"Plan B" Success for April Paint Out!

We had to make a weather call and throw "Plan B" into action so we wouldn't miss painting with our new friends Phyllis and Sharon from Salisbury, NC and Plein Air Carolina. "Plan B" was painting a still life from life in the garage at Audio Plus. The rain held out but we still felt like we made a good call due to the high winds. Our apologies to anyone who didn't get the last minute change and ended up at the rock quarry. We still plan to paint there in the future.

OOPS members present LtoR: Phyllis (our guest), Pat, Sherry, Sharon (our guest), Kit, Stephen, Penny, Bernie, Mitchell, and Dean.

Our subject!




Phyllis Steimel


Sharon Forthofer






Dean...


Sherry...


Pat...

Penny and Mitchell...

Kit...

Bernie

URGENT NEWS about PAINT OUT Today... PLAN B has been put into action!

URGENT NEWS... Change of plans! Due to today's weather of rain, wind, and possible thunderstorms and lack of shelter at the Rock Quarry we have made the decision to move to PLAN B. We are meeting at my store (Audio Plus) at 1 PM today to paint a still life from life. Audio Plus is located at 435-A Western Blvd across from Coastal Carolina Community College two doors down from Dunkin Donuts. Sorry about the change and I hope everyone gets this message in time to make it. Hope to see as many of you as possible in this dry place... :)
Bernie

WOW... We're Busy! Important dates in April and May to remember...

April 22-25, 2010 ~ Wayne County, NC (Goldsboro) ~ The ACWC is hosting a show called “reinCARnation”... click this link for the details ~ Let me know us know if you plan to attend.

** April 25, 2010 ~ http://oopsnc.blogspot.com/2010/04/oops-april-paint-out-set-for-25th-at.html Some members plan to show up at noon.

April 25-26, 2010 ~ Time to turn in your entries for the OAS Spring Art Show at the Council for the Arts... 25th from 1-4PM (we'll be out painting) and 26th from 8:30am till 4pm.

April 28-30, 2010 ~ 3rd Annual Kinston Plein Air Paint Out ~ Wednesday thru Friday Bernie, Mitchell, Dean, and Stephen plan to attend a couple days... contact them if you wish to carpool.

April 27 May 1, 2010 ~ Hand deliver entries for plein air works to New Bern Artworks, Tuesday, April 27 through Saturday, May 1.

** May 1, 2010 ~ All County Art Students Workshop ~ ALL DAY at White Oak High School.

** May 16, 2010 ~ OOPS Paint Out Sunday @ 1PM ~ Wild Flowers Hwy 58/Hwy 24 Junc. near Emerald Isle Bridge.

** May 31, 2010 ~ Annual Paint Out @ Banks Party, Downtown Jacksonville Waterfront, Sunday from 10AM - 4PM.

** denotes high priority OOPs events...

OOPS to work with All County Art Students on May 1, 2010.

I have mentioned to several of you about or opportunity to work with the Onslow All County Art Students all day May 1, 2010 at White Oak High School. Deb Pylypiw, art teacher at WOHS, has helped organize the event with several high school art teachers throughout the county. This event is a special opportunity to highlight the brightest visual artists in our county and give the proper acknowledgement they deserve. It is also a way to give credit to the fine art instructors in our county. It is a privilege and honor for OOPS to be asked to teach the plein air portion of this round-robin style event. Karen, Stephen, and I have agreed to teach the sessions while all the other OOPS members will paint along side the students and offer help and encouragement... for those feeling uneasy doing that we simply want you to show up and paint. Please make plans to attend this event on Saturday, May 1st at whatever time you can... if it's all day or for a couple hours... no matter... your time and talents will be appreciated. The students (approx. 15 per session) will be working in a limited palette of acrylics... red, yellow, ultramarine blue, and titanium white. Deb has sent us a schedule for the days events which is listed below .
Thanks everyone for your dedication!
Bernie

Here is the schedule from Deb...

8:30 AM – 10:00 – Breakout sessions
Blue – Oops plein air painting; lobby & outside
Red – Video/computer, Room 411
Green – Advocacy Activity, Room 426
Yellow – Sculpture; room 424

10:00 – 10:15 – Snacks; lobby; Earl Taylor Performing Arts Center

10:15 – 11:45 – Break out sessions
Blue –Video/ computer, room 411
Red – Advocacy Activity, Room 426
Green – Sculpture, room 424
Yellow – Oops plein air painting; lobby & outside

12 – 12:45 – Lunch donated by Subway or Chik-Fil-A?

1 – 2:30 – Break out sessions
Blue – Advocacy Activity, Room 426
Red – Sculpture, room 424
Green - Oops plein air painting; lobby & outside
Yellow – Video/ computer, room 411

2:30 – 2:45 – Snacks; lobby; Earl Taylor Performing Arts Center

3:00 – 4:30 – Break out sessions
Blue – Sculpture, room 424
Red – Oops plein air painting; lobby & outside
Green - Video/ computer, room 411
Yellow – Advocacy Activity, Room 426

Debra S. Pylypiw,
NBCT Art Educator
Northern Lights,
Arts Academy,
DirectorNCAEA,
Past President
2008-2009 NC Art Educator of the Year
White Oak High School
1001 Piney Green Rd.
Jacksonville, NC 28546
Ph: 910-455-1541

Great News!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Our own OOPS member and friend Kass Patselas was accepted into the University of North Carolina School of the Arts. Congrats Kass... this is such an honor and shows the world what we already knew... you are a talented young artist! Best of luck with your new adventure!

OOPS April Paint Out set for the 25th at Maysville Rock Quarry Fishing Lakes.

WHAT: OOPS! April Paint Out (organized by Phyllis Eaton Steimel and Dean Remington)

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

This date was selected so Phyllis Eaton Steimel and two other members of the group, Plein Air Carolina, can paint with us. Phyllis has be trying to coordinate dates to paint with us the past two years... this is a great opportunity to do so. Dean organized the location.

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! Will be GREAT to paint with some new friends!

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.

Quote to ponder....

Everything that is painted on the spot has always a strength, a power, a vividness of touch that one doesn’t find again in the studio.
~ Eugène Boudin

Spring Splendor Plein-Air Workshop by L. Diane Johnson

Spring Splendor Plein-Air Workshop

Start Time:
Friday, April 23, 2010 at 7:00pm
End Time:
Sunday, April 25, 2010 at 4:00pm
Location:
Cape Fear Studios, 148-1 Maxwell Street Fayetteville, NC 28301, 910.433.2986

Explore and be inspired by the glowing colors of Spring! Paint gardens, flowering trees, open landscape and more, during Fayetteville’s Annual Dogwood Festival. We will delve deeper into the aspects of plein-air painting such as creative composition, “seeing” then mixing the colors you really want, dealing with green, simplifying your painting and more. We’ll work rain or shine with instruction sessions, instructor demonstrations, and lots of time for you to paint with individualized guidance at your easel. I will “coach” you in whatever style you work in: from tight Realsim to loose Impressionistic.

L. Diane Johnson

For details about the workshop, including materials listing, you are invited to download the comprehensive PDF package.

http://ldianejohnson.com/workshops/NC/2010/spring-splendor-workshop.pdf

A note from Dianne...

Registration deadline March 31: Just a couple more openings available for my Intermediate-Advanced, Spring Splendor Plein-Air Workshop, at Cape Fear Studios, 148-1 Maxwell Street Fayetteville, NC 28301, 910.433.2986

When: Friday, April 23 at 9:00 pm until Sunday, April 25 at 4:00 pm.

For a complete package simply visit.../print the PDF from my site here: http://ldianejohnson.com/workshops/NC/2010/spring-splendor-workshop.pdf

Umbrellas Painting Contest open to anyone!

This is going to be so much fun !!

Onslow County is Celebrating 275!! of History

The Coastal Carolina Artists & Crafters Guild is participating in this celebration and has invited the public to join in with a painted umbrella contest !

Deadline for submission is April 17th.

Umbrella Painting Contest
May 1st Spring Craft Fair & Car Show

Sat., May 1st Spring Craft Fair & Car Show will include an umbrella painting contest. Open to all ages, best of show will win a trophy !

Theme: Onslow County's 275th Birthday.

No entry fee.

Come out to Riverwalk Crossing Park, 421 Court St, Jacksonville for the cake ceremony, hand crafted items, car show, scavenger hunt and umbrella winners. Painted umbrellas will be displayed on May 1st at Riverwalk, deadline for entries is April 17.

Turn painted umbrellas in to Pumpkin Patch Country Store, 1103-A Wolf Swamp Rd, Jacksonville next to Pumpkin Center phone 910-347-1549.

For more information about this event email ccacguild@yahoo.com or call 910-938-7077.

Portion of the proceeds from the Spring Craft Fair & Car Show benefits the Onslow Shrine Club.

May 1, 2010 Spring Craft Fair & Car Show, Jacksonville NC . Free admission. Coastal Carolina Artists & Crafters Guild and the Onslow Shriners invite the community to a day of fun and food while enjoying a showcase of locally crafted works of art and a car show. Held at the Riverwalk Crossing Park in downtown Jacksonville , the one day Spring Craft Fair is free to the public and will be from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday, May 1st. With lots of quality handcrafted works of art and good food, guests will enjoy meeting local artisans, participate in the Celebration of Onslow County's 275 years of History, view the painted umbrella competition, also be able to support the Onslow Shrine Club in their fund raising efforts; and for the car enthusiasts will enjoy the pampered vehicles on display.Artisans include: award winning photographers, intricate intarsia & scroll saw woodworking, fused glass jewelry, beaded jewelry, military bears, baby items, functional monogrammed items, kaleidoscopes & pens created from a variety of materials, Military items. There will be basket weaving demonstrations, raffles, scavenger hunt, cake ceremony and more. Portion of the proceeds benefits the Onslow Shrine Club. To contact the Onslow Shrine Club call 910-346-9482 and leave a message. For information about this event contact Coastal Carolina Artists & Crafts Guild at ccacguild@yahoo.com or call 910-938-7077. Riverwalk Crossing Park is located at 421 Court Street, Jacksonville , NC .

Thank you for your assistance.
Laura Voss, President
910-938-7077

Art of the Car Invitational... Deadline Extension till this Friday the 26th

Hi Bernie,
Just wondered if might post this. Application is attached and the deadline to send in the registration form has been extended to this Friday, the 26th, (not the 19th)
Thanks so much!
Ellen

Art of the Car Invitational

art of car e-mail.pdf

-- Ellen Elder
Coordinator/Owner
ArtExposure LLC
22527 Highway 17
Hampstead, NC 28443
#910-330-4077
artexpo0@gmail.com
www.artexposure50.com

Two URGENT meassages from two Connies'

URGENT Announcement from Connie Wenner, Director, Council for the Arts

URGENT Message from Connie Burke concerning the OAS Spring Art Show

New Bern ArtWorks 300 Plein Air Paintings exhibit entry deadline extended...

New Bern Artworks is organizing a juried show of 300 paintings to celebrate New Bern's 300th Anniversary.

All OOPS members are invited to submit.

The "Rules"

There is no fee to enter.

Work must relate to New Bern--past or present.

Painting must be plein aire.

Any paint media is acceptable.

Size: no larger than 11" x 14" or 154 square inches. Smaller is better.

No Frame--all works must be on either an *artist "box," or 2" deep gallery-wrap canvas.
Paint the edges black--do not wrap any part of the image around the sides. Do remember to attach wire for hanging.

Work must have been done between September 2009 and April 2010.

Works will be selected for the show.

Juror will be Martha Williams.

Hand deliver works to New Bern Artworks, Tuesday, April 27 through Saturday, May 1.

Gallery hours: Tuesday - Friday, 10 AM to 5 PM and Saturday, 10 AM to 4 PM.

Artists will be called to pick-up, if your work is not accepted. Not-accepted works must be picked up by May 7th.

Information from the artist (entry forms) will be done at time of delivery.

THE BIG SHOW: the 300 paintings at New Bern Artworks will be open for ArtWalk on May 14th and remain on exhibit until the end of June.

QUESTIONS? Call New Bern Artworks: 634-9002