Mike Rooney is one of North Carolina's top plein air painters and workshop instructors. His work is in private collections in the United States and abroad. Corporate collectors include the Royal Bank of Canada. Mike is represented by galleries in North Carolina, Key West, Florida and Cape Cod. "My style is very eclectic, never really following a set pattern.  I like to go outside without a preconceived method or formula.  I approach each painting differently and like to experiment, to shake things up a little. I'm a full-time plein air painter, deliberately choosing the outdoors to a comfortable studio.  Bugs, pesky by-standers and bad weather are just a few of the inconveniences I endure to capture the colors and nuances of nature. My subject matter varies, but I love painting outside year round, near the coast from Cape Cod in the late summer, to Key West in the winter, and all points in between. They say paint what you love most. That's the coast, with its boats, marshes and architecture, etc., so I try to be there painting most of the time. Sometimes a scene stops me in my tracks and I just have to paint it.  This definitely requires a flexible schedule because spontaneity is crucial to a plein air artist. I want to have the ability to determine my own course in life and to paint the world, as I see it, everyday." Prices subject to change without notice Items subject to prior sale Click here to find out about availability of items on this page.

Green on White on Blue Oil on Panel, 12x16 Call for Pricing
Seaside Dwelling Oil on Panel, 9x12 Call for Pricing
Twilight Reflections Oil on Panel, 8x8 Call for Pricing	Texaco Sign on Waterfront Oil on Panel, 8x10 Call for Pricing
Work in Progress Oil on Panel, 12x16 Call for Pricing
Golden Hour on the Marsh Oil on Panel, 8x10 Call for Pricing	Sittin', Waitin', Wishin' Oil on Panel, 8x10 Call for Pricing
Shallow Waters Oil on Panel, 10x8 Call for Pricing
Beach Rooftops Oil on Panel, 9x12 SOLD	Princess & Front Oil on Panel, 8x10 SOLD
All in a Row Oil on Panel, 12x16 SOLD	Topsail Island September Oil on Panel, 16x20 Call for Pricing
We Three Kings Oil on Panel, 18x24 Call for Pricing	Cottage on Island Drive Oil on Panel, 8x10 Call for Pricing

                                                           
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