Monday, April 19, 2010
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!
Wednesday, April 7, 2010
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.
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.
Wednesday, March 24, 2010
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
~ 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
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
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
Tuesday, March 23, 2010
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
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
Monday, March 22, 2010
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
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
THIS JUST IN... 3rd Annual Kinston Plein Air Paint Out
Wednesday, April 28 - Friday, April 30
PLEIN AIR PAINT OUT
Downtown Kinston
Artists will paint scenes from downtown Kinston, including the river, beginning April 28 through April 30th. Paintings will be juried and then for sale as the art gallery next to Mother Earth Brewery during the Festival on the Neuse. They will be on sale at The Arts Center, 400 N. Queen Street, Kinston for the month following the festival.
Artists wishing to participate in the Plein Air Paint Out should contact Mary Page Whitley (marypagewhitley@aol.com) or Sandy Landis (slandis@kinstoncca.com).
The official Festival on the Neuse poster will be on sale throughout the month of April at The Arts Center. This poster features the first place painting from last year’s Plein Air Paint Out. Winner Juliet Barrus’ painting, Nature Center, will be featured. Posters are $20.
PLEIN AIR PAINT OUT
Downtown Kinston
Artists will paint scenes from downtown Kinston, including the river, beginning April 28 through April 30th. Paintings will be juried and then for sale as the art gallery next to Mother Earth Brewery during the Festival on the Neuse. They will be on sale at The Arts Center, 400 N. Queen Street, Kinston for the month following the festival.
Artists wishing to participate in the Plein Air Paint Out should contact Mary Page Whitley (marypagewhitley@aol.com) or Sandy Landis (slandis@kinstoncca.com).
The official Festival on the Neuse poster will be on sale throughout the month of April at The Arts Center. This poster features the first place painting from last year’s Plein Air Paint Out. Winner Juliet Barrus’ painting, Nature Center, will be featured. Posters are $20.
LAST CHANCE ~ ArtExposure Workshops for the 27th.
Last week to sign up for the "Oil Painting" and "Essentials of the Digital Camera", both on March 27th!
Supplies for the Oil Painting Class are available at ArtExposure.
www.artexposure50.com
Ellen Elder
Coordinator/Owner
ArtExposure LLC
22527 Highway 17
Hampstead, NC 28443
#910-330-4077
artexpo0@gmail.com
www.artexposure50.com
Supplies for the Oil Painting Class are available at ArtExposure.
www.artexposure50.com
Ellen Elder
Coordinator/Owner
ArtExposure LLC
22527 Highway 17
Hampstead, NC 28443
#910-330-4077
artexpo0@gmail.com
www.artexposure50.com
Friday, March 19, 2010
New River Paint Out... GREAT to be Outdoors Painting!
OOPS Members present... LtoR: Mitchell, Penny, Sherry, Stephen, Tom, Dean, Bernie, and Karen. Not pictured but joined us... Donna and Earl, Bonnie from Burgaw, and John from Oriental.
Mitchell and his cousin, Linda...
Bernie... Bernie and Mitchell opted to paint under the Old Bridge where it wasn't quite as windy.
Dean painting a masterpiece.
Patsy having a good time. Penny also painted out of the back of her van but I failed to get a photo... sorry Penny!
Sherry working at her new French easel.
John joined us from Oriental.
Tom picked out a great spot for painting and fishing!
Our newest member... Bonnie from Burgaw. Welcome Bonnie!
Karen enjoying the day.
Stephen found a cool tree to paint.
Bernie with his Uncle Ronnie and Nancy who both live across the river.
A GREAT day of painting... see you all April 25th for our next paint out! Dean is organizing this paint out at the Belgrade Rock Quarry... a BEAUTIFUL spot full of painting opportunities! We'll have all the details soon.
Stephen found a cool tree to paint.
Bernie with his Uncle Ronnie and Nancy who both live across the river.
A GREAT day of painting... see you all April 25th for our next paint out! Dean is organizing this paint out at the Belgrade Rock Quarry... a BEAUTIFUL spot full of painting opportunities! We'll have all the details soon.
Friday, March 12, 2010
Remember to mix your blacks...
or this could happen...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1l-HHuZNnFc
See you all at our paint out this Sunday... It's supposed to be a beautiful day!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1l-HHuZNnFc
See you all at our paint out this Sunday... It's supposed to be a beautiful day!
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