In the News: Two generations enter 51st OAS Show.

Recently my father (Bernie Sr.) and I both entered paintings in the 51st Annual Onslow Art Society Spring Show. Dad painted when I was a kid but has recently taken up the challenge again. Here's a photo of us at the opening. The show runs at the Council for the Arts through April.

I was fortunate enough to be awarded the "Onslow County Artist Award" due to the painting "Blue Ridge Autumn" pictured below. A good friend of mine purchased the painting... thanks Karen.

Cloud Nine Week ~ Honorable Mention

In my earlier post Cloud Nine Week ~ OAS Spring Art Show Online Tour ... I forgot to mention that my painting "Ha Penny Bridge, Dublin, Ireland" was awarded an Honorble Mention at the current Onslow Art Society Spring Art Show.

Ha' penny Bridge, Dublin, Ireland.. 16x20" Oil on stretched canvas by Bernie Rosage Jr., 2009.

Cloud Nine Week ~ OAS Spring Art Show Online Tour ~ "Best in Show" awarded to Bernie Rosage Jr.

YouTube viseo link: Onslow Art Society 2010 Spring Art Show, Council for the Arts, Jacksonville, NC

OAS 2010 Spring Art Show Awards...
The Onslow Art Societys 49th Annual Spring Art Show will hang in the Bradford Baysden Gallery at the Council for the Arts, 826 New Bridge St., Jacksonville, NC until May 28.

The judge for this show was Becca Scott Reynolds, Gallery and Education Director for Arts Council of Wayne Co.

Fifty-eight area artists are having their work shown.

The Art Society is proud to announce the winners of this years spring show.

The Claire Armstrong Best in Show was awarded to Bernie Rosage, Jr. of Jacksonville for his oil painting, "Sean Dempsey in the Rare Auld Time"

Bernie's painting... "Sean Dempsey and the Rare Auld Times"...

The Claire Armstrong Endowment Award went to Mark Scott of Hampstead for "Last Curtain Call", a mixed media. The Onslow Art Societys Memorial Award was won by Penny Craven of Kinston for a mixed media painting, "The Coffee House Buddies." The Onslow County Award went to Johnnie Lee Scott of Richlands for a Polaroid Transfer, "Cavanaugh House Views." The Dr. Timothy Edwards Award was won by Robert Rigsby of Goldsboro for "Goose Showing Off", an oil painting and The Frame Game Gift Certificate was awarded to Mitchell Morton of Hubert for "Ottaway Burns," an acrylic. The Cheap Joes Gift Certificate went to Bill Sketoe of Cedar Point for "Symmetrical Contrast," an acrylic.

An Award of Excellence was awarded to:Jim Dees of Williamston for "Garden of the Gods," a photograph; Terry Rosenfelder of Wilmington for "Creekside Cottage," an oil; Donna Slade of Wake Forest for a color pencil painting, "Chucks Canvas."

An Award of Merit was presented to: Patsy Kennedy Lain of Hubert for "Home Sweet Home", an acrylic; Lynn Padgett of Holly Ridge for "Fish House Dock," a Mixed Media painting; Caleb Hayre of Jacksonville for "Ol Glory," an acrylic.

Honorable Mentions went to Carol Hovey of Wilmington for "Tapestry I-Carolina Concerto, a watercolor; Sarah Thrasher of New Bern for her photograph, "Empty,"; Bates Toone of Wilmington for "Wayne Barn," a watercolor: Johnnie Lee Scott of Richlands for "Looking Back to the Eighteen Hundreds," 3-D; Bernie Rosage, Jr. of Jacksonville for "Ha Penny Bridge, Dublin, Ireland," an oil; Sherry Thurston of Sneads Ferry for "Welcome Home," a watercolor .

Highlighted artist on Creative Spotlite webpage...

I am very humbled and honored to be highlighted on Creative Spotlite's Artist Spotlite section of their awesome website. Many artists use their site as a knowledge base for art lessons and resources... cool to be highlighted among my peers. I have purchased several instruction DVD's from this top notch company and highly recommend their artists resources.

Please click here... Artist Spotlite - Bernie Rosage Jr... and take a gander... leave a comment if you get the chance.

A side note... I'm humbled two times over by having this painting,"Confederate Canteen", juried into the Spring Images Art Show sponsored by the Onslow Art Society and was awarded an Honorable Mention.




Bernie

In the Pines (Old Tobacco Barn)

"In the Pines" ... 6x8" Oil on Panel, alla prima, 3-2008.
SOLD...

Bernie Rosage Jr. recieved the The Dr. Timothy Edwards Purchase Award for this painting in the 47th Annual Spring Art Show by the Onslow Art Society.

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Old tobacco barns like this scatter the country side in Eastern North Carolina. Most are being reclaimed by nature like this old one nestled in the shade of several pine trees. Many southern country folk can identify with these old barns and the long summer days of work and fellowship that went under their tin roofs. It won't be to many years in the future when this will be a rare site indeed.

"Cadmium Lemon" by Bernie Rosage Jr.

"Cadmium Lemon"... 6x6" Oil on Panel, alla prima from life, 2-2008.
SOLD...

This original oil painting by American Artist, Bernie Rosage Jr. was SOLD at the 47th Annual Spring Art Show by the Onslow Art Society in the Baysden Art Gallery in Jacksonville, NC.

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This small still life titled "Cadmium Lemon" was painted from life as part of my "a painting a day" series. The play on subject matter ties my love of painting everyday objects like this lemon and my love of art represented by the tube of cadmium lemon paint.