Freedom Fountain Exhibit

Bernie and several of his art students will have paintings on exhibit at the Council for the Arts "Freedom Fountain" Exhibit from May 5 - 25, 2013. Opening Reception, Sunday, May 5th from 2:30-4:00pm. Drop by the Council and see this special show. Several students' work is shown in this video produced by G10 for the city of Jacksonville.

Freedom Fountain Art Exhibit from City of Jacksonville NC on Vimeo.

Onslow Art Expressions Artists Represented:

Bailey Stocker
Johnnie Shane
Betty Brittian
Linda Haley
Connie Wenner
Barbara Soos
Curtiss Russell
Sue Murphy
Ruth Casey
Olivia Rosage
Bernie Rosage Sr
Bernie Rosage Jr.

 

 

Bernie and his Onslow Art Expression's artists, the Onslow Outdoor Painters Society (OOPS), and other local artists create artwork for the Council for the Arts. May 2013 exhibit centered around Jacksonville's newest landmark, the Freedom Fountain. Check out this video...

 

 

 

 

Upcoming "Impressionism" Workshop by Bernie ~ May 18, 2013.

"Spend the Day with Claude Monet" Workshop

Presented by the

Council for the Arts

Instructor: Bernie Rosage Jr. of Onslow Art Expressions

Workshop Department: Studio

Date: Saturday, May 18, 2013 ~ 10am until 3pm

Media: Acrylic or Oil Paints

Level: Beginner and Intermediate

Workshop Fee: $15 per student… The CFTA is helping fund this special workshop.

Class Size: Limited to 10 adults

Location: Jean Wenner Studio, Council for the Arts, 826 New Bridge Street, Jacksonville, NC 28540.

Materials: Bring a packed lunch… we’ll have lunch in the studio. Bring materials listed below for whatever medium you plan to use (Easels will be provided).

Oil Painters List: Assorted Bristle style brushes, odorless mineral spirits, container for oms, mixing palette, rags or paper towels, two 11x14” canvases, and paints - Titanium White, Cadmium Red (or Vermillion), Alizarin Crimson, Cadmium Yellow, Ultramarine Blue, Cobalt Blue, Sap Green, and Dioxazine Purple.

Acrylics Painters List: Assorted Bristle style brushes, water container, mixing palette, paper towels, two 11x14” canvases, and paints - Titanium White, Cadmium Red (or Vermillion), Alizarin Crimson, Cadmium Yellow, Ultramarine Blue, Cobalt Blue, Sap Green (or Hooker’s Green), and Dioxazine Purple.

Workshop Details: This one day workshop will introduce the students to the "Father of Impressionism," Claude Monet. Artist/instructor, Bernie Rosage Jr., will dress in circa 1880 attire and give an interactive living history program as he portrays a middle aged Claude Monet. He will share art history from the Impressionist Art Movement and talk about Claude Monet's contributions and unique painting style. This workshop is more than a living history program, the main focus is painting in the style of Impressionism. Bernie (aka Monet) will teach students the impressionistic style as they paint a finished painting in the style made famous by Monet. The workshop is designed for beginning and intermediate artists using the mediums of oils and/or acrylics. Bernie’s step-by-step approach and individual attention makes this workshop perfect for beginning artists but challenging enough for intermediates. This unique workshop allows the students to witness art history through one of the art world's most important figures plus paint in the style of one of the world's most influential art movements... Impressionism!

Math and Art... huh???

Here's what an artist does to make a connection to "examples of real world math" for a college math assignment... Hope you enjoy it...

Art since the early Renaissance times has included mathematics, especially geometry, in creating the most pleasing compositions for drawings, paintings, and architecture. As an artist, I still use these methods today to create interesting compositions that hold a viewer’s interest and put emphasis on the focal point of the work. Two main examples are the use of the “Rule of Thirds” and the “Golden Mean.”

The “Rule of Thirds” simply divides the canvas into thirds with a “Tic, Tac, Toe” type grid. The four points where the lines intersect naturally create the points of the most interest on the canvas. The artist situates his or her focal point on or near one of these points to create a pleasing composition.

 

Example from one of my paintings…

 

 

　

The “Golden Mean” or “Golden Ratio” is another mathematical way artists use to set up engaging compositions. The “Golden Mean” is based on the mathematical sequence discovered by mathematician, Leonardo Pisano Bogollo, who lived between 1170 and 1250 in Italy. "Fibonacci" was his nickname, which roughly means "Son of Bonacci".

As well as being famous for the Fibonacci Sequence, he helped spread through Europe the use of Hindu-Arabic Numeral (like our present number system 0,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9) to replace Roman Numerals (I, II, III, IV, V, etc).

By definition, the first two numbers in the Fibonacci sequence are 0 and 1, and each subsequent number is the sum of the previous two. In mathematical terms, the sequence F_n of Fibonacci numbers is defined by the recurrence relation and can be written as a rule mathematically:

x_n = x_n-1 + x_n-2

or

F_{n =} F_n-1 + F_n-2

The “Golden Mean” highlights a spot very close to the “Rule of Thirds” method determined to be the point of interest.

 

 

Examples of the “Golden Mean” in art and architecture…

 

 

The Fibonacci sequence is a consistent and infinite sequence that is found in nature. Here is a surprise. If you take any two successive (one after the other) Fibonacci Numbers, their ratio is very close to the Golden Ratio "φ" which is approximately 1.618034...

Recent studies have linked the Fibonacci sequence follows the patterns in nature, uniting math, science, and nature design. For example, sunflowers often have precisely 55, 89, or 144 petals, numbers that figure in the famous Fibonacci sequence. Nature, it seems, has certain mathematical underpinnings.
 

Researchers have even dubbed the sequence as the fingerprint of God. Read more on this at http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/physics/describing-nature-math.html .

 

This all proves that math can be COOL!

Thanks for dropping by...
In Art (and Math),
Bernie



Sources and resources:

http://www.mathsisfun.com/numbers/fibonacci-sequence.html

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/physics/describing-nature-math.html

 http://www.homeschoolmath.net/teaching/fibonacci_golden_section.php

 http://www.maths.surrey.ac.uk/hosted-sites/R.Knott/Fibonacci/fibnat.html

　

　

　
　

Bernie's art students exhibit in special art show...

CFTA's 35th Annual Students Art Show Awards Ceremony ~ 2013

 

Congrats to Onslow Art Expression's middle school artists; Dailey Rae, Shayla, Isabella, Erin, Starling, and Olivia for having works selected for the Council for the Arts 35th Annual Student Art Show and Competition. These photos are from the Opening/Awards Ceremony on Sunday, March 3, 2013. This special art show will be on exhibit through March 22nd at the CFTA.... Make plans to attend.

 

Click image to see all the photos...

 

Onslow County... All County Arts

Artists... Bernie Rosage Jr., Stephen Greer, Mitchell Morton and Janet Nickle had the honor of working with over 40 of the best high school artists in Onslow County. We gave a "painting from life" workshop in four different 1 hour 45 minute "break out" sessions. The event is called "All County Arts" and brings together the best artists from each high school in the county for a weekend of collaboration and workshops to celebrate these young artists and promote the arts in our community. The event is headed up by Janae Copeland, Education Coordinator for Arts in the Onslow County Schools, and all the Onslow County high school art teachers. They did a GREAT job in organizing this event which is in its fourth year.

Workshop... HUGE success!

 

"Van Gogh" Workshop for Kids... January 22, 2013. A huge success... nobody ate paint or cut their ear off... and everyone created a "Starry Night" Masterpiece!

What a JOY it was teaching these young artists today at the "Van Gogh" Workshop. They were superb artists and students! Thank you kids for a GREAT day! A special thanks to the parents for allowing their children to go on this "Van Gogh" adventure with me!

In Art,
Bernie

Monet for a day at NBMS

Claude Monet aka Bernie and Mrs. Nickle
 

Claude Monet (aka Bernie Rosage Jr,) spent the day with Janet Nickle's 6th, 7th, and 8th grade art classes at New Bridge Middle School in Jacksonville, NC... 12-13-2012. Bernie covered art history, biography of Claude Monet, the Impressionism Art Movement, and did an Impressionistic painting demo of Monet's home at Giverny, France. 

Bernie painting demo for students at NBMS.



Finished painting... 11x14" oil on canvas
"Monet's Home at Giverny"
 

Bernie portraying Claude Monet



Progression of painting #1

#2

#3

#4

Final painting...

Plein Air FUN in Swansboro!

"Carolina Country" Exhibit Video

Video highlighting Eastern North Carolina paintings by Bernie Rosage Jr. and the opening reception for the "Carolina Country" Exhibit at Arts Council of Wayne County, Goldsboro, NC.

Carolina Country Exhibit ~ Eastern NC Landscapes by Bernie Rosage Jr.

FOR IMMEDIATE NEWS RELEASE: "Carolina Country" Exhibit July 19 - August 23, 2012 featuring NC Landscapes by Bernie Rosage Jr.

CAROLINA COUNTRY
July 19 to August 23

The Arts Council of Wayne County
Main Gallery, First Floor

Artist Opening Reception

July 19, 2012

5 - 7 pm

With a focus on paintings that celebrate the landscape of eastern North Carolina, this exhibit will feature the work of three talented painters, Bernie Rosage, Skip Surman, and Sharon Killette.



Here is my personal artist statement and bio that will be played audibly at the show:

My name is Bernie Rosage Jr. and I’m a native of Onslow County, North Carolina, where I reside with my wife, Tami, our children and grandchildren. My passion for art started at an early age and it continues as a self taught artist. I like the term "self motivated to be taught" as I work hard to fuel my passion of painting.

I use a painterly approach to color and texture which gives me a unique sense of style, best defined as Impressionistic Realism. As you will see from this exhibit… I love to work in oils and acrylics and my style varies from true impressionism to the luminous style.

My subjects are often personal and convey feelings of peace, serenity, and nostalgia. I am drawn to country roads, marshlands, cottages, barns, trees, open fields, flowing rivers, etc... anything that eludes to a peaceful, calming feeling when viewed.

I mostly paint from life, either in the studio or on location “en plein aire“… a French term that translates to “in open air.” I am a firm believer that painting from direct observation really hones the artist’s skills and develops the art of seeing.

My mindset and work lately has taken a shift… I have moved beyond just capturing what my subject looks like to something deeper… I am striving for the divine and sublime as I paint now.

Bringing everyday objects to life in fresh and artistic ways by capturing light, mood, and atmosphere are goals I am consciously and consistently achieving. My favorite subject is the landscape… for me… painting the landscape is spiritual. It’s as if I am savoring God’s creation by painting it.

As a Down East son coupled with this love of the landscape makes this exhibit dear to my heart. I am honored to take part in it with two other talented artists who share their passion for Carolina Country.

My paintings are a culmination of sensitivity and skill and are collected throughout the United States, Ireland, Australia, Sweden, and the United Kingdom. I hope you enjoy the show… and maybe one of my paintings will tug at your heartstrings and find a new home.

I’d like to close with a quote by Robert Henri from his book… The Art Spirit… that sums up my life as an artist…
"All any man can do... is add his fragment to the whole.

No man can be final... but he can record his progress...

What he leaves is so much for others to use as stones to step on, or stones to avoid.

After all, the goal is not making art... It is living life.

Those who live their lives will leave the stuff that is really art."

Robert Henri, The Art Spirit

Here are the 15 paintings representing the Eastern NC Landscape in the Carolina Country Exhibit by Bernie Rosage Jr.

Morning Has Broken

100% Cotton

Afternoon Burst

Down East Tobacco Barn

Down East Tobacco Barn in Snow

Tobacco Row

Across the Field

The Marina

The Brock Mill, Trenton, NC

Cedars at Northeast Creek

Carolina Marsh

Meandering Marsh

Topsail Thunder

Surf City Sail

Bouge Pier, Emerald Isle, NC

Two OOPS Artists paint in Kinston Paint Out recently...

Bernie and Karen recently painted in the annual Kinston Plein Air Paint Out sponsored by the Kinston Arts Council. Our friend, Mike Rooney, was the judge. The caliber of paintings were SUPERB this year  A special thanks to the Kinston Arts Council for an awesome event (as usual) and the Mother Earth Brewery for their hospitality.

Karen and Bernie

Ruth Cox, from Myrtle Beach, and Bernie.
Both have been cuber-artist friends for years through the plein air forum at Wet Canvas.

John Herlong getting a one-on-one critique from Mike Rooney.

Two of the three place winners... Karen Crenshaw and LeAnne Avery.

LeAnne with her second place painting.