What Is Earth Day?

Earth day is May 22, 2006; a day to celebrate our environment, think of how we can ensure it's survival for the future and do things to help maintain, preserve and enhance!

cleanup

cleanup, originally uploaded by Tim Noonan.

On Earth day the school kids clean up McDonalds park. This guy found something weird in the twiggery.

Cool Lunch Boxes

Remember these?! Ultra kitsch was so hip as Kiss lunch boxes and others.
You can still buy them here.

Neil Young writes anti-war album

Keep on rockin!@freeworld.

gardensculpture

gardensculpture, originally uploaded by Tim Noonan.

Testing out the new camera today I found this sculpture of a fairie reading in a garden.

V for Vendetta

I saw the film last night with Greg at the Richmond street Paramount. I have never heard of this comic book but the Wachowski brothers pulled off a great adaption for the screen. Natalie Portman of StarWars fame looks amazing as Evey with a shaved head. Hugo Weaving aka The Matrix Agent Smith is the voice behind the V mask. Set in the near future V confronts the corrupt British Government with Shakespearian martial art knife play in the shadows of post 9/11 criticism. It was quite provoking and entertaining. P.S. The previews showed a new Pirates of The Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest with you know who, I can hardly wait.

Doing Art Students A Dis?

"Collectors want to beat the galleries at their own game," he said. "This insatiable need for stardom has made buying student work the art-world version of 'American Idol.' "

Walrus Suffrage

Human interest story of "global warming".

timnoonan.ca

I finally updated timnoonan.ca with new pictures from my abstract Sunday Painting series. It looks super, there will be more to follow as I am working on new photos and digital images pages.

Yaghh

Ok I lost my camera or it got ripped off somehow monday morning on the subway. Having scoured both my apartment and classroom 3 days in a row I must finally admit the mystery has me inside out. Time to consider an upgrade?

Berlin Bienniale Exhibits On Street

"We realized that we could build a show out of the whole street, with artists from many generations, a show whose spaces capture 250 years of life, not just the vacuum of a gallery's white cube, as if nothing came before."

This is an interesting review at www.nytimes.com. You may need to register to log in.

headtrip

headtrip, originally uploaded by Tim Noonan.

Headtrip, 16X36", acrylic on canvas, 2006. Copyright © Tim Noonan. This triptych has a cropped head in the middle panel.

Frank Auerbach// Variable Light

Explore a special imaging treatment of 2 images at the Tate's website. The capture process is interesting.

floraltriptych2jpg

floraltrip2jpg, originally uploaded by Tim Noonan.

Floral Triptych2, 16x42", acrylic on canvas, 2006. Copyright © Tim Noonan. I'm still having fun arranging these 3 little paintings which occur on the side lines of more ambitious works.

therivermansjourney

therivermansjourney,48X96", originally uploaded by Tim Noonan.

Bold colours and contrasting forms evoke a powerful image. The Riverman's Journey, 48X96", acrylic on canvas, 2006. Copyright © Tim Noonan.

headshape

headshape,42X46", originally uploaded by Tim Noonan.

A pick from my recent sunday painting series.
Headshape, 42X48", acrylic on canvas, 2006. Copyright © Tim Noonan.

dwight

dwight, originally uploaded by Tim Noonan.

Dwight has a coffee with breakfast at the Sunset Grill on Roncesvalles Ave. There is a repertoire cinema across the street.

sundaypainting6c

sundaypainting6c, originally uploaded by Tim Noonan.

The supposed third section of a working triptych proves itself to stand alone. The hard edged areas create a collage look. Abstract Landscape, 36X36", acrylic on canvas, 2006. Copyright © Tim Noonan.

sundaypainting6a,b

sundaypainting6a,b, originally uploaded by Tim Noonan.

Today's session being the 3rd and final to the work proved successful in creating a space between the trees. Abstract Landscape # 2, 36X72", acrylic on canvas, 2006. Copyright © Tim Noonan.

freedomquilt2

freedomquilt2, originally uploaded by Tim Noonan.

Wrapping up Black-history month the children celebrate and pose in front of their patchwork of artwork: a freedom quilt composed of thoughts, ideas, and drawings derived from their readalouds and story retelling. Later they compared and contrasted the community features of Sharon Dennis Wyeth's story "Something Beautiful" with those of our community. The story is an excellent source for visualization strategies.