Big weekend for the artists' in the family....

Please join Bernie, Olivia and the rest of the artists of the Onslow Outdoor Painters Society (OOPS) this Sunday, June 1, for the opening reception of their gallery show. The OOPS "Plein Air" exhibit starts this Sunday and will be on display at the Council for the Arts the entire month of June.

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Dylan's rock band, Ambivalent, is playing a gig this Saturday at the Soapbox in downtown, Wilmington, NC.

"Find the cost of freedom... buried in the ground..."

"Find the cost of freedom... buried in the ground..."
~ Crosby, Stills, Nash, and Young
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Memorial Day... A day to honor and remember our fallen veterans. Let us be ever mindful of those who have paid the full measure so we can enjoy the freedoms we have.
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Check out the story behind this painting here...
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Have a GREAT Memorial Day weekend...

Bernie

20 years ago today...

20 years ago today I stood on a rock next to Muddy Creek Falls in Maryland and pledged love and loyalty to a young beautiful woman and God. I realize now that I didn't even know what love was compared to how I feel about the same beautiful woman today!

We shall not cease from exploration
And the end of all our exploring
Will be to arrive where we started
And know the place for the first time.
~ T.S. Eliot

This T.S. Eliot quote was read at our wedding with hopes it would ring true... after 20 years I can assure you it does.

Thanks for marrying me Tami...
I look forward to the next twenty... not to mention... our celebration trip to Ireland next month!
B

Third Day supports the arts with "Art Inspired by Third Day" venue on their webpage...

Third Day has recently updated their webpage and added a section headed "Revelations" for "Third Day Inspired Artwork". Some cool stuff over there... take a look... click here.

"Salt and Light"... 6x8" Oil on Panel,

painted alla prima from life, 4-2008.

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Everyday objects painted from life is the essence of the "Painting a Day" art movement. I love painting everyday objects in such a way they tell a story. Many are inspired by scripture. This still life I set up and painted in my studio is such an example. My inspiration comes from Jesus' words in Matthew... "You are the salt of the earth" and "You are the light of the world." I think it cool the fact that one can associate salt with taste and thus the mouth and light with sight. Plainly put... our words (what comes out of our mouth) and actions (what others see us do) reveal who we really are.

To fuel my inspiration I set the CD player to repeat Third Day's "City on a Hill" while I painted away!

"You are the light of the world

A city on a hill cannot be hidden

Shine your light before all men

That they might see your works and then

Praise your Father up in Heaven"

Thanks for dropping by... would love to hear your comments...

Bernie