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?

We had a GREAT plein air day in Burgaw!

Thanks Bonnie for being the "hostess with the mostess" and organizing our paint out in your lovely town. In fact, Burgaw was highlighted in Our State magazine recently... click HERE to read the article.



Here are some photos from the day...



Bonnie painting a neat little local Cafe.
Thanks Bonnie for organizing our paint out!



Anthony found a great spot for him and Rosie.



Ann opted for the Cafe too!



Patsy and her son found a cool spot down the road and painted a church.



Stephen and Sherry...



Pat and Kit...

Mitchell painting near the Courthouse Square.
Penny (not pictured) went to get a snack at the local Piggly Wiggly.

Kit at the Courthouse Square.

Bernie Sr. painting at the old train station.
Looks like he is set up for business!

Bernie's spot at the Confederate Monument.

Bernie Jr. and Bernie Sr.

Bernie Sr and Joe (a friend who came along for the fun of it).





Paul, an artist from Wilmington joined us for the day
and plans to paint with us again in the future.
We loved having you paint with us Paul!



See everyone for our next paint out on Sunday, April 10, 2011 at the Beirut Memorial. Mark your calendar for Sunday, May 1, 2011 for our May Paint Out as we head to Wilmington to paint with Ann and Anthony. We will meet at the USS North Carolina Battleship parking lot (free parking) where we have a superb view of waterfront Wilmington and the battleship. Public restrooms and pavilion we be at our access free of charge. Plan to bring a picnic lunch for the pavilion and critique afterwards.

Next OOPS Paint Out is at the Beirut Memorial
on Sunday April 10, 2011 from 1pm until...
Mark your calendar now!

OOPS May Paint out set Sunday, May 1, 2011.
We head to Wilmington to paint with Ann and Anthony who organized this event. We will meet at the USS North Carolina Battleship parking lot (free parking) where we have a superb view of waterfront Wilmington and the battleship. Public restrooms and pavilion we be at our access free of charge. Plan to bring a picnic lunch for the pavilion and critique afterwards.

Bonnie sent these photos from Burgaw for several plein air possibilities!

Burgaw Courthouse

The Old Jail

Corner Cafe



Wright Street



The Train Depot
circa 1850



Caboose

 See ya'll on Sunday, March 20th!

OOPS Paint Out set for March 20th in Burgaw, NC

Courthouse at Burgaw, NC

Bonnie and Terry Rogers have been so gracious to organize this month's paint out. They have been loyal to the OOPS group for over a year and we decided to travel outside the county line to their hometown of Burgaw, NC for this month's paint out. We'll meet at the old courthouse. The courthouse, the Confederate monument, the old jail, the old depot within a couple blocks, little shops etc.... offer plenty of painting subjects!

WHAT: OOPS! March 2011 Paint Out
WHEN: Sunday, March 20, 2011 from 1PM until ... This date and location was organized by Bonnie and Terry Rogers

Confederate Monument
at Burgaw Courthouse

WHERE: Downtown Burgaw, NC. Meet at the Confederate Monument at the Courthouse... you can't miss it... see directions below.
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 a nearby diner... Bonnie is working on a few possibilities. This will be a great time to socialize and discuss the days paintings and adventures!
DIRECTIONS: Directions to Burgaw paint-out:

From Jacksonville, follow Hwy. 53 straight into Burgaw. After you get to the Hwy. 117 and 53 intersection, (there are 2 gas stations, an AutoZone, a Food Lion, a Hardee’s, McDonald’s, Andy’s etc.) continue through stop-lights to the stop sign. Turn left here and follow curve to next stop-sign. Turn left here (Walker St.) and you are in the town proper. The old courthouse imposes itself on your view and you can drive around all sides, the Confederate Soldier and gazebo is on the Wright Street side, but there is also the old jail, the old depot within a couple blocks, little shops etc. Very easy to drive around and check out locations.

From the Wilmington area:
Take the 398 Exit ramp from I-40 and turn left onto Hwy.53 and proceed as above.


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?

March Paint Out details and date to be announced soon...

Details, Date and Time, and Directions for our March Paint Out in Burgaw, NC will be announced soon... stay tuned!

OOPS artists give plein air workshop to "All County" High School artists...

Bernie, Mitchell,
Stephen, and Karen

Karen, Stephen, Bernie, and Mitchell gave their time, talent, and Saturday to teach four 1 1/2 hour plein air workshops to the best high school artists of Onslow County. The day was a huge success as over 60 students from 5 county high schools (White Oak, Northside, Swansboro, Dixon, and Southwest) attended the workshop. Their day was divided into four round-robin style workshops which included plein air painting, clay modeling, figure drawing, and visual journaling.

Karen and Bernie with students in the Jacksonville Daily News