OOPS Members; Karen Crenshaw, Stephen Greer, Bernie Rosage, and Mitchell Morton recently taught an all day workshop on plein air painting to the top high school art students in Onslow County. The 24 "All County Art Students" represented several high schools in the county and worked through four different workshops in a "round robin" style of teaching. At days end... parents and friends gathered to see the fruits of their labor. The event was organized by several high school art teachers and Janae Copeland, Onslow County Curriculum Coordinator for the Arts and Foreign Languages. The students were very attentive and a joy to work with... we hope this is an annual event to highlight the young visual artists in our community.
The Kinston Community Council for the Arts (Kinston CCA) is a non-profit organization that promotes art in Lenoir County. Kinston CCAs annual paint out is held each year as a part of the BBQ festival on the Neuse. This year the paint out was for three days in downtown Kinston, beginning April 28 through April 30th. Paintings were juried and then were for sale as the art gallery next to Mother Earth Brewery during the Festival on the Neuse. OOPS (Onslow Outdoor Painters Society) members present were Bernie Rosage Jr., Mitchell Morton, Karen Crenshaw, and Susan Cheatham. Our friends... Tesh Parekh, Art Tyndall, Ruth Cox, Mary Page Whitley, and Charles Philip Brooks were there and we met many new friends. 25 artists entered the competition... 1st place went to Ruth Cox, 2nd to Bernie Rosage Jr., and 3rd to Tesh Parekh. Bernie, Mitchell, and Karen sold several paintings during the first viewing. A special thanks to the town of Kinston, Mother Earth Brewery, and the Kinston CCA for your hospitality and organizing this GREAT event!... We can't wait till next year!
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 .
Had a busy-busy art week... OOPS Paint Out, Kinston Paint Out, WOHS All County Art Students Workshop, and the OAS Artist Reception...
The grand finale... "Best in Show" at the OAS 2010 Spring Art Show for "Sean Dempsey and the Rare Auld Times"... more details later in the week... I'm off to catch a relax right now!
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.
I am very fortunate to have scenes like this within a twenty minute drive from my house. I never tire of viewing and painting marshlands... they are so peaceful for me.
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All paintings are signed originals using artist grade oils on archival surfaces. "Certificate of Authenticity" included.
Title: "The Boat Fund" Artist: Bernie Rosage Jr. Size: 8x10" Medium and Surface: Oil on linen panel 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.
About this painting: Twice a month three of my artist friends gather to paint at my place. We call ourselves the "four brush-ka-teers". The responsibility of bringing a still life to paint from life is rotated amongst the brush-ka-teers. This still life will appeal to all the boaters out there... especially those who took time to save up enough dough for their dream boat.
All paintings are signed originals using artist grade oils on archival surfaces. "Certificate of Authenticity" included.
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 HEREto see details about this painting.
About this painting:
This scene is set in the small coastal town of Swansboro, North Carolina. I was itching to get out and plein air paint... somewhere... anywhere. I called a couple of plein air pards and we decided to converge on Bicentennial Park in downtown Swansboro. I went to the early service at church and arrived in Swansboro around noon. On the way I passed through a drenching downpour but was determined to paint even if it meant finding shelter to do so. Surprisingly enough the rain skirted around us all day with the exception of a few drops here and there. I used the Zorn limited palette for this painting... it worked well for the overcast look of the day. The Zorn palette (often used by artist and namesake Anders Zorn) consists of Yellow Ochre, Cad Red, Ivory Black (with a tad of Ultramarine Blue) and Titanium White. This scene is set looking across the White Oak River towards Clyde Phillips fish house from the coastal town of Swansboro.
All paintings are signed originals using artist grade oils on archival surfaces. "Certificate of Authenticity" included.
Title: "Waiting for the Recital" Artist: Bernie Rosage Jr. Size: 10x8" Medium and Surface: Oil on Linen Panel 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: This pair of ballet point shoes was painted from life in my studio. I loved the challenge presented by the lights and darks, form, and shadows. There is something classical and peaceful about an old pair of ballet shoes... "Waiting for the Recital" seems to be a perfect title for this painting.
Everyday objects painted from life is the essence of the "Painting a Day" art movement that is gaining momentum in the art collecting market.
All paintings are signed originals using artist grade oils on archival surfaces. "Certificate of Authenticity" included.
Jesus Christ has been a central figure in art for centuries. Artist... past and present... known and unknown... have captured the Passion of Christ in their artwork. This video celebrates that and is set to the music "King of Glory" by Third Day. A special thanks and credit to the following artists: El Greco, Caravaggio, Pablo Picasso, Salvador Dali, Titian, Reuben's, Leonardo DaVinci, Rembrandt, Ben Long, Lynn Phillips, Larry Seiler, Morgan Weistling, Bernie Rosage Jr., and several unknown artists.
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