Beirut_Gulag Orkestar

Check out these guys,...You'd think the album was cut in some coal fired basement in East Berlin or some remote aspect of the former Red Curtain, where kids grew up with no guitars yet aspired to the likes of the Talking Heads only with clarinets and accordions. Theirs is definitely worth a listen! See them live at the Horseshoe October 4.

falls

falls, originally uploaded by Tim Noonan.

Now a year later I am considering to add oil stick to this one. The Waterfalls, 54X78" acrylic on canvas, 2003.

river

river, originally uploaded by Tim Noonan.

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.

Danielle White-Good Morning StarShine

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.

McCartney

McCartney, originally uploaded by Tim Noonan.

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.

timothy_e

timothy_e, originally uploaded by Tim Noonan.

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!

display

display, originally uploaded by Tim Noonan.

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!

blogmusik

Here is a link to the latest in free digital music.

pondtriptych

pondtriptych, originally uploaded by Tim Noonan.

A few small ones like this 16x48" acrylic will be displayed at the Queenwest Artcrawl.

qwac_logo

qwac_logo, originally uploaded by Tim Noonan.

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.

Cats and their Personal Stereos

the house cat

PlayStation 2 commercial

Another of David Lynch's far out commercials.

Wolf man

First day of school - Mahou Sensei Negima

It's a cute animation!

The Watchtower

I've been practising like crazy to get the syncopted guitar rhythm of Bob Dylan's All Along The Watchtower down. Now the words. So while was searching I found this neat Bob Dylan Forum. Cool!

Steve Irwin Killed by Stingray

Crikey!

A bike helmet built for road hazards

So ...what happened to using your senses of sight and hearing to detect road hazards? This device is overkill! I won't buy it unless he figures out to get a tv in there.)

space-man!

space-man!, originally uploaded by Tim Noonan.

duck5

duck5, originally uploaded by Tim Noonan.

Mother Duck and son. The young Mallard will grow into a deep dark green head with a white stripe around his longer neck which isn't obvious now. I took this shot along with several others in High Park over the summer. I like the ripples in the water and the reflected leaves as much as the calm ducks floating around.