100% Cotton by Bernie Rosage Jr.

This original oil painting "100% Cotton" by American Artist, Bernie Rosage Jr. is available for purchase... the price is $300 unframed plus $15 S&H...  Email Bernie about purchasing details HERE... please include the paintings title in the subject line.
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"100% Cotton"... 14x11" Oil on canvas, painted alla prima from life, Bernie Rosage Jr., 2009.

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Growing up in the coastal plains region of North Carolina snow is something I see once a year if I'm lucky. Cotton fields with their white expanse are as close as I get. I set up this small branch of cotton in a "Ball" jar with an old iron in the studio and painted it from life. Why cotton?... It's conflicting textures of roughness and smoothness and the mere fact that most people don't know what cotton looks or grows like were the motivating factors behind this one. I hope you enjoy it... cotton still makes me think of snow.

OOPS Art Show ~ Thurston Art Gallery ~ October 25 thru November 29, 2009

OOPS Art Show for the Yopp's Meeting House Fundraiser

October 25 - November 28, 2009

Thurston Art Gallery

328 Peru Road

Sneads Ferry,NC 28460

910-327-1781

sherrythurston@charter.net

15 Onslow County artists from the plein air painting group OOPS (Onslow Outdoor Painters Society) gathered to paint the historical Yopp's Meeting House est in 1813 as a fundraiser.

Several of those 15 artists attended the opening reception for the exhibit last Sunday, October 25th. Pictured LtoR: Pat Boni, Steve Lambert, Donna Tyree, Earl Tyree, Tom McKenny, Bernie Rosage Jr., Karen Crenshaw, Sherry Thurston (artist and owner of Thurston Art Gallery), Mitchell and Penny Morton. Not pictured: Kassiane Patselas, Dean Remington, Stephen Greer Sr., Patrick Raynor, and Patsy Lain.

Various photos from the opening reception...

Great art...

Great cause...

we just NEED you!

Proceeds from the purchase of these paintings

will go to the Friends of the Yopp's Meeting House

for much needed repairs on the historic building.

Thank you in advance...

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Opening Reception for the Yopp's Meeting House Paintings this Sunday at Thurston Art Gallery.

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Please come to the opening if you are in the Snead's Ferry, NC area this Sunday. Great art... Great cause... we just NEED you! Proceeds from the purchase of these paintings will go to the Friends of the Yopp's Meeting House for much needed repairs on the historic building. Thank you in advance...

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OOPS paint out to help save historic building...

OOPS artists gathered last Sunday to plein air paint at the historic Yopp's Meeting House in Snead's Ferry, NC. The Friends of the Yopp House are looking for help in any way to raise money for much needed interior repairs. 15 Onslow County ...artists are doing their part by allowing proceeds from their painting sales to go to this preservation cause. Join us at the Thurston Gallery, 328 Peru Road, Sneads Ferry, NC for the opening reception on Sunday, October 25th from 4-6 PM. Buy some art and help preserve this landmark! Check out this video trailer below plus details and photos HERE...



Opening Reception:
Sunday October 25, 2009
4 - 6:00 PM
Thurston Art Gallery
328 Peru Road
Sneads Ferry,NC 28460
910-327-1781
sherrythurston@charter.net

"Down East Tobacco Barn in Snow" by Bernie Rosage Jr.

This original oil painting "Down East Tobacco Barn in Snow" by American Artist, Bernie Rosage Jr. is available for purchase... the price is $250 unframed plus $15 S&H... Email Bernie about purchasing details HERE... please include the paintings title in the subject line.

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Down East Tobacco Barn in Snow... 9x12" Oil on canvas, alla prima, Bernie Rosage Jr., 10-2009.

Another tobacco barn... I never tire of painting them. Very seldom do we get snow in Eastern North Carolina... known as Down East to the locals. The scene comes from a photo taken last winter just after one of our few and far between snow falls. The mood for the scene is set by the almost monochromatic gray look with the chopped cornstalks allowing the only color in the setting. This old tobacco barn resting at the edge of a copse of long-leaf pines is typical Down East... A very peaceful scene... wouldn't you agree?

All my paintings are signed originals using artist grade oils and archival surfaces. "Certificate of Authenticity" included.

"Major John Daves House" plein air by Bernie Rosage Jr.

Major John Daves House, Historic New Bern, NC... 9x12" oil on gallery wrapped canvas, painted en plein aire 9-13-2009 for IPAP's WWPO by Bernie Rosage Jr. Click on image to enlarge... especially to appreciate the rich texture and palette knife work in this one.

This plein air piece was painted in historic New Bern, NC for the 7th annual IPAP Worldwide Paint Out. I painted this view of the Major John Daves House from the backyard of the John Wright Stanly House. The home (circa 1770) is located at 313 George Street and is a fine example of a Georgian coastal cottage. Major John Daves was a Revolutionary war patriot.

This original oil painting "Major John Daves House" by American Artist, Bernie Rosage Jr. is available for purchase... the price is $250 unframed plus $15 S&H... Email Bernie about purchasing details HERE... please include the paintings title in the subject line.

Bid on this painting "Emma after Anders Zorn" by Bernie Rosage Jr for Breast Cancer Awareness Month...

Bernie Rosage Jr and New Bern ArtWorks and Company Gallery are auctioning paintings to raise money and awareness in October for Breast Cancer Awareness... Bernie is doing his part by allowing ALL the proceeds from bids on his painting "Emma" (below) to go to this GREAT cause. If this cause is dear to your heart please pick up the phone and place a bid on his painting. A win/win situation... get an original oil painting by Bernie and support the cause of Breast Cancer Awareness.

"Emma" after Anders Zorn... 8x10x1.75" Oil on panel, alla prima, using the Zorn palette (Yellow Ochre, Cad Red Lt, Ivory Black w/ Ultramarine Blue, and Titanium White). Click on image to see a larger view...

This original oil painting by American Artist, Bernie Rosage Jr. is available by auction to help promote Breast Cancer Awareness through an auction at New Bern ArtWorks and Company Gallery. Several of the artists affiliated with the gallery are also taking part in the important event throughout the month of October.

Here's how to bid... you have to call the gallery at 252-634-9002 and mention that you'd like to bid on Bernie Rosages' painting titled "Emma"... opening bid is $40... mention that you saw it on my website.  I realize this is a pain in the BUTT but it's for a great cause! BTW... all the proceeds from your bid go to the cause!

About this painting...

I have mentioned in the past that I like to study painting masters... old and new. I love to experiment with different techniques and palettes to gain a better understanding of my medium... oil painting. One of my favorite old masters is Anders Zorn... He was famous for using a limited palette... many times using only three colors plus white. I was experimenting with a modern version of his limited palette... (Yellow Ochre, Cad Red Lt, Ivory Black w/ Ultramarine Blue, and Titanium White),... and this cover of a painting he did of his wife, Emma Zorn, 1887, is the result. I enjoyed doing this small study.

Thanks in advance...

Bernie