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Online Art Gallery #149

Posted on February 18, 2023 | 2 comments

This week — as we near our 150th online art gallery — our “06880” artist/readers set a new record.

With 16 submissions, this is the most number of works we’ve run since the feature began. (It started early in the pandemic, as an outlet for everyone stuck at home.)

Thanks to all who participated this week — regulars and newcomers.

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!

“Happy Hearts Day” (Rowene Weems

“Neurographic Heart” (Amy Schneider)

“Foggy Compo Companionship” (Andrew Colabella)

“Hugs to Westport” (Mona Brown)

Fairfield Furniture Store — now National Hall, 1970s (Diane Van Gelder, Staples High School Class of 1970)

“The Black Pearl” — mixed media (Peter Barlow)

Untitled — taken from a boat off the Napali Coast on Kauai, Hawaii (Robert Augustyn)

“Clouds or Waves?” (Pam Kesselman)

“Is This Seat Taken?” Photographer Mike Hibbard says, “This friendly spirit rides the train between Cusco, Peru and Machu Picchu.”

“Oui @ One River” (Jonathan Alloy)

“I See the Light!” (Linda Sugarman)

“Ceramic Pitcher in Blue Rutile” (Diane Yormark)

Untitled (Tom Doran)

“A Small Barn” (Steve Stein)

“Mystery Balloon” (Lawrence Weisman)

“Fly Me to the Moon” (Karen Weingarten)

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Workers Of Westport: The Sequel

Posted on November 13, 2022 | 3 comments

“06880” readers love Rowene Weems’ photos. She has a keen eye for the beauty of our town. Flowers, sunsets, the Levitt Pavilion— her camera and composition make those scenes come alive in special and compelling ways.

Rowene also has a great eye for people. As she travels around town, she captures some of the men and women who work — mostly unseen — to make Westport what it is.

She does not know their back stories. She tries not to interrupt too much. A woman once chastised Rowene for taking photos of workers on her property. “Time is money!” she said.

Last spring, “06880” featured some of those images. They’re part of a book she’s creating about workers everywhere, from her travels around the US and world.

It’s time for another look, at more of the men and women who make our town all that it is. Today, let’s appreciate them anew.

Anthony, in his truck …

… and digging a gas line.

Janine, a delightful server at La Plage.

Wood working on Jesup Road.

A friendly, efficient team of Optimum workers …

… starting a job …

… with plenty of cable …

… and time for a quick break …

,,, before finishing up (All photos/Rowene Weems)

(Photos are a big part of “06880” — but just one. If you enjoy this blog, please click here to contribute.)

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Online Art Gallery #136

Posted on November 12, 2022 | Comments Off

Fall is the season of colors. This week, “06880” artists and photographers submitted some very colorful works, in several mediums.

This is your feature. All readers are invited to contribute. Age, level of experience, subject matter — there are no restrictions.

“Westport Red” (Rowene Weems)

Untitled (Karen Weingarten)

“All the Colors of the Rainbow” (June Rose Whittaker)

Photographer Mike Hibbard says of this Galapagos giant tortosie: “organic, free range and grass-fed — hands off!”

“Brooklyn” (Lawrence Weisman)

“Portugal” (Wendy Levy)

“Remembering Chagall: Tribe of Asher” (Steve Stein)

“A Mack at Mystic” (Peter Barlow)

“Fallen” (Amy Schneider)

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Online Art Gallery #112

Posted on May 28, 2022 | 1 comment

Happy Memorial Day weekend!

This week’s online art gallery includes boats, beaches, Greta Thunberg and Uvalde, Texas. We end with something red, white and blue.

But it’s not a flag.

That’s the fun — and serendipity — of this feature.

As always, we appreciate everyone’s submissions — whatever the subject. All readers are encouraged to participate, whatever your age, level of experience (professional or amateur, young or old).

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!

“Tonic” — oil on Masonite. Artist Peter Barlow says, “This Herreshoff S-boat was owned in the 1950s by Westport conductor/composer Bernie Green (Bernard Greenwald).”

“Misirlou” — acrylic (Patricia McMahon)

“Wise Beyond Her Years” — acrylic and pencil on canvas. Artist Geoffrey Stein says, “This portrait of Greta Thunberg is made with collage material her 2019 speech to the United Nations Climate Action Summit.

“Please Bug Me” (Mike Hibbard)

“Didn’t You Hear About Uvalde, Texas?” (Steve Stein)

“Purple Gem” (Karen Weingarten)

“Maine at Its Best” (Marianne Harrison)

“Compo Dreams” (Rowene Weems)

“Red, White and Blue” (Fred Cantor)

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Online Art Gallery #111

Posted on May 21, 2022 | 2 comments

Submissions to our online art gallery cover the waterfront — and not just Compo Beach.

Westport artists and photographers roam far and wide. Today, for example, we featured not one but two photos from Key West. (They’re the first and last below, which you probably could have guessed.)

We always appreciate everyone’s submissions — wherever they come from. This feature is open to all readers. Whatever your age and level of experience — professional or amateur, young or old. In every medium, and on every topic.

“Islamorada Egret” (Jay Dirnberger)

“Cedar Rapids Light” – acrylic (Peter Barlow)

“Riley” (Julia Bartimer)

“Welcoming the Sabbath” (Steve Stein)

“Primary Twist” (Rowene Weems)

Untitled (Beth Berkowitz)

“Sunset Cruise” (Ken Runkel)

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Online Art Gallery — Week #110

Posted on May 14, 2022 | 2 comments

This is photo week, at our online art gallery. All but 2 submissions came from cameras. As usual they’re a varied lot, in theme, composition and detail.

We always appreciate everyone’s submissions. This feature is open to all readers. Whatever your age and level of experience — professional or amateur, young or old. In every medium, and on every topic.

“Justice-Elect Katanji Brown Jackson” — collage, acrylic on canvas (Artist Geoffrey Stein says this acrylic on canvas was made with collage material from the Justice’s opinion in a case involving executive privilege.

“To All the Mothers Throughout the World” (June Rose Whittaker)

“Poppets” (Photographer Peter Barlow explains that poppets support boats in a boatyard)

“Palladian Spring Vista” (Fred Cantor)

“Old Mill Plume” (Rowene Weems Photography)

Untitled (Beth Berkowitz)

“Pick a Pepper” (Karen Weingarten)

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Online Art Gallery — Week 106

Posted on April 16, 2022 | Comments Off

Woodworking joins this week’s array of watercolors, sketches, photos and more.

As always, we appreciate everyone’s submissions. This gallery is open to all readers. Whatever your age and level of experience — professional or amateur, young or old. In every medium. On every topic.

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 dwoog@optonline.net. Share your work with the world!

“A Bit of Spring” — Old Hill neighborhood (Rowene Weems)

Untitled (Peter Gold)

“It’s That Time of Year Again” (Lawrence Weisman)

“Dissenting” — xollage material from the Burwell v. Hobby Lobby Stores dissent written by Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg (2014); acrylic and pencil on canvas (Geoffrey Stein)

Untitled. Photographer Jerry Kuyper says: “After a few gray days I created a bowl of sunshine, with a help of a sunflower.”

“Nurture Children’s Love for Others” (Mike Hibbard)

Untitled (Jo Ann Miller)

“Awaiting Spring” (Linda Doyle)

“Content” (Karen Weingarten)

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Online Art Gallery — Week 100

Posted on March 5, 2022 | Comments Off

Our online art gallery began nearly 2 years ago, during one crisis: the first weeks of COVID.

We celebrate Week 100 during another: Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

As you’ve done for 100 weeks now, you — painters, photographers, sculptors, weavers and many other types of artists, from Westport and the rest of Fairfield County and far beyond — have sent us again some very compelling works.

They address current events, and timeless themes. They are colorful, somber, thought-provoking and inspiring. Thank you for all of them.

Whatever your muse, 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. On every topic.

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 — as wonderful and worrisome as that world may be.

Collage artist Judith Lambertson asks, “How could I paint when the world will never be the same?”

“Sunflowers for Peace” (Amy Schneider)

Steve Stein notes, “Our country and the world are at a ‘fork in the road.'”

“Compo Beach” (Rowene Weems)

“Birdhouse” (Eric Bosch)

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06ArtArt0 — Week 99 Gallery

Posted on February 26, 2022 | Comments Off

The real world is not far from the minds of this week’s online gallery artists.

Brian Whelan paints for peace, Kathryn O’Reardon offers a thought-provoking acrylic work, and Eric Bosch provides a timely title to a photo taken in Westport. In a non-political vein, Amy Schneider takes note of several solar eruptions, 93 million miles away.

“May Peace Prevail in Ukraine” (Brian Whelan)

“The Missing Peace?” — acrylic on canvas (Kathryn O’Reardon)

“Solar Eruptions,” Artist Amy Schneider notes, “NASA reported several solar eruptions this month.”

Untitled. Rowene Weeks took this photo behind the Westport Library.

“Stuck in the Wall” (Karen Weingarten)

“Multi-tasking” (Lawrence Weisman)

“Putin: War is Wrong” (Eric Bosch)

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06ArtArt0 — Week 91 Gallery

Posted on January 1, 2022 | Comments Off

Happy New Year!

This week’s online gallery — the first of 2022 — features colorful, optimistic works. Hey, we can dream …

My dream, meanwhile, is for this feature to continue to expand. To do that, we need your help.

Whatever your age and level of experience — professional or amateur, young or old — this gallery is open to you. In every medium.

And for now: Enjoy!

“Resination 32.” Artist Niki Ketchman explains: “This is from my Resination series. Each piece starts with a 12” x12” canvas, on which I create an image. Then I collage on various items and coat the entire piece with resin. This piece is to wish everyone a happy and healthy 2022.”