Photos of our August Paint Out Site on the Trent River...

Pollocksville, NC on HWY 17N

Turn Right here... just before you cross the bridge over the Trent River at the old train depot.

Plenty of docks and decks to paint from with views of the river.

Plenty of shade!

Shelter with picnic tables.

Just in case!

OOPS August Paint Out date... Aug. 28, 2011.

WHAT: OOPS! August 2011 Paint Out

WHEN: Sunday, August 28, 2011 from 1pm (or earlier) until...

WHERE: Trent River Boat Access, Pollocksville, NC (on Highway 17N just before the Trent River Bridge turn right into public access area on the river.... shelter and restrooms available.)

NOTE FROM PATSY (Paint Out Organizer):
Let’s plan for August 28th. Maybe ask everyone if they’d like to have a little picnic afterwards, since there really is nowhere there to eat. There is only one restaurant there and it is closed on Sundays to the best of my knowledge. We could each bring a little something to share or bring our own individual brown-bag meals. Just need to let me know the count, and I’ll try to have water like Dean did last time since the weather is so hot. I haven’t been to Pollocksville yet, but will do so this week most likely Tuesday. The wildlife area is a right turn just before the bridge there in Pollocksville. I believe there is plenty of parking, and there is a covered picnic area with 2-4 tables. Not far from it is T-shaped pier and there are a few large shade trees in the parking lot. It’s not a large area, but I believe large enough to accommodate us.
Patsy


WHY: SOME LIKE IT HOT!!!! Simply put... we LOVE gathering with like minded artists and painting outdoors!

Newbies welcome... all mediums and skill levels... simply show up with your gear and be prepared to have fun! No worries... there are NO art-snobs in our group!

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

DETAILS ABOUT OUR PARTICITATION IN IPAP's WORLDWIDE PAINT OUT (Sept 10-11, 2011 in Wilmington) COMING SOON! MARK YOUR CALENDAR NOW!

OOPS August Paint Out date... Aug. 28, 2011.

WHAT: OOPS! August 2011 Paint Out

WHEN: Sunday, August 28, 2011 from 1pm (or earlier) until...

WHERE: Trent River Boat Access, Pollocksville, NC (on Highway 17N just before the Trent River Bridge turn right into public access area on the river.... shelter and restrooms available.)

NOTE FROM PATSY (Paint Out Organizer):
Let’s plan for August 28th. Maybe ask everyone if they’d like to have a little picnic afterwards, since there really is nowhere there to eat. There is only one restaurant there and it is closed on Sundays to the best of my knowledge. We could each bring a little something to share or bring our own individual brown-bag meals. Just need to let me know the count, and I’ll try to have water like Dean did last time since the weather is so hot. I haven’t been to Pollocksville yet, but will do so this week most likely Tuesday. The wildlife area is a right turn just before the bridge there in Pollocksville. I believe there is plenty of parking, and there is a covered picnic area with 2-4 tables. Not far from it is T-shaped pier and there are a few large shade trees in the parking lot. It’s not a large area, but I believe large enough to accommodate us.
Patsy


WHY: SOME LIKE IT HOT!!!! Simply put... we LOVE gathering with like minded artists and painting outdoors!

Newbies welcome... all mediums and skill levels... simply show up with your gear and be prepared to have fun! No worries... there are NO art-snobs in our group!

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

DETAILS ABOUT OUR PARTICITATION IN IPAP's WORLDWIDE PAINT OUT (Sept 10-11, 2011 in Wilmington) COMING SOON! MARK YOUR CALENDAR NOW!

A note from Sherry...

I wanted to invite our OOPS group to Barnes and Noble to our book signing on Friday, July 15th, 5 to 7pm. We finished our book Sneads Ferry, an Arcadia book Image of America, it has been a great success with our book signings in Sneads Ferry.
Hope to see some of you!
Yes, I am still painting and loving it!
Sherry and Josh

OOPS July Paint Out set for July 24, 2011 with COOKOUT... YUMMY!

WHAT: OOPS! July 2011 Paint Out

WHEN: Sunday, July 24, 2011 from 1pm (or earlier) until ... Food @ 5pm.

NOTE FROM DEAN (Paint Out Organizer):
As you know it is my turn to pick the place to paint. I thought we could all enjoy the "White Oak River Campground" ( http://www.whiteoakrivercampground.com/index.html ). If you go to the link you can see it is very easy to find. It is just about 1 mile south of Maysville on highway 17. There are plenty of river views along with lakes scenes, not to mention typical camping scenes to paint. This will be on Sunday the 24th of July. This is usually a pay to use campground but they offer to let us in to paint for free. I also reserved the picnic area because I would like to treat everyone to hamburgers and hotdogs around 5pm. If anyone would like to chip in it will be $2.00 a person to rent the picnic area but they DO NOT HAVE TO. I can cover it. I think it would be great to fellowship over food and talk about our paintings. Sound good to you? Tell everyone their families are invited. Please have them email me at dcr@ec.rr.com to let me know how many they may be bringing so I can have enough food.
Dean

WHERE: White Oak Campground, Maysville, NC (or Highway 17N just before Maysville at the Onslow County line)

WHY: Simply put... we LOVE gathering with like minded artists and painting outdoors!

Newbies welcome... all mediums and skill levels... simply show up with your gear and be prepared to have fun! No worries... there are NO art-snobs in our group!

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

THIS JUST IN... New River Palooza Event CANCLLED due to Air Quality Alert! JUNE PAINT OUT CANCELLED!

I was just made aware that the New River Palooza event that we are planning to paint at tomorrow has been cancelled due to smoke from the nearby forest fire. They hope to do it at a later time.
http://www.enctoday.com/articles/center-92446-jdn-canceled-pool.html

At this point I think it best that we cancel our June paint out due to the air quality alerts that are out as a result of the fire.

Let's stay healthy and paint another day!

See you in the field on July 24th!
Bernie

JUNE Paint Out this SATURDAY! Note about JULY Paint Out.

Just a reminder that our June Paint Out is set by the New River tomorrow (Saturday, June 25th)... details HERE...

Mark your calendar for Sunday, July 24th, 2011 for our JULY PAINT OUT... Dean has a great location set with a COOK-OUT to boot! He will send details out soon and we'll publish them here... as for now... save the date!

Al Potts (organizer for the annual Banks Party) dropped by to say thanks to all the artists who participated in the Banks Party Paint Out last month... he wanted me to pass his appreciation for OOPS on to everyone!

June Paint Out set for Saturday, June 25, 2011, for the New River Paloosa

Sorry about getting this out so late... summer school is kicking my butt! I need a few people to step up and plan our paint outs for July and August (asap) or we may have to cancel them. We have never had to do that and we don't want that to happen! It's simple... pick a Sunday date for the month, pick a spot in Onslow County to gather and paint, get permission to paint there, and let me know and I'll post it on this blog. Thanks!
Bernie

WHAT: OOPS! June 2011 Paint Out

WHEN: Saturday, June 25, 2011 from NOON until ...

DETAILS: New River Foundation will celebrate 16 yrs of restoring and protecting our rivers on June 25.  The celebration will begin at first light by the USO docks for New River Bream Tournament.!  The tournament will finish up at 2pm back at the USO for the weigh in. and prizes.  For info:  Mike Sanderford @ 910-389-6765 or sanderfordm@gmail.com.     The celebration will continue at Willingham Park around 3pm.  Cruises on The Protector and paddles by canoe and kayak await those thirsting for river recreation!  Good food, kid activities, and artists will be onsite.  Spotlight Entertainment will be providing the music for the evening until 8:00 pm.  Call Alva@ 910-347-2315 or betty@newriverfoundation-onslow.org
WHERE: Kerr Street Dock at Willingham Park... Find the Train Depot downtown ( we've painted there on several occasions) and follow the lawn to the waterfront... you can't miss it! Live entertainment begins in late afternoon at Willingham Park... how cool is that!

WHY: Simply put... we LOVE gathering with like minded artists and painting outdoors!

Newbies welcome... all mediums and skill levels... simply show up with your gear and be prepared to have fun! No worries... there are NO art-snobs in our group!

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

Annual OOPS Paint Out at the Banks Party this Sunday... May 29th

"Bonus" May Paint Out for OOPS!
Join OOPS members as they paint all day at the annual New River Banks Party on Sunday, May 29th... details below...


New River Banks Party
Memorial Day Sunday, May 29, 2011
10:00 am ~ 4:00 pm
Water Front Park, Downtown Jacksonville



This picture is of a gathering of people on the banks of the New River in Jacksonville, North Carolina (circa 1905). Like in days of old... people will gather once again on the banks of the New River at Water Front Park near the Pellitier House in downtown Jacksonville.

This year the Onslow Historical Society’s New River Banks Party will be May 29 from 10:00am to 4:00pm. Highlights will be the Chowder cook-off, OOPS Paint-out and this year the Card Board Regatta will take to the water. The Onslow Historical Society receives Grassroots Grant money from the Council.

The celebration party is FREE to the public! Make plans to attend...

OPPS artists will position themselves around the park and the historic Pellitier House painting en plein aire for one of their May Paint Outs from 10:00 am until 4:00 pm.

See you there...

Mike Rooney Workshop May 7th in Jacksonville...

The Council for the Arts is bringing Mike Rooney back to our area for another GREAT workshop! If you have never taken a workshop by Mike you have missed a blessing. The Council absorbs the cost for six slots for the workshop but it is open to 12 artists at $60 each. There are two slots left for the special discount so please Connie at the Council ASAP if you want to get onboard for this special workshop!

Colorful Underpainting in the Cape Cod Style

Plein Aire painting workshop with Mike Rooney

Saturday, May 7, 20118

9:00 am till 4:00 pm

at the Council for the Arts

826 New Bridge Street, across from City Hall

Class size is limited to six students

Workshop fee $20.00

Mike Rooney, artist and popular workshop instructor from Topsail Island will be giving a one day workshop called Colorful Underpainting in the Cape Cod Style on Saturday May 7th from 9am to 4 pm at the Council for the Arts at 826 New Bridge Street, Jacksonville, NC.

In the class Mike will discuss how to see more color and then paint it by underpainting with rich bright colors using his modified version of the techniques taught at the Cape Cod School of Art and used by popular artists Camille Prezwodek, Susan Sarback, Lois Griffel, and Peggy Kroll-Roberts. The Cape technique has a lineage all the way back to Monet and the impressionists who captured the flickering effect of light on subjects. Some have called it a "whole new way of seeing color" and is guaranteed to take your color sense to the next level. Watch the rich warmth glow thru the topcoat in the sunny areas of the painting (and rich cool colors under the shadow areas) as it mimics sunlight. This workshop regularly sells out so don’t wait, register today. Mike Rooney has made instructional painting DVD's for national art supply retailer Jerry’s Artarama and regularly teaches painting classes from Maine to the Florida Keys. He is represented in galleries from Cape Cod to Key West. His daily painting blog is mikerooneystudios.blogspot.com.

Suggested materials list: attached

To register:

Please call the Council for the Arts at (910) 455-9840 –or-

Email jaxarts@topsailnet.net

“This class was supported by the North Carolina Arts Council, with funding from the State of North Carolina and the National Endowment for the Arts, which believes that a great nation deserves great art.”

Equipment needed for plein air work

• Working indoors from photos 
• Capturing light effects 
• work on your own and/or approach galleries with your work after you’ve created your masterpiece
• Simplifying objects- stick figures welcomed
• Working quickly- time waits for no one
• Massing in and values- from blobs to objects
• Color and composition theory, it’s not as boring as it sounds
• Color palette choices- your individuality expressed in pigment
• How to sell your work on your own and/or approach galleries with your work after you’ve created your masterpiece 

Suggested materials list:

• Easel and any supplies needed to paint outside. (i suggest you do a 6x8 outdoor painting outside before the workshop to see if you have everything you'll need)
• A TV tray or portable table to put your stuff on if you don’t have a French easel or pochade kit 
• Pad of 140 lb watercolor paper for exercises 
• Oil painters! If you want to underpaint like I do in addition to your oil gear you will need 5 small tubes of acrylic paint and a small and medium synthetic brush: 
• Acrylic tubes of magenta, white, any yellow, red, and blue  
• Water to wash out acrylics
• Several canvases or supports of your choice (no larger than 11x14). I suggest bringing at least 3-6x8's and 1- 11x14 for the one day workshop
• Paint- at least one each : yellow, red, blue, and white, brushes, rags, and all materials needed to paint

YouTube video link HERE...

OOPS May Paint Out set for Sunday, May1st at NOON in Wilmington...

USS NC Battleship

WHAT: OOPS! May 2011 Paint Out
WHEN: Sunday, May 1, 2011 from NOON until ... This date and location was organized by Ann and Anthony Lees! Thank you both so much! Thank you too, Rosie! They have consistently headed to Onslow County every month and we finally get to return the favor and head to Wilmington.

Several plein air artists from the Wilmington plan to paint with us. If you are an artist in the Wilmington area consider this your INVITATION to join us!


Wilmington Riverfront

 WHERE: Visitor's Center Grounds of the USS North Carolina Battleship, Wilmington, NC. Parking is FREE, bathrooms and picnic shelters are available, and we have a GREAT view of the Wilmington Riverfront and/or Battleship. See photos provided by Ann. If you are coming from Jacksonville you will want to take the bypass near Scotts Hill... it will let you out on the other side of the Cape Fear River just below the Battleship. Simply follow the signs to the USS NC Battleship at that point.

WHY: Simply put... we LOVE gathering with like minded artists and painting outdoors!

WHAT ELSE: Picnic on the grounds at the USS NC Battleship! Bring a picnic lunch so we can eat (under the shelters there), socialize, and discuss our paintings and plein air adventures!

Newbies welcome... all mediums and skill levels... simply show up with your gear and be prepared to have fun! No worries... there are NO art-snobs in our group!
What the heck is OOPS and how do I join the FUN?
 

Photos from April's Paint Out...

OOPS enjoying their April Paint Out at the Beirut Memorial!

OOPS Members present... LtoR: New members, Amanda and Kellie, Jon. Bobbie,
Patsy, Earl, Donna, Mitchell, Dean, Pat, and Bernie.



Bernie



Pat



Donna



Mitchell

 

Earl



Patsy



Bobbie and Jon

 

Bobbie and Jon



Dean

 

Amanda




Kellie



Olivia and Raye-Raye



OOPS April Paint Out set for April 10th (This Sunday)!

WHAT: OOPS! April 2011 Paint Out

WHEN: April 10, 2011 from 1PM until ... This date and location was organized by Bernie Rosage Jr
WHERE: Beirut Memorial, Lejeune Blvd., Jacksonville, NC at the Camp Johnson entrance.
 http://beirut-memorial.org/
WHY: Simply put... we LOVE gathering with like minded artists and painting outdoors!
WHAT ELSE: We will gather for a dutch-treat diner afterwards at the Kettle and discuss our paintings and plein air adventures!

Newbies welcome... all mediums and skill levels... simply show up with your gear and be prepared to have fun! No worries... there are NO art-snobs in our group!


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