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

FOR IMMEDIATE NEWS RELEASE: "Barns" Exhibit by artists, Connie Burke and Stephen Greer at Council for the Arts in October.

"Barns"
OCTOBER 2009
4th - 30th

Baysden Gallery
Council for the Arts
826 New Bridge St, Jacksonville NC 28540

Jacksonville artists Connie Burke and Stephen Greer, Sr. exhibit titled "Barns" will be centered on and around barns. Connie Burke is well-known for painting landscapes, lighthouses, marshes and of course her barns. Stephen is a talented artist who enjoys doing portraits, landscapes and is a member of the local OOPS (Onslow Outdoor Painters Society) group. Between the two of them we will see acrylics, oils, watercolor and pastels.

Opening Reception Sunday, October 4th from 2:30pm till 4:00pm.
Hosted by Patty Morse & Karen Wenner

Congrats to Mitchell and Stephen...

Michael, Andrea, and Kevin (art instructors at Coastal Carolina Community College) announce the winners of the CCCC Juried Art Show. The juried entries and winning works will be on exhibit in the Fine Arts Building at the college through the next week and a half.


Our own Mitchell Morton and Stephen Greer take top honors.
LtoR... Penny Morton, Mitchell, Stephen, and Donna Graham.


Mitchell won "Best of Show" with this painting.


Stephen won second place with this portrait of Donna.


Mitchell and Donna posing with one of Mitchell's paintings.

Stephen's other work was a self portrait.

Mitchell posing with another one of his paintings juried into the show.

Christian, Olivia, Savannah, and Bernie were there to show their support... and eat the snacks!

Congratulations Mitchell and Stephen.... keep up the GREAT work!

Our own Stephen Greer's solo exhibit kicks off this Sunday with opening reception... make plans to attend.

Artwork from our own OOPS pard, Stephen Greer, will be on display at the Council for the Arts beginning this Sunday. Join us for the opening reception this Sunday, August 3, 2008 at 2:30 pm and meet Stephen in person and be prepared to be amazed by what you see...

Stephen's work will be featured in the Baysden Gallery at the Council for the Arts August 3rd through the 29th. The show features a series of acrylic paintings inspired by the Haliwa-Saponi and Occaneechi Indian tribes of eastern North Carolina.



This image does no justice to this awesome exhibit that must be viewed in person to really appreciate. Many of the works are grand in size and promise to be an inspiration and joy to view. Make plans to attend... you don't want to miss this one!

Kinston Paint Out was AWESOME!!!!!!!!!!!

OOPS members, LtoR: Mitchell Morton, Stephen Greer, Kathi Lenn, Pat Boni, and Bernie Rosage, had an AWESOME time at the 1st Annual Kinston Plein Air Paint Out. The event was sponsored by The Community Council for the Arts in Kinston, NC, and organized by Mary Page Whitley. Artist, Mike Rooney, was the judge for the event. He and Mary Page even painted with the artists throughout the 2 day paint out.



We met at the gazebo in Neuseway Park on Friday at 9:00 am where Mary Page gave us the rules of engagement and a map. Rules were simple... paint within the boundaries on the map and paint as many works as possible. The areas we were to paint in had everything from a park, awesome views of the Neuse River, urban scenes, a Farmers Market, and more. On Saturday we were to turn in our best three for judging by Mike. 15 artists signed up for the paint out.



The event was part Of the Neuse River Fest and there were tons of people and activities going on. Photo above shows spectators enjoying the artwork turned in for the judging on Saturday.
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Approximately 40 works were turned in for judging... With the quality of work, Mike mentioned his task of picking three winners was TOUGH!



OOPS members fared very well in the competition... Stephen took 1st plus an Honorable Mention and Bernie placed third. (Close ups of all the OOPS members paintings in this blog post).



1st, 2nd, and 3rd... with 2 Honorable Mentions...


The winners... (LtoR)... Mike Rooney holding Stephen's Honorable Mention, Bernie (3rd), Stephen (1st), Dodie (2nd), and John (Honorable Mention).
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Every artist attending the event was a winner... the camaraderie, excellent weather, the subject matter, and nice folks of Kinston proved that! We met many talented artists and even hope to plein air paint with with a group near Greenville. Hopefully the two groups can plan their own paint outs similar to this one in the future as well.

After the judging... Mike critiqued 2 paintings per artist... to be quite honest... this 45 minutes was worth the $30 entry fee. Mike shared some great insights about subject matter and the focal point. OOPS and Onslow County are lucky to have him for a workshop next month.

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OOPS members at work...

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Kathi set up near the park where she captured most of her scenes. Hard to believe these paintings are a result of her second time working with watercolors. WOW! We still need to post her work from Saturday.

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Mitchell painted street scenes on Friday and the festival on Saturday....

Stephen painted an urban street scene and a tree on Friday. He painted his award winning Neuse River scene on Saturday...

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(Honorable Mention)

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(1st Place)

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Pat painted this quaint old gas station on Friday. She worked on a street scene also on Friday finishing it up on Saturday. We still need to publish her street scene from Saturday.

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Bernie painted a street scene and an old train station (3rd place winner) on Friday. He painted at the Farmers Market on Saturday...






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(3rd Place)

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All in all... we had a BLAST... and hope to do this again.... SOON!

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