeable Way” (Mike Hibbard)

“Encircled” — collage (Amy Schneider)

“Scribble” (Karen Weingarten)

“Shiny Future” (Tom Doran)

“The Sleeping Giant Mountain Range” (Steve Stein)

“Curled Up” (Lawrence Weisman)

Untitled — Photographer Jay Cimbak writes about one of the old lanterns he collects: “As we go into warmer weather, I thought this would be a good submission to remember colder days. If anyone would like to add to my collection of  gas lanterns and oil lamps, I never pass up a donation.”

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Online Art Gallery #215

Posted on May 25, 2024 | 2 comments

Surprise! There are no Memorial Day-themed submissions this week.

No surprise! There is the usual broad array of themes and mediums.

No matter what 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.

Encaustic wax artist Dorothy Robertshaw says, “In Bloom, Sea Shells, Aurora Borealis. What do you see?”

Untitled (Tom Doran)

“Compo Cannon” (Duane Cohen)

“Jennings Beach” — watercolor (Kathleen Burke)

“Meditation Circle” (Leigh Gage)

“Stair Post, Tupper Lake, Adirondacks” (Bruce Borner)

“Viking Ship Draken Harald Harfagre” — Photographer Peter Barlow says, “Draken means Dragon. The vessel has been at Mystic Seaport since 2016, and is now on its way home to Norway.” 

“We Solved the Problem So that It Benefits Us Both!” (Mike Hibbard)

“Violets in a Lilac Neighborhood” (Steve Stein)

“Human Origami” (Lawrence Weisman)

“The Perception of Color” — digital (Ken Runkel)

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