Top Ten Painter's Painters

A survey was commissioned by the Great Art Fair, which is to be held at Alexandra Palace, London, to find out “the artists’ artist”. They polled 500 practising British artists and asked them who were their favourites living or dead.
1 Lucian Freud
2 Howard Hodgkin
3 David Hockney
4 J. M. W. Turner
5 Antoni Tapies
6 Rembrandt
7 Jack Vettriano
8 Barbara Rae
9 Frank Auerbach
10 Vincent Van Gogh

Here is my list:
1 William De Kooning
2 Pablo Picasso
3 HenryMattise
4 David Hockney
5 Tom Thomson
6 Emily Carr
7 Andy Warhol
8 Georgia O'Keefe
9 Puvis de Chavannes
10 Vincent Van Gogh

Feel free to add your list!

Digital Copyright Reform Podcast

Creativity stifled for fear of being sued? The Canadian Government seeks to quickly impose clear legislation and controls over sharing content in the digital realm. More and more people are living online, the issues affecting a liberal balance between creators and public interest(user rights) are discussed by Dr. Michael Geist.

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252.wintstream, originally uploaded by Tim Noonan.

Winter stream drawing using a loose gestural aproach. Some of the forms have a familiarity like rocks and leaves.

Chinese Relativity: Part 1

Some funny works here at Stuxgallery.com!

PAINTJAM

I was surprised to see Shelley's name here. Since it will be around the corner from my place I might have a look see with my camera. Stay tuned!

Lynda J. Perry's Windowscapes

Interesting mini review of photoworks at a Parliament St, coffee shop by Gary Michael Dault. I thought that I invented that...ha, ha.

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251.canadiancolour-shore, originally uploaded by Tim Noonan.

A digital sketch enhanced with sketch and watercolour filters reminds me once again of Tom's Shore( a referal to Thomson's Algonquin sketches), a dedication of sorts after reading today's news that his study sold for 1 million smackaroos!

Tom Thomson's $1 Million Algonquin Sketch

TOM THOMSON (1877-1917)
BURNT AREA WITH RAGGED ROCKS , 8 1/2 by 10 1/2 in, oil on panel.

Sheila Gregory at the Lonsdale Gallery

gregorybw, originally uploaded by Tim Noonan.

Sheila Gregory's new black and white acrylic painting series: Sugar Bee is on exhibit at the Lonsdale Gallery. Sheila's bold new series abandons the use of colour in favour of more challenging black and white. Her textural brush work is emphasized by a desaturated pallette of gritty carbon blacks, pasty greys and intensely glowing whites which create an emphasis of expressive edges, drippy lines and fluid forms; multilayered over the canvas. Sheila's solid presentation evokes the pleasing power of artistic purity and abstract energy. Catch the good vibes at 410 Spadina Road, Toronto, Canada until November 30, 2006.


Sheila Gregory and Eugene Knapik are framed by Sheila's black and white acrylic paintings!

Claude Breeze enjoys Sheila Gregory's new black and white painting series: Sugar Bee at the Lonsdale Gallery in Toronto.

Friends, Stan Repar and Eugene Knapik attend the opening of Sheila Gregory's exhibition.

Ardis Breeze, Sheila Gregory and Claude Breeze at Sheila Gregory's opening at the Lonsdale Gallery.

The Art of Pricing Great Art

An interesting article that poses questions linking an artist's age, with productivity and market prices. Citing Galenson's theory which suggests that creativity comes in two types: quick and dramatic, or careful and quiet is well... plausible. Is early work worth more than later or vice versa? “Seurat died at 31, nobody would have heard of Jackson Pollock had he died at 31. But the same would be true had Pollock given up at 31. He didn’t. He kept at it.”

The Canadian Copy-Fight: Copyright, Culture, and the Internet

The meeting will take place on Wednesday, November 22, 2006 in the Auditorium at the main branch of the Ottawa Public Library (http://www.opl.ottawa.on.ca/), located at 120 Metcalfe (corner of Laurier Avenue W.), Ottawa ON K1P 5M2, Canada, (613) 580-2945.

Ginger Strand’s Loft

Here, you can see all at once the contemporary photographs and paintings she collects, though Ms. Strand refuses to call herself a collector because of the elitist connotations. “I just buy what I like,” she said. She grins as she points to a sparkling canvas by the Brooklyn artist Nancy Drew over the sofa. “She is redoing the great works of Abstract Expressionists in glitter. This one is supposed to be Rauschenberg’s ‘Erased de Kooning.’ It sheds a little bit.”

Check out the link to more photos.

galactica06

galactica06, originally uploaded by Tim Noonan.

Galactica06, 45X88", acrylic on canvas, 2006. Copyright © Tim Noonan. This painting took about one month to complete as I layered upon layer of applications; some wet, some dry, poured, thrown, scraped, dripped etc... I decided upon the title as the piece emerged and grew like a galaxy bursting through the layers of time.

Genesis Turn It On Again Tour Europe

Tony Banks, Phil Collins and Mike Rutherford will be joined on stage by long time Genesis sidemen, Chester Thompson on drums and Daryl Steurmer on guitar. I hope that they add some Canadian dates!

Whatever Happened to Abstract Painting?

An interesting article by John Perreault.
"Here's the question: who or what is controlling the spotlight? Does it automatically fade if it is kept in one place to long?"

326,234 Art Collectors in Canada

Here is a laugh via Zekes Gallery. Imagine,... the average Canadian household spends $43 spent on art, carvings and vases anually! Does that include artists themselves as well?

You Call That Art?

This funny link at ABC News about comparing children to masters has me thinking and laughing aloud! Check out the link to get a giggle(I managed to correctly identify all of the images as either 4 year olds or masters). Here are some of my statements and questions:

The public must be quite uninformed regarding authentic, quality art.

I get the feeling that people are buying into little trends these days, and that they really don't know good art from bad.

"Something sells" is in my opinion not a qualifer for good art.

I should triple my prices because I know how to use colour.

Do the galleries have real collectors or just walk throughs much like the outdoor art shows?

How serious is the potential for online galleries to embrace undiscovered artists?

Self promotion is an art that requires more talent than making art, and I wonder if I possess the burning desire to succeed?

If my gut need to paint what I want(no matter how much heart is put there) does not qualify me as a valued artist, must I paint what the public thinks it wants?

Is there such a thing as raising the mind of humankind?

I could sell children's pictures.

Picasso: "I spent my entire life learning to paint like a child."

Art is allusion for adults, parable for children, allusive parable for creators and collectors.

My sneakers are covered with paint drips.

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250.birdsix, originally uploaded by Tim Noonan.

There are six feathery birds hidden in the composition.

skystreak

skystreak, originally uploaded by Tim Noonan.

A blue streak smears the grey sky behind the darkened light post in this enhanced photo-collage.

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249.lakeplay, originally uploaded by Tim Noonan.

By the edge of the near northern lake, trees tangle, barricading access.