“A colorful and creative tent.” Mary Lou Shipman is one of Ocean Grove’s finest artists. Click image to enlarge. Blogfinger.net.
Hi Paul,
In the 22 years that I’ve been living in Ocean Grove, I’ve never attended Illumination Night. I always thought it was an end-of-summer gathering for the tenters. This year, we decided to walk over there and join in with the festivities. Wow, I have been missing out all these years!
We walked around before dark and I found this particular tent to be the most colorful and creative. I used a bit of artistic license to remove some of the furniture and items that were on the porch originally. I wanted to focus on the colorful lanterns, umbrella, and streamers that hung from the awning. Such a fun addition to my tent series!
See you around the hood.
MaryLou (Shipman)
October 21, 2023
Ocean Grove, NJ
“Penthouse Serenade” from Woody’s movie Mighty Aphrodite.
Don’t forget, we welcome submissions by OG artists. Just email us a jpg and tell us a bit about the work and about the artist. There is no guarantee that we will publish your work, but if we like it, post we will. We average 400 hits per day, so who knows who will see it.
We especially like paintings and photographs. Poetry can also find a home here.
Send to Blogfinger@verizon.net.
Your painting captures the magic of Illumination Night!
MaryLou’s website is maryloushipman.com where you can see some of her work. She can make prints from originals in her exhibit collections.