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Thursday, June 24, 2010

Tuesday, June 22, 2010

July Paint Out set for the 25th at the Maysville Rock Quarry.

WHAT: OOPS! July Paint Out

WHEN: Sunday, July 25, 2010 from 1PM until... some members plann to arrive at Noon to get an early start.

This date and location was selected as our rescheduled date from our April Paint Out that was rained out... . Dean organized the location. Thanks Dean!

WHERE: Maysville/Belgrade Rock Quarry Fishing Lakes. Meet at the Fishing Info and Bait Shack. Detailed directions from Dean below.

WHY: Simply put... we LOVE plein air painting!

Newbies welcome... all mediums and skill levels... simply show up with your gear and be prepared to have fun!

What the heck is OOPS and how do I join the FUN?

DIRECTIONS:
From Jacksonvile/south:
Travel north on highway 17 towards Maysville there will be "White Oak river campground" on your right after you go through Belgrade. You will cross a bridge and enter into Jones county as you PASS the campground. Look to the right and you will see a white and red "fishing" sign. There will also be a yellow "live minnows" sign under that. Turn right there. It is a dirt road. As you follow it you will see Maysville cemetary on your left. Follow the road to the right. The road will curve to the left about a quarter mile ahead and a two lane dirt path will go straight. FOLLOW THE ROAD!. You are now there! You can let them know at the shack you are with the painting group and you will not be charged anything. If you are bringing someone with you who likes to fish it is $5.00 for the day. No license is necessary if they stay on the 2 private lakes. If they bring a boat, only electric motors are authorized. You can also rent boats there too.

From New Bern/north
Travel south on highway 17. Pass through Maysville. On your right you will see Maysville mill. Put on your left turn blinker and turn on the dirt road. There is a white and red fishing sign with a yellow "live minnows" sign under it. As you follow it you will see Maysville cemetary on your left. Follow the road to the right. The road will curve to the left about a quarter mile ahead and a two lane dirt path will go straight. FOLLOW THE ROAD!. You are now there! You can let them know at the shack you are with the painting group and you will not be charged anything. If you are bringing someone with you who likes to fish it is $5.00 for the day. No license is necessary if they stay on the 2 private lakes. If they bring a boat, only electric motors are authorized. You can also rent boats there too.

OOPS Artists featured in "reinCARnation" Exhibit in Goldsboro, NC.

Six OOPS artists with a total of 12 paintings (artists and paintings below) are to be featured in the upcoming "reinCARnation" Exhibit in Goldsboro, NC. Becca Scott Reynolds, Executive Director of the Arts Council of Wayne County, organized the event and is excited to have OOPS participate. The exhibit will feature sculpture work and other media and run through the month of July, 2010.

'reinCARnation"
JULY 2010
featuring live music from local pianist Jimmy Aycock!

LOWER LEVEL GALLERY
Auto Related Artwork from artists across eastern NC including:
License Plate Guitars from Peter Geiger
Plein Air Paintings from OOPS painters in Onslow County

T.A. LOVING GALLERY:
Jack Cobb: A Preview Collection (Samples from the art of the late Jack Cobb)

WEIL-ROSENTHAL GALLERY
In the Mix (Mixed Media exhibit by Robert Jones of Snow Hill)

This exhibit is FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC!

The Arts Council of Wayne County
2406 East Ash Street
Goldsboro, NC

Arts Council Wayne note... This event is an opening reception for an exhibit we are hosting at the Arts Council of Wayne County called "reinCARnation" that will feature recycled and auto related artwork in the lower level gallery. There will be a mixed media exhibit on the upper level from artist Robert Jones and a collection of work by the late... Jack Cobb which is a preview of a larger show that we will be hosting in the future. The opening reception is Thursday, July 1 from 5-7 pm and is free and open to the public. Jimmy Aycock will provide the night's entertainment on piano.


"Outstanding in Its Field"... Bernie Rosage Jr... 8x10" framed~ $200
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"1940 Ford"... Bernie Rosage Jr... 8x10" framed ~ $200
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"NOMAD'r What!"... Bernie Rosage Jr... 8x10" framed ~ $200
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"#1"... Mitchell Morton... 8x10" box framed ~ $175
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"#2"... Mitchell Morton... 8x10 gallery wrapped with painted sides ~ $125
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"#3"... Mitchell Morton... 8x8" box framed ~ $145
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"Memories"... Sherry Thurston... 16x20" framed ~ $450
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"Salvage Truck for the Fishermen".. Sherry Thurston... 16x20" framed ~ $350
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"It Runs"... Sherry Thurston... 18x12" gallery wrapped with painted sides ~ $250
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"Old Blue"... Stephen Greer Sr... 9x12" gallery wrapped with painted sides ~ $175
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"Odum's Junkyard"... Pat Boni... 12x18" framed ~ $200
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"Back to Life"... Dean Remington... 8x10" gallery wrapped with painted sides ~ $80

Saturday, June 19, 2010

Congrats to Sherry Thurston!

Congratulations to Sherry Thurston on her recent retirement from the Onslow County School system as Art teacher at Dixon High School.

But... that's not all...

Her painting "My Beach House" was recently featured on the cover of the Topsail Advertiser.

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But.. that's not all...
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She (along with several other OOPS artists... more details coming soon) will have three paintings exhibited in the reinCARnation Exhibit at the Wayne County Arts Council in July.
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But that's not all...
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She's teaching art classes! Here's a note from her with her schedule of classes...
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Just retired from teaching in public schools and now it's time to focus on painting and teaching in Thurston Art Gallery! Call for a schedule on classes in Sneads Ferry. (910-526-9988 cell) or(910-327-1781). We can do morning classes or evening. Adults and Children classes, limited space so call early.

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Also I wanted to let you and your friends know I will be teaching some acrylic painting classes for beginners and intermediates at Michael’s in Jacksonville this summer.

Michael's and Chartpak have partnered to offer a wonderful deal on painting supplies, coupons and classes which I will be teaching soon. The products are by Grumbacher assuring quality. These classes will be fun even with your first try. It takes time and practice to paint but in the two hour classes you will have the basics down so you can do your first landscape! Floral paintings will be the second set of classes. Dates will be forthcoming.
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Demo at Michael's of Jacksonville, Sunday June 27th at 1pm
1st class 10 to 12 noon on Wednesday, July 7th
2nd class 6 to 8pm on Thursday, July 22nd
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Hope you can come, love to see you there. Limited space so sign up early at Michael's at the front desk. Ask for the landscape class taught by Sherry Thurston. Thanks
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Several OOPS! Members enjoy a day with Mike Rooney

Several OOPS members recently enjoyed a one day workshop given by artist and friend, Mike Rooney. Mike taught us the Cape Cod style of painting which is colorful and FULL of light. We went through various exercises, watched him do a plein air demo, and then painted ourselves. The style was very challenging for many of us but it was a breath of fresh air to be taken out of our comfort zones and learn something new. A special thanks to the Council for the Arts for subsidising and organizing this awesome workshop!

Mike Rooney giving plein air demo...


Artists present were:

Bernie Rosage Jr.
Mitchell Morton
Dean Remington
Karen Crenshaw
Kass Patselas
Pat Boni
Ann Lees
Bonnie Rogers
Susan Cheatham
Pete Moffitt
Laine Francis
Barbara Bear Jamison





Invitation to Plein Air Paint at "New River Palooza!"

Brittany and Betty of the New River Foundation, have extended an invitation to any OOPS members to paint and join them in celebrating their 15th year anniversary with a festival on the New River, dubbed the "New River Palooza!" The festival is set for Saturday. June 26th (10am-4pm) at Riverwalk in Downtown Jacksonville.

This is a great opportunity for those who missed our paint out in Swansboro earlier this month. I"ll be painting in the Blue Rodge Mountains and won't be there... have FUN!

We are working on a date for our July Paint Out... I'm hoping we can paint at the Rock Quarry in Maysville since it was rained out in April. I'll find out from Dean and get back with everyone.

Bernie

Friday, June 4, 2010

OOPS June Paint Out the 12th in Swansboro for "Arts by the Sea" Festival

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WHAT: OOPS! June Paint Out (Our annual paint out to support the arts in Onslow County at the "Arts by the Sea" Festival.)
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WHEN: Saturday, June 12, 2010 from 9am until...
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WHERE: Downtown Swansboro in conjunction with the "Arts by the Sea" Featival... set up any where you'd like!
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WHY: Simply put... we LOVE plein air painting! GREAT time of year to PAINT outside!
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Newbies welcome... all mediums and skill levels... simply show up with your gear and be prepared to have fun!
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What the heck is OOPS and how do I join the FUN?
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