Local plein air painting opportunities... the next three weekends...

Sunday, November 1, 2009...
Dean, Olivia, and I plan on painting at Bicentennial Park in Swansboro Sunday, November 1st ... if anyone wants to join us come on down. November marks Dean's two year anniversary of painting and he wants to paint the same scene he did for his first plein air painting. Cool idea Dean! Dean plans to be there around 10am and Olivia and I will join him after church.

Saturday, November 7, 2009...
Lisa Whitman-Grice, the curator of the Onslow County Museum and has invited us to drop by and paint at their annual Museum Fest. Here are the details...

MUSEUM FEST

33rd Annual Onslow County Museum Art and Craft Festival
Celebrating Onslow’s Talent and Traditions
Saturday, November 7, 2009* 10 am until 5 pm
RICHLANDS

Music including Classic Collection and the Hominy Swamp Gut Bucket Band; Fossil Hunting; Children’s Discovery Exhibit; Classic Auto Show, and Tractor Show; Special Fire Safety Demonstrations from the Richlands Volunteer Fire Department; and much more.


This is a family FREE event
Information contact: 910.324.5008 or www.onslowcountync.gov/museum

Sunday, November 15, 2009... 1 PM
This will be our monthly paint out. I am still waiting of confirmation of a great spot by the land owner. It's a area in the Pumpkin Center area with beautiful oaks towering over a pond... the colors should be awesome. I'll let you all know asap when confirmed. If this falls through we will paint at the Northeast Creek Boat Access... more pretty trees and water. Again... I'll keep you posted about the location but the date and times are set.

Bernie

PS... remember to set you clocks back one hour this Sunday night at 2AM.

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

Thurston Art Gallery is a quaint building with some history itself... orininally an old church built in 1939.

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...

Mitchell and Penny... GRINNING!

Sherry Thurston

Tom McKenny

Mitchell Morton

Bernie Rosage Jr.

Karen Crenshaw

Pat Boni

Donna and Earl Tyree

Kassiane Patselas

Steve Lambert

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Josh

A special thanks to Sherry's son Josh, who did a GREAT job diplaying the paintings.

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...

Dean's painting featured in the Topsail Advertiser...

Dean's painting was featured in the October 22nd issue of the Topsail Advertiser to help promote the event...

Invitation for Yopp's House Painting Exhibit Opening Reception this Sunday Oct 25th at Thurston Art Gallery...

Click on image to enlarge...

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...
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Please share this image/invitation with all your friends and patrons. See you all Sunday afternoon!

Surf City Paint Out in the Park CANCELLED this weekend!

The Surf City Art Guild just informed us that the Paint Out in the Park scheduled for October 24 - 25th in Surf City has been CANCELLED due lack of artists attending.

Opening Reception at Thurston Gallery for Yopp House paintings set for October 25th from 4-6 PM.

OOPS artists gathered last Sunday to plein air paint at the historic Yopp's Meeting House in Snead's Ferry, NC. The Friends of the Yopp House are looking for help in any way to raise money for much needed interior repairs. 15 Onslow County ...artists are doing their part by allowing proceeds from their painting sales to go to this preservation cause. Join us at the Thurston Gallery, 328 Peru Road, Sneads Ferry, NC for the opening reception on Sunday, October 25th from 4-6 PM. Buy some art and help preserve this landmark! Check out this video trailer below plus details and photos HERE...



Opening Reception:
Sunday October 25, 2009
4 - 6:00 PM
Thurston Art Gallery
328 Peru Road
Sneads Ferry,NC 28460
910-327-1781
sherrythurston@charter.net

OOPS members note... Remember to bring your friends and a finger food side dish... see ya there!

FOR IMMEDIATE NEWS RELEASE: OOPS did their part NOW it's YOUR turn!

OOPS members recently did a paint out at the historical Yopp's Meeting House in Snead's Ferry, NC. The OOPS artists have agreed to donate proceeds from their painting from the event to help the Friends of the Yopp House raise money for repairs needed on the historic structure.

The Daily News had a great article about the house and event here... Group lends hand — and art — to help preserve historical landmark.

OOPS members painting at the Yopp House... Doing their Part!

The interior showing damage needing repairs.

Artist/teacher/gallery owner, Sherry Thurston (pictured left) organized the event and will have the paintings displayed to sell in her gallery through Thanksgiving. This is where YOU come in and do YOUR part... join her and OOPS artists at the opening reception on Sunday, October 25th from 4-6 PM and BUY these works for a GREAT CAUSE!

Thurston Art Gallery

328 Peru Road

Sneads Ferry,NC 28460

910-327-1781

sherrythurston@charter.net

Artists who attended the Paint Out for Yopp’s Meeting House Fundraiser:

Bernie Rosage Jr.

Mitchell Morton

Tom McKenny

Patrick Raynor

Dean Remington

Penny Morton

Patsy K. Lain

Steve Lambert

Kassiane Patselas

Stephen E. Greer, Sr.

Pat Boni

Sherry Thurston

Donna Tyree

Karen Crenshaw

Earl Tyree

LAST CALL ~ DEADLINE EXTENDED ~ Surf City Art Guild Annual Paint Out

The deadline to enter the Paint Out has been extended to October 19th. If you are interested, there is a document attached that you can mail in to register:

Thanks for your support!
The Surf City Art Guild

Details about paint out HERE...

Group lends hand — and art — to help preserve historical landmark

Yesterday's paint out at the Yopp Meeting House was special in many ways... great weather, great turn out and fellowship, great food, and a great cause.

Check out this article about us and the Yopp Meeting House that was published in Saturday's Daily News...

Group lends hand — and art — to help preserve historical landmark

article by Aniesa Holmes
aholmes@freedomenc.com.

Artists who attended the Paint Out for Yopp’s Meeting House Fundraiser:
Bernie Rosage Jr.
Mitchell Morton
Tom McKenny
Patrick Raynor
Dean Remington
Penny Morton
Patsy K. Lain
Steve Lambert
Kassiane Patselas
Stephen E. Greer, Sr.
Pat Boni
Sherry Thurston
Donna Tyree
Karen Crenshaw
Earl Tyree

Photographs coming soon...

Tid-Bits of important info...

October 9, 2009...
(Friday, Oct. 9th from 6:00-8:00PM) Stephen Greer's opening reception for his "Still" Native American Indian works at ArtExposure. Details here...
ArtExposure LLC
22527 Highway 17
Hampstead, NC 28443
#910-330-4077
artexpo0@gmail.com
http://www.artexposure50.com/

October 11, 2009...
Our monthly OOPS Paint Out at the Yopp Meeting House in Sneads Ferry... details on this blog. The weather report according to http://www.weather.com/ (28540) is calling for temps around 71 degrees with 40% chance of scattered thunder storms. If the day looks like a complete wash out we have a rain date set for the the following Sunday, October 18th... but only in the event of a wash out since so many members have committed to the 11th. http://oopsnc.blogspot.com/

October 24-25, 2009... Surf City Art Guild's 2 annual "Paint Out in the Park"... plein air competition. Details on this blog. http://oopsnc.blogspot.com/

October 25, 2009... OOPS plein air paintings exhibit opening reception at Sherry Thurston's Art Gallery... details on this blog. http://oopsnc.blogspot.com/

October 4-30, 2009...
"Barns" exhibit by Connie Burke and Stephen Greer Sr at the Council for the Arts, 826 New Bridge St, Jacksonville NC... check out this short video from the opening reception...

ATTENTION OOPS ARTISTS: Special Events surrounding OOPS October Paint Out (Oct 11th) at the Yopps Meeting House in Sneads Ferry

A special Paint Out in celebration of the 2nd Anniversary of OOPS (Onslow Outdoor Painters Society) and a GREAT Cause has been organized by Sherry Thurston, artist and gallery owner.

Fundraiser Paint Out
for Yopp's Meeting House

October 11, 2009

Yopps Meeting House: needs lots of interior work, floors (had termites) many other repairs are needed on the grounds too.

Artists information:
Date: October 11th, 2009
Place: Yopp's Meeting House
Hwy 172, Sneads Ferry, NC
Paint Time: 12 til 3pm +

Your work that day will be accepted to be in a show to fund raise for Yopp's Meeting House at Thurston Art Gallery. You may offer some or all of the proceeds to the fundraiser.*
Bring labels and frames if needed. This will save time and your work will be ready.

The Daily News in Jacksonville is doing a featured story on this show!

Follow up:
Art Show at Thurston Art Gallery:
October 11th to November 29th
Open House will be October 25th, 4 to 6pm.

Invite at least 5 of your friends to drop by!

If some of you can bring finger food that would help. We will have the beverages ready.

(If you have works from the Surf City Paint Out that day place them on your easel if the weather permits or if we have space in the gallery on the 25th!)

Thurston Art Gallery can receive works on October 11th to hang for the show that will run to Sunday November 29th- you may pick up from 1pm to 3pm. If you need to make other arrangements for pick up please call.
910-526-9988. Sherry's cell

* Mastercard, Visa and Discover sales can be done with a 15% fee to cover costs. Checks will be paid out at the end of the show by Thurston Art Gallery. Please leave us a mailing address and some business cards.

RECAP...

WHAT: OOPS October "Paint Out"

WHEN: Sunday, October 11, 2009, 1:00 PM until

WHERE: Yopps Meeting House in Sneads Ferry, NC. The structure is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

WHY: Plein Air Painting... What can we say... we're addicted!... plus this event is to raise money and awareness for a GREAT cause... The Friends of the Yopp House and their cause of saving and maintaining this historic structure.

WHAT ELSE: Sherry Thurston, artist and gallery owner has planned this event with the help of Stephen Greer, Bernie Rosage, The Friends of the Yopp House, and the Daily News to bring attention to this historic structure. She will also be painting with us and is very excited about the event. Most OOPS artists agreed sometime back to donate their plein air works from the paint out to sale or auction off to help raise money for the preservation of the Yopps Meeting House. Sherry has graciously allowed these paintings to be exhibited in her gallery for sale with all or part of the proceeds (up to individual artists) to go to the Friends Of the Yopp House. ALL DETAILS POSTED ABOVE...

WHAT ELSE #2: With all the plein air events going on in October please place this on your number one priority list as we need to have a good showing for this paint out.

WHAT ELSE #3: We will also gather at a local restaurant of our choosing in the Sneads Ferry area for a Dutch Treat Dinner in Celebration of our 2 year anniversary.

WHAT ELSE #4: We need a head count of members planning to attend... comment in this post or send Bernie an email at bernierosage@gmail.com

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Those who have responded are listed below... still need to hear from several members...

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Sherry Thurston ~ Attending

Bernie Rosage ~ Attending

Tom Mckenny ~ Attending

Dean Remington ~ Attending

Michell Morton ~ Attending

Patsy Lain ~ Attending

K Roland ~ Attending

Anne Ward ~ Not Attending

Pat Boni ~ Attending

Donna Tyree ~ Attending

Earl Tyree ~ Attending

Patrick Raynor ~ Not Attending

Kathi Lenn ~ Maybe Attending

Stephen Greer ~ Attending

Barbara Bear Jamison ~ Not Attending

Newbies always 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?

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