29.9.06
28.9.06
spidertree
If you look closely you can see the happy spider in this digital drawing.
This image is dedicated to my friend Kim Hanson.
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An early acrylic abstract from the 80's is hanging in my friend's home. This was one of the first pieces that I ever sold. At the time Kim and his wife Liz were living in a Manhattan apartment. When they purchased their home in Connecticut, the first thing they did was to renovate and then hang my piece which was previously rolled up. Their place looks super and it is cool to see my painting prominently displayed. Cheers Kim and Liz!
27.9.06
upwave
Upwave,78X54", acrylic on canvas, 2006. Copyright © Tim Noonan.
This under watery abstract took several sessions to complete. I used a transparent red to create the "upwave" form rising from the bottom of the piece. To me the work has a slight graphic feeling of Japanese prints. Glubby, glibby, gloopy!
26.9.06
Shelley Adler at Nicholas Metivier
24.9.06
Saatchi Gallery Your Gallery
fallsabstract
This acrylic on canvas is 80X40". I started it a few days ago. Although incomplete, it's wild and colourful beginning reminds me of autumn waterfalls.
23.9.06
Beirut_Gulag Orkestar
falls
Now a year later I am considering to add oil stick to this one. The Waterfalls, 54X78" acrylic on canvas, 2003.
river
Some time ago after my exhibit at the Artword Theatre/Gallery I hung some paintings in my place. One summer evening I reworked this piece with oil stick over the existing acrylic. I worked into the early morning barely aware of the hours that had passed, satisfied, I rehung the big painting. Here hanging from chains in my loft is The River, 78X54" acrylic and oil stick on canvas, 2005.
22.9.06
Photos From Hair
I've been doing some research to find a guitar score to "Good Morning Starshine"l. This link has some tres cool vintage posters and photos from the 1967 musical Hair. The above video of Danielle White's singing is a bit cute and sweet, but the children in my classroom never cease to be captivated by her performance! 5 stars! Now I have practicing to do.
21.9.06
McCartney
John McCartney at his Lennox Contemporary exhibition on Ossington Avenue Toronto. His show is filled with cool and excellent mixed media drawings. 
Sheila Gregory and Brent MacIntosh chat it up at John's opening reception.
Eugene Knapik toasts John McCartney's opening night. More pictures and information at mister anchovy.
19.9.06
timothy_e
This is the other half of my display. I sold the left panel of the Ocean Plastic Triptych, which is visible here as the lower diptych. Eugene suggests that I go as Timothy E. Does have a bit of a ring to it!. Ha, ha!
17.9.06
display
Queenwest Artcrawl Reflections
My gratitude and thanks to my cousin Dwight Hodge who rented a vehicle and drove from Ottawa to assist in transporting the works and support my display. Thanks to Claude Breeze for his table. Much thanks to friends who stopped by: Eugene Knapik dropped off a handy packing bin(thanks), Sheila Gregory, John McCartney, Anne Devitt, Owen, Bruce Parsons, Dan Sneider, John Ens, my brother Dave Noonan and others. It was good to see all of them. It was nice to meet new friends and exhibitors: Julie Himel and Melanie Macdonald; their paintings are great and can be found on the internet.
My first thought is that the experience provided me with a needed exhibitor's learning curve.
Display:
I need to display my work within a tent to maintain a professional appearance, fortunately I lucked out weatherise and saved a few dollars by not renting. 99 percent of the exhibitors had a tent display. I was bothered with wind blowing over my pieces, the view of my work flat on the ground was not great and many people walked on past. It is important to have the work at eye level. Some of my pieces were soiled by damp ground.
The tent offers a variety of hanging options such as the use of chains. Doors painted white and hinged to be free standing would also provide walls.
Media:
I printed 5 sheets of business cards, all were given out and I was short to a potential client by 1 card. If one studio visit appointment is arranged from this the odds will be worth it. Probably 10 sheets would have been better, perhaps a box of 500 from a printer is the best move.
My Work:
Less is more? I displayed a variety of styles, which attracted attention individually. Some people preferred the subtle washes and looseness of watercolors interpreting the landscape. Steve thought they reminded him of Dave Gordon's watercolours. The boldly coloured acrylic landscapes and oils caught the attention of many children and their parents also a few painters browsing around mentioning that they had good energy. The small layered abstracts, of which one sold were popular among young ladies and many people gave them a good viewing. The digital prints were highly regarded by Bruce and I sold one framed piece to another fellow. The medium sized abstracts were noted for their bright colour. Dwight took one(Indian Summer) which contained pieces of burlap collaged into the composition home with him. Possibly it might be more advantageous to have only one style represented. That said my future body of work will attempt to fuse some of my mentioned ideas into one body of work.
Sales:
Slow and perhaps my prices are too modest as well. It’s a challenging scenario to judge, but most exhibitor's works were priced twice mine and then some. However I didn’t witness very many sales overall and looking at mine I can say that I covered costs, including a parking ticket. So I broke even for the exhibit and I’m going to paint anyway, can’t help that! Ha, ha!
Conclusion:
The crowd seemed pretty dense at times and the exposure was phenomenaI, with many, many people complimenting my work. I estimate that at least 100 people stopped to view and chat. The weather held out nicely and I enjoyed meeting and talking to people over my work. I rate the experience for myself as 3 stars and look forward to the next time around.
Cheers!
12.9.06
9.9.06
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I signed up for the QUEEN WEST ART CRAWL
OUTDOOR ART SHOW + SALE
Trinity-Bellwoods Park
Saturday, September 16 - Sunday, September 17, 2006
11 am - 6 pm daily
Rain or Shine
I will be presenting a modest sampling of smaller works: landscapes and abstracts. They will be reasonably priced! I hope that there is a good attendance and that I sell some pieces. My plan is to have a portfolio on hand and give out business cards to arrange studio visits for clients interested in the larger pieces.
