Today, November 29th, 2009 My nephew Noland Rohan Passed away due to Cancer, Noland was a warm and wonderful young man with promise and hope, he fought this illness as hard as he could, and with the support of his loving wife and family, he tried to beat it, but could not and passed knowing he was loved. Noland is survived by his wife and son, as well as his parents and siblings.
I am asking that if you care to donate anything to help his wife cover his outstanding Medical and Care debts, or to his final needs, please use the donation button below, his resources were almost completely wiped out and his family could use the help.
I showed up and set up my artwork, set well against a neutral background and well received by the people that showed up early, however as it got darker on the cafe patio the management turned on the exterior lights, only to find out they did not work, it seems that there was a short and nobody told the owner, so he never knew it was not working, so after 5:30 my paintings were in a Bitch black gallery, we wrapped it up when it got so dark and cold on the patio that nobody came outside… what a disappointment, but they asked me to consider doing it again closer to Christmas maybe,… maybe, well it was a good Idea when we started. but boy am I not so happy.
I am presently working on the last few paintings that will be in my showing at the Costa De Oro Tasting room on the day after thanksgiving, I am both excited and nervous. I have not had a major showing since before I moved from NY, I mean I have had displays and small showings, but this seems like a big deal to me, and it is. I have about 1/2 of the pieces done and should be accepted pretty well. I have put an event post on my facebook site, so I will put the link up on the page here and if you like you can click it and check it. I am presently back to working on my various blogs and website, trying to connect all of them together and getting a “massive” web presence going, I have found several really nice art blogs on blogger and I hope to connect with the artists' and see if I can get them to contribute to my Artist Network site http://www.ccvisualart.com and with any luck, I can also get some advertisers so it will make some self sustaining funds.
I will have to say am so tired of working and trying to find time for my art and my writing, I am so behind on my book / books and I want to get a publisher “on the hook” so I can get my name out, as far as painting…. I REALLY NEED TO GET BACK TO IT I am not saying that my skills are dull or suffering, but I want to spend more time painting and finding my “voice” in art, I have been silent too long..,.maybe?
I am going to get back to work now, and try to be the gifted artist my wife sees me as, I am so happy I met and married her, she is my gift.
I will be taking pictures of the completed paintings today and posting them, feel free to comment on them once posted and let me know what you think.
I am hoping that since there are many publishing companies involved with this site, I may be lucky and find a publisher
2. I am having an art exhibit at Costa De Oro Vineyards in November, the day after thanksgiving, my first major showing here in CA in many years, I am working on my paintings and should have all of them ready for the showing. I have a Face book page set up, and I try to update it every day or so, check it out and get the info, tell your friends, it should be great.
Note: the face book pages should show info, even if you don't have face book, but if it does not, set up a face book account, it’s free and another great social medium.
I donated a Painting of mine to the city of Santa Maria, and the Mayor personally thanked me and said he would be extremely happy to display it in the newly designed and built public library that opened last year. My wife and I are thrilled at this and are looking forward to taking the kids to the Library and seeing my painting on the wall. I am posting pictures of it here. The Title is “Reflection of Soul”
I would like to thank all of my friends and Family for your love and support and I dedicate this first great public display to My family and all of you. My painting is now part of the permanent collection of art in Santa Maria California and the State of California in General.
Today Katya is working with the kids on dinner, she decided to teach the girls how to make pirogi, which is an authentic Russian food. She made everything from scratch and worked on it with the kids, I think this is great way to teach the kids about some of their culture. I am posting photos of the feast in progress.
I think the girls had a great time! Katya had mentioned that this is something she used to do with her mother in Russia, and she often liked the results.
I though this was extremely funny, in the beginning of the Obama Campaign, there was one image, and now… this is the image that so many of us think of.
I read this article today, and I find it amazing how time passes, this work in a treasure and for it to sit and sit without the world recognizing it, until now interests me. The Metropolitan has done miracles in keeping the treasures of history alive, but why cant we do this everyday, and it seems so strange that this is buried in the deepest part of the paper, when it should be a top story, oh no, I forgot, we need to know what Jon and Kate are up to, or if Octo-Mom is going to bring a new litter into the world, I am tired of all the trivial, lets look as something that screams hope. I want us, as a nation to look at what we leave for our children and our future, not the darkness of out lives, but the hope of what may be.
I have been trying to find a publisher for my recent ( and long in the works ) book of poetry, and no publisher is interested, so I am going to self publish here on my blog, I will be posting the entire work as a downloadable Text / PDF file, NO STEALING, I just want to be “Heard”, I am tiered of the bureaucratic BS and I am going to try to let my thoughts out, so with that being said, you will see most, if not all of my work in the recent version of my book “Rants and Ravings of a Modern Day Cave Dweller” in singular and bulk posting and the file will be available in PDF that can be downloaded. If you like it and want to “donate” to my further therapy, you can make a donation via PayPal by sending funds to me at my PayPal pay station, just go to http://www.paypal.com and look up visimagepro@aol.com, there you select send funds, any denomination, it accepts debit and credit cards or digital checks, so if you think it is a masterful work of literature, or lining for a parakeet cage, either way you can donate to a cause… feeding my kids.
Click on this link to download by Book.: Rants and Ravings of a Modern Day Cave Dweller at My RantBabble Blog Site http://rantbabble.wordpress.com/
I have been trying to find a publisher for my recent ( and long in the works ) book of poetry, and no publisher is interested, so I am going to self publish here on my blog, I will be posting the entire work as a downloadable Text / PDF file, NO STEALING, I just want to be “Heard”, I am tiered of the bureaucratic BS and I am going to try to let my thoughts out, so with that being said, you will see most, if not all of my work in the recent version of my book “Rants and Ravings of a Modern Day Cave Dweller” in singular and bulk posting and the file will be available in PDF that can be downloaded. If you like it and want to “donate” to my further therapy, you can make a donation via PayPal by sending funds to me at my PayPal pay station, just go to http://www.paypal.com and look up visimagepro@aol.com, there you select send funds, any denomination, it accepts debit and credit cards or digital checks, so if you think it is a masterful work of literature, or lining for a parakeet cage, either way you can donate to a cause… feeding my kids.
I will begin posting Monday, September 14th of 2009, and it will be downloadable on the 15th.
If You cannot find or download my book, Check My Rantbabble site on Wordpress
I have never been able to keep my thoughts from wandering, and in these times, when money and social grief seem to overwhelm me, this should be a time for my writing to flourish. I have a major even coming up, I was asked be a local charity to provide paintings for auction, I was one of only 3 artists in all of California asked to provide works for the event, it is for a children’s charity that provides for children with little or no resources, it is a great honor, but I will move on… I was asked to provide a bio, a brief yet eliminating synopsis of who I am. This poses a major issue for me, how can a person sum themselves up in just a few words? I know that other writers do it all the time, but I am an anal retentive, obnoxious, self centered, hedonistic, male chauvinistic pig, with no redeeming self endured qualities…, in short, I am a jerk! How can I be honest and yet make myself look good. I have no pictures of myself, other than one of me at 2 years of age and one at 5 years of age that make me look good, I am old, fat and bald,… no Rock Hudson or Johnny Dep, I am overly fuzzy and I have knobby knees, and I have made it clear that if my loving and beautiful wife ever gets her eyeglasses checked, she will run in fright, or beat me with a stick, one or the two…. or both.
I you have not yet guessed, I don't like myself too much…
I was diagnosed as “clinically depressed”, meaning its the happy house for me if I don't start popping pills, and since I refuse meds, well, my time runs quick and I may be fitted for a white suit soon :)
My cat just jumped through the window, looked at me and meowed, he then looked very disgusted at the fact that I did not jump up to feed him and ran out to the kitchen to bother my wife, even animals think I am a jerk :)
so, back to my dilemma, what should I say about me, guess Ill just have to lie and say how humble i am or how I feel so enchanted with Art and the nobility of the painterly craft.. HOGWASH, I paint to keep my brain from exploding and my limbs from turning to mush at my sides from boredom. I write to keep my thoughts from fading away into the dust of oblivion and to make some sense of my dementia. But I spite myself too much, I must have some redeeming qualities, some reason to be happy about this, so below is what I plan to say, don't laugh out too loudly, I may hear you…
Joseph Timmons, artist and writer, originally from NY moved to the Central Coast in 1990, there he lives with his wife, Yekaterina and his 5 children. Joseph works in a manner such as the Abstract Impressionists or the New York Art Scene that was the birth point of artists such as Jackson Pollack and Klein or DeKooning and feels that Painting is a medium that is “changing as the paint dries”, paint contracts with drying, so it changes as it’s viewers perception changes. Joseph has given to this charity two of his most recent works, one is “Hemispheres” a 2 piece painting that represents the human mind, a left and right side that can function independently but is not as good as the mind as a whole, and the whole mind can imagine anything. The second work is a painting called “Passion”, the colors of this work against a stark background illuminate the thought that even in the darkest of moments, the passion and powerful vision of “Love” or “Passion” can bring a living light to one’s life. Joseph hopes that the works provided inspire Art lovers and enthusiasts find his visions of value and purchase these paintings to help those who need it, the children, who need more that one voice and more than just a helping hand, this program, and Rancho Vino offers hope for a better life, Thank you in advance for you kindness and your generosity.
I hope that this does not seem too verbose, but it is the only thing I could think of, I spoke more about my work and the charity than myself, I don't mean much, but the cause is good, and I really want to see it go well.
As some of you may know, I work for Microsoft as a Field Support Tech / Trainer, working with many types of people and businesses. I am going to Seattle this coming week for a week long training meeting and I have to say I am very excited and looking forward to this trip.
I am leaving Santa Maria on Monday taking the 6:00 am flight and will be in Seattle by 10:00 am, I will be doing daily entries ( or trying, anyway ) and I will be back Friday.
I am going to be blogging my adventures and uploading pictures and links to new products and such for both Windows and XBOX, and some about the new Zune HD unit, so to all you geeks out there, this could be good. I have to say that non-geeks may not be to inspired, but then again…..
I am taking my cell camera and my digital camera, will take as many pictures as possible, but I will only post pictures that are not related to any Microsoft Secrets ( no corporate espionage ) and I will be back linking to the new XBOX games stuff that's going to be coming out, but I repeat myself.
My XBOX Gamer Tag
Well, best of luck to you and I’m off to get packed for my trip.
Joseph Timmons
Stark Raving Mad Lunatic from NY, Living in California.. soon to be in Seattle !
