THIS JUST IN... Bernie launches Art Affiliate Program...

If you are an art collector... Thank you! What would the art world be like without you? Our museums and galleries would be empty, artists would lose a platform to grow from, and all our lives would have less meaning.

A special thank you to all the patrons who have purchased my work over the past several years... you have been a blessing to me and I want to return that blessing to you through my Art Affiliate program.

The program is designed for my art collectors and braggarts who want to make $$$ by referring my available paintings to their friends, family, and acquaintances as potential patrons… does this sound like something you would be interested in?…

Read more and sign up at Bernie Rosage Jr. Art Affiliates.

Thank you sincerely... Bernie

My little art buddy calls it a night... this is priceless!

Happy Thanksgiving everyone...

Not what we say about our blessings, but how we use them, is the true measure of our thanksgiving. ~W.T. Purkiser

Plein Air: Cedars at Northeast Creek

This original oil painting "Plein Air: Cedars at Northeast Creek" by American Artist, Bernie Rosage Jr. is available for purchase... the price is $220 unframed ($270 framed) plus $15 S&H... Email Bernie about purchasing details HERE... please include the paintings title in the subject line.

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"Cedars at Northeast Creek"... 8x10" oil on linen panel, en plein aire by Bernie Rosage Jr., 11-15-2009.

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This painting was painted en plein aire with the OOPS (Onslow Outdoor Painters Society) group that I paint with once a month. Sunday was gorgeous... we were just coming off a week long rain (approx 15 inches according to the local weatherman) and the sunshine and mild temps made the day perfect. We painted at the boat access area of Northeast Creek Park in Jacksonville, NC. The water was high due to the previous week of rain but that never hindered us a bit. I simplified the scene by editing man made objects like a gazebo and power lines (check out the video to see) and went for the essence of what drew me to the scene... the light on the reeds contrasted against the dark cedar trees.

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Youtube Video link...

Bernie plein air painting at Northeast Creek

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Bernie gives demo to Sophomore Art Academy at White Oak High School

I had the privilege and honor to speak to the Sophomore Art Academy at White Oak High School in Jacksonville, NC. I gave an art demo and it was really cool to have the undivided attention of approx 75 students who were so mannerly and asked some great questions. I attended art classes under the late Blanche Johnson at White Oak in the 1970's... wish she was there...



Check out the youtube video link below....

Bernie gives demo to Sophomore Art Academy at White Oak High School

If you are one of the students who was there please leave me a comment... I'd love to hear from you and get your feedback.

Plein Air Study: Swansboro, NC

This original oil painting "Plein Air Study: Swansboro, NC" by American Artist, Bernie Rosage Jr. is available for purchase... the price is $125 unframed plus $15 S&H... Email Bernie about purchasing details HERE... please include the paintings title in the subject line.

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"Plein Air Study: Swansboro, NC"... 8x10" oil on panel, en plein aire by Bernie Rosage Jr., 11-1-09.

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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, NC. 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 palettte 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.

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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Click HERE for related links about this event...

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...

Available Paintings by Bernie Rosage Jr.

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