The Four Brush-ka-teers minus Two strike again last night!

Dean and Mitchell couldn't make our bi-monthly paint out this week... Stephen and I were forced to carry the banner (or I should say "brush") in their stead. Stephen was in charge of the still life this week which proved to be a great exercise in painting brass.

Here's my painting from the session... 10x12" oil on linen by Bernie Rosage Jr.

Here is Stephen's painting... 14x11" acrylic on canvas by Stephen Greer Sr.

A gift for Tami...

"Luke 15:32"... 7x5" oil on panel, alla prima, by Bernie Rosage Jr., 10-4-2010.

Something worth WINEing about!

North Carolina is rapidly becoming known as "Wine Country". Vineyards are replacing what were once tobacco fields all across the Old North State. North Carolina is home to more than 90 wineries. The number of wineries has more than quadrupled since 2001. Check out the details of NC Wineries HERE.

Among the 90 plus wineries is the New River Winery located in Lansing, Ashe County. The small winery turns out some of the best in the state and is rapidly building a reputation of superb wines.

Here's a bottle of one of their newest wines... "Winter Blush"... SUPERB indeed!

Not only to they make great wine... they promote local artists. Here's some info from their web page...

Label Art

At New River Winery we also are all about promoting the marvels of Ashe County. A large part of what is wonderful about the area is the creative people who live and work here. We are proud to share the work of some of our local artists on our wine labels.

Bernie Rosage’s “Snowy Blue Ridge” elegantly captures the serenity of a snowy winter afternoon. We found this painting on the internet and were delighted to learn that it had been painted near a family home in Fleetwood. Bernie was so gracious to allow us to use a rendition of this work on our Winter Blush label.

I am honored to have my painting, "Snowy Evening in the Blue Ridge", grace the label of Winter Blush from the New River Winery.


"Snowy Evening in the Blue Ridge""... Oil by Bernie Rosage Jr., 2008. Scene near our mountain lodge in Fleetwood, NC in Ashe County.

Sneak Peek #6 for upcoming plein air show at CA Gallery in Morehead City...

"Across the Marsh"... 6x12" oil on canvas by Bernie Rosage Jr.

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Make plans to attend the plein air art exhibit "Plein Air... Plus" in Morehead City this September. I will have 8 paintings in the show and plan to share them as "sneak peeks" here on my blog.

Details about the show... HERE.

Sneak Peek #5 for Morehead City Plein Air Show.

"The Brock Mill, Trenton, NC"... 8x10" oil on canvas by Bernie Rosage Jr.

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Make plans to attend the plein air art exhibit "Plein Air... Plus" in Morehead City this September. I will have 8 paintings in the show and plan to share them as "sneak peeks" here on my blog.

Details about the show... HERE.

Sneak Peak #4 for upcoming "Plein Air... Plus" Show

"Through the Pines"... 10x8" oil on canvas by Bernie Rosage Jr.

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Make plans to attend the plein air art exhibit "Plein Air... Plus" in Morehead City this September. I will have 8 paintings in the show and plan to share them as "sneak peeks" here on my blog.

Details about the show... HERE.

Sneak Peek #3 for upcoming "Plein Air... Plus" Show

"Tobacco Row #2"... 8x10" acrylic on canvas by Bernie Rosage Jr.

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Make plans to attend the plein air art exhibit "Plein Air... Plus" in Morehead City this September. I will have 8 paintings in the show and plan to share them as "sneak peeks" here on my blog.

Details about the show... HERE.

Sneak Peek #2 for "Plein Air... Plus" Show.

"Dancing Reflections"... 10x8" oil on canvas by Bernie Rosage Jr.

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Make plans to attend the plein air art exhibit "Plein Air... Plus" in Morehead City this September. I will have 8 paintings in the show and plan to share them as "sneak peeks" here on my blog.

Details about the show... HERE.

Sneak Peek #1 for upcoming Plein Air Show in Morehead City

"Carolina Marsh"... 8x10" acrylic on canvas by Bernie Rosage Jr.

This painting was used for the promo postcard.

Make plans to attend the plein air art exhibit "Plein Air... Plus" in Morehead City this September. I will have 8 paintings in the show and plan to share them as "sneak peeks" here on my blog.

Details about the show... HERE.

Vintage Pocket Watch Still Life by Bernie Rosage Jr. available now!

Title: "Papa's Pocket Watch"
Artist: Bernie Rosage Jr.
Size: 6x8"
Medium and Surface: Oil on linen panel
Source: alla prima from life
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This original oil painting by Bernie Rosage Jr. is available for purchase at Bernie's online store at etsy.com. Purchasing is fast, secure, and as easy with the click of a button... please visit my Artistic Release Store and check out my work. Click HERE to see details about this painting.

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About this painting:
I have a fascination with old pocket watches... maybe it's because they flood my mind with memories of my granddaddy. It is my hope that this small painting does the same for you by generating memories of someone dear to you that used to carry a pocket watch. I painted this small still life from life in the studio and thoroughly enjoyed the time spent doing it.
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This small painting can be easily framed or displayed with a small decorative easel.
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All paintings are signed originals using artist grade oils on archival surfaces. "Certificate of Authenticity" included.

Ireland Landscape Painting by Bernie Rosage Jr available now!

Title: "Fields of Tipperary"... County Tipperary, Ireland
Artist: Bernie Rosage Jr.
Size: 11x14" not including frame
Medium and Surface: Oil on Stretched Canvas (Framed ~ Gold Plein Air Style Frame)
Source: photo

This original oil painting by Bernie Rosage Jr. is available for purchase at Bernie's online store at etsy.com. Purchasing is fast, secure, and as easy with the click of a button... please visit my Artistic Release Store and check out my work. Click HERE to see details about this painting.

About this painting:
When we think of Ireland, we think of the Emerald Isle, the shamrock, the "Wearing of the Green" and the 37 other almost proverbial shades of green. The landscape of Ireland is unsurpassed in beauty. The Emerald Isle boasts the fact that one can see “40 shades of green” an expression made famous by our own Johnny Cash. After a trip to Ireland it seems “The man in black” was also enchanted… so much that he recorded an album in 1961. The most enduring of Cash's Irish songs is "Forty Shades of Green", including the confession that "most of all I miss a girl in Tipperary town, and most of all I miss her lips as soft as eiderdown".


About the "Enchanting Ireland" collection:
Take an artistic journey to the Emerald Isle as seen through the eyes and palette of American Artist, Bernie Rosage Jr. The entire "Enchanting Ireland" collection (39 oil paintings) has been on exhibit in several galleries including The Baysden Gallery and New Bern Artworks Gallery and is now available online. This collection was inspired by a trip Bernie and his wife, Tami, took to Ireland in celebration of their 20th wedding anniversary and their family heritage. The collection is the culmination of 11 months of arduous work… “I thoroughly enjoyed painting this series… with each stroke it felt as if I was still in that special place” states Rosage. He goes on to say, “It is my wish that you (the viewer) get a sense of the beauty and magical quality of the Irish landscape, culture, and her people as you view these works… in short… I hope you too are Enchanted.”

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

"Confederate Canteen" by Bernie Rosage Jr. available now!

Title: "Confederate Canteen"
Artist: Bernie Rosage Jr.
Size: 6x6"
Medium and Surface: Oil on linen panel
Source: alla prima from life

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This original oil painting by Bernie Rosage Jr. is available for purchase at Bernie's online store at etsy.com. Purchasing is fast, secure, and as easy with the click of a button... please visit my Artistic Release Store and check out my work. Click HERE to see details about this painting. .
About this painting:
I painted this still life titled "Confederate Canteen" for Confederate Memorial Day which is recognized on May 10th in North Carolina and several other southern states. North Carolina recognizes May 10th as the date because that is the day Stonewall Jackson died... almost all NC troops in Lee's Army of Northern Virginia fought in Stonewall's Corps. This replica Confederate drum style canteen was set up in my studio and painted from life. My special tribute to the southern soldier...
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This small painting can be easily framed or displayed with a small decorative easel.

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

Blue Ridge Landscape by Bernie Rosage Jr. available now!

Title: "Along the Blue Ridge"
Artist: Bernie Rosage Jr.
Size: 8x12"
Medium and Surface: Oil on panel
Date: 2010

This original oil painting by Bernie Rosage Jr. is available for purchase at Bernie's online store at etsy.com. Purchasing is fast, secure, and as easy with the click of a button... please visit my Artistic Release Store and check out my work. Click HERE to see details about this painting.

About this painting:
The Blue Ridge Parkway celebrates it's 75th birthday this year. Scenes like this are too many to count along the famous highway. I never tire of driving it or painting the awesome vistas.

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

"Pilot Mountain" now available!

Title: "Pilot Mountain"
Artist: Bernie Rosage Jr.
Size: 8x10"
Medium and Surface: Oil on linen panel
Source: photo
Date: 2010

This original oil painting by Bernie Rosage Jr. is available for purchase at Bernie's online store at etsy.com. Purchasing is fast, secure, and as easy with the click of a button... please visit my Artistic Release Store and check out my work. Click HERE to see details about this painting.

About this painting:
Pilot Mountain is so unique it is often considered North Carolina's natural wonder. Almost every Tarheel can identify it by sight and many have traveled to see it in person. A remnant of the ancient Sauratown Mountains, Pilot Mountain is a quartzite monadnock. To the native Saura Indians, the earliest known inhabitants of the region, Pilot Mountain was known as Jomeokee, the “Great Guide” or “Pilot.” It guided both Native Americans and early European hunters along a north-south path through the area. This small painting is a signed original used as a study for a larger work.

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

"Cedar Point Marsh" now available!

Title: "Cedar Point Marsh"
Artist: Bernie Rosage Jr.
Size: 6x8"
Medium and Surface: Oil on gessoed panel
Source: en plein aire

This original oil painting by Bernie Rosage Jr. is available for purchase at Bernie's online store at etsy.com. Purchasing is fast, secure, and as easy with the click of a button... please visit my Artistic Release Store and check out my work. Click HERE to see details about this painting.

About this painting:
I am always drawn to the marshlands near my home... in fact... I never tire of painting them. I painted this scene on location en plein aire at the Cedar Point branch of the Croatan National Forest in eastern North Carolina. A great place to kayak, hike, camp, and PAINT! May this painting bring you the peace I experienced painting it.

This painting, on a gessoed panel with painted sides, is easily framed or displayed with a decorative easel.

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

"Strawberry Shortcake Anyone?" available now!

Title: "Strawberry Shortcake Anyone?"
Artist: Bernie Rosage Jr.
Size: 8x10"
Medium and Surface: Oil on gallery wrapped canvas
Source: alla prima from life

This original oil painting by Bernie Rosage Jr. is available for purchase at Bernie's online store at etsy.com. Purchasing is fast, secure, and as easy with the click of a button... please visit my Artistic Release Store and check out my work. Click HERE to see details about this painting.

About this painting:
Twice a month three of my artist friends and I gather to paint at my place. We call ourselves the "four brush-ka-teers". We paint a still life from life. This week Mitchell was in charge of bringing the still life and Olivia (my daughter) took charge in helping arrange everything just right... when we finished she thoroughly enjoyed feasting on it! Reddy Whip and Strawberry Shortcake... YUMMY!

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

Went back for seconds...

A little over a week ago I painted with my pards in OOPS (Onslow Outdoor Painters Society). We painted in the Kellum Community where I grew up. Check out this video from the event. We enjoyed the location so much that me and Mitchell Morton went back for seconds! Below is my painting from the first outing...

9x14.5" oil on Linen Panel, painted en plein air May 2010 by Bernie Rosage Jr.


Our position looking at the old tobacco barn and gardens.... below is my painting from our plein air outing yesterday. After teaching the plein air workshop to the All County Art Students earlier in the month I heave been experimenting with acrylics. Loving that FAST drying time and the ability to layer color on color in a matter of moments. These paintings will be on display in October 2010 at the Baysden Gallery for the OOPS group show to celebrate our third year anniversary.

8x10" Acrylic on gallery wrapped canvas painted en plein air, May 2010 by Bernie Rosage Jr.


Mitchell singing in the rain! It drizzled off and on throughout the day cutting our painting time a bit short again... had to call it a day around 5pm. Another great day plein air painting!

Have a GREAT Memorial Day weekend...

Bernie

OOPS! May Paint Out was AWESOME!

YouTube video link... OOPS! May 2010 Paint Out in the Kellum Community

15 OOPS (Onslow Outdoor Painters Society) artists converged on the small community of Kellum to paint in the gardens of John and Carolyn Meadows and Bernie and Maggie Rosage Sr. Bernie Jr., Dean, Mitchell, Penny, Ann, John, Bonnie, Gordon, Pat, Stephen, Karen, Sherry, and Patsy were among the artists present. Bernie's parents were gracious hosts and provided us with some great refreshments. An approaching thunder storm cut our painting time a bit short but we have a great time of fellowship and critique on the covered deck at Bernie and Maggie's house.

Plein Air Paintings of New Bern, NC on exhibit at New Bern ArtWorks and Company.

The 300 Years 300 Views plein air exhibit opened May 14th at New Bern ArtWorks and Company and will run through the month of May. Be sure to make plans to drop by and see over 100 plein air works of New Bern by various artists from Eastern NC. Two of my paintings sold at the opening reception... my sincere thanks to the patron!
Bernie

300 Years
300 Views

January 2010, the city of New Bern will begin its year-long 300th Anniversary Celebration.

During the month of May 2010, New Bern Artworks & Company will have an exhibit of paintings done “en plein aire” to artistically celebrate the city’s anniversary. The opening reception was May 14th and coincided with the May 2010 New Bern Artwalk evening. All pieces on display will be for sale.

I am doing my part... here are several plein air pieces I have painted of New Bern for the 300 Years, 300 Views event which are on exhibit.


"A Stroll Down James Reed Lane... New Bern, NC" by Bernie Rosage Jr... 8x6x2.75"... Oil on panel, en plein aire, 9-2008. $175 SOLD



"Bradham's Pharmacy... Birthplace of Pepsi-Cola, New Bern, NC" by Bernie Rosage Jr... 6x8" Oil on Panel, en plein aire, 9-2008. $175 SOLD




"City Hall Clock Tower #2, New Bern, NC... A View from Pollock Street" by Bernie Rosage Jr... 8x6" Oil on Panel, en plein aire, 9-2008. $175


"Waterfront Docks, Downtown New Bern, NC"... 9x12" Oil on canvas, painted en plein aire for the IPAP's 7th annual WWPO, Bernie Rosage Jr., September 12, 2009. $200 unframed



"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. $200 unframed


"In Memory of Mary, Cedar Grove Cemetery, New Bern, NC... 9x12x1.75" oil on panel, painted en plein aire 9-13-2009 for IPAP's WWPO by Bernie Rosage Jr. $200

"First Baptist Church, Historic New Bern, NC... 12x9" oil on gallery wrapped canvas, painted en plein aire 9-13-2009 for IPAP's WWPO by Bernie Rosage Jr. $200 unframed

Strawberry Shortcake Anyone??????

"Strawberry Shortcake Anyone?"... 8x10" oil on gallery wrapped canvas, alla prima from life by Bernie Rosage Jr., 2010


The Four Brush-ka-teers minus Dean... Every other Monday evening the Four Brush-ka-teers (Bernie, Stephen, Mitchell, and Dean) paint a still life from life. This week Mitchell was in charge of bringing the still life and Olivia (my daughter) took charge in helping arrange everything just right.

She and Stephen took care of a few left over stawberries before we began.

Our subject for the evening... thanks to Mitchell and Olivia.

Bernie...

Mitchell...

Stephen...

Dean... you missed a GREAT time painting and snack!