Patrick Woodroffe

NEWS UPDATE: WEDNESDAY the first of FEBRUARY 2012

I shall have an exhibition in Truro, the "Royal Cornwall Museum" at the 14th. of April! It shall finish on the 30th. of June! I'm doing another painting about Switzerland in 2050, but it shall be months before it's finished. When I shall be 75 in 2015, I shall have a big exhibition in Falmouth Art Gallery".

Silly news for this year (2012) is my "F.C.C." - found coins collection. It's silly news, but you can see that at the bottom!

I've scanned the new "Tomographs" by EPSON PERFECTION, and it seems true! Messages from the real GOD!

This frame is 70.4 x 51 cms.

I've finished this new painting - 2011 - 3: "The start of this World and the future!". B - After million years, it's a lot better! C - JESUS CHRIST! D - After that, it's a lot greener! E - A message from GOD - "See My Tree" - Symmetrical! F - In the future, the human beings shall be charge of evolution, and they shall be flying like angels! G - ? A way up! H - Centre! GOD's brain! Also after that, you can see the frame for that, and it turns around.

I've now finished all my new "Tomographs" for a big frame with the painting of Jesus Christ.

You can now see the frame and the painting for Brain Stewart who was in charge of Falmouth Art Gallery died in December, also a small painting for the future! "Tomographs" are in the same frame. On November 2010, I had to go to BULLE and Le Château de Gruyères in Switzerland, mainly because the old book that I did in 2002 "La Tour du Prisonnier" shall be changed soon. Also another book with all my recent images (no title), so those could be finished but I don't know which month in 2011. They want me to be there again and I shall add all that to this NEWS page when I come back to U.K.! They have also done the calendar for 2011, so if you go down on this page, you can find that!

I had to make cut-outs on "Adobe Photoshop" after scanning those by "Epson Perfection", so I've added small photographs behind those.

Some of these include Jesus Christ. I really was inspired, perhaps a real good message from GOD! Jesus Christ may be back on to this planet and it's a lot greener than the past!

I'm now 71. About seven years ago, I used to speek French, German and Spanish and a bit of Italiano, but now I have a brain problem. The front of my brain has been scanned and that is almost empty, so even English is a big problem for me. I was drinking too much cider!

In August 2010, I was included in the Falmouth Art Gallery exhibition, so I've added all my good friends at "Falmouth Art Gallery" to my PALS page! I've been in London in July to find publishers, etc., but When I went there, I visited Hubert Schaafsma who worked with Roger Dean as my second publisher called "Dragon's World" and later on it was named as "Paper Tiger". It's not a publisher now, so I need to find another one and I'm in charge of all those old books! Anyway, Hubert Schaafsma and Roger Dean are very good friends, so they are both added to my Website PALS page.

I think now that you could buy some GICLÉES from the artist Claus Brusen at Copenhagen in Denmark.

Lots of people want to buy my old books and keep them forever. I have scanned all the Ektachromes, but scanning the real images is a lot better! Images etc. for all my old books "MICKY'S NEW HOME", "MYTHOPOEIKON", "TINKER THE HOLE-EATING DUCK", "THE PENTATEUCH OF THE COSMOGONY", "HALLELUJAH ANYWAY", "THE SECOND EARTH" and "THE DORBOTT OF VACUO". They are now on CD's and DVD's, Kingston (K), etc. Some as JPEG, Adobe Photoshop Cut-outs and TIFF. On CD or DVD, I have also added the old pages and the LIST of my images.

If you are a publisher or know a good one, you could e-mail me or we could have a good chat about that by phone. This is my phone number - 01326 317 240.

When my first book "Micky's New Home" was first done in Welsh, the price was £1.90, but in 2008 someone wanted to buy one from me paying £100! It was also done in English and German. I really am in charge of all these books, and when I look at some of the old pages, I could make them a lot better on Abobe Photoshop and Adobe InDesign etc.! I am now doing a new book called "GREEN ART", so I shall finish lots of paintings and it shall take me months to finish them and the book, anyway it should have a very good effect! I shall also include some good photographs of "EDEN PROJECT" because that is green!

I did this painting as the book-cover for my new book "GREEN ART" I finished it on 14.10.09.

2009/5 The title is - "I see all Wind Turbines like pretty FLOWERS!" It was odd when I finished it - I didn't like it, but in the next morning I thought it was good and lots of people at Falmouth Art Gallery said the same thing!

"THE FORGET-ME-NOT GARDENER"

My recent Swiss/Cornish book (2005), a graphic novel twinning Le Château de Gruyères (www.gruyeres.ch/chateau) with Pendennis Castle (Falmouth) was published by Éditions Gruériennes (BULLE, Switzerland - www.lagruyere.ch/editions-grueriennes). I was in Switzerland in November 2006 - at "BDmania" Fribourg.

"CALENDAR FOR 2011"
This is the same cover for the new one 2011. So, have a look at their website.

My Swiss publisher Éditions Gruériennes (BULLE, Switzerland - www.lagruyere.ch/editions-grueriennes) designed this calendar for 2006. If you need to contact them about sales, distribution, etc. then use their website address.

EXHIBITIONS, ETC. UNDER DISCUSSION:

In the 14th. of April there shall be a small exhibition at Truro ROYAL CORNWALL MUSEUM. I shall have a big one at Falmouth Art Gallery when I'm 75 (2015)!

"LA ROUTE DES CLOCHES"
Still no dates defined.

My Swiss project is progressing very slowly, the only real news being that "La cloche de la Gruyère" is included in Chapter 10 of my book "The Forget-me-not Gardener" and also in the project to re-do the paving of the village of Gruyères. The "plaquette" (a large brochure to be sent to all potential collaborators, sponsors, cantonal councils, etc., etc.) is also a potential bande dessinée in collaboration with Éditions Gruériennes (BULLE, Switzerland). In fact the first bell/sculpture - for the village of Gruyères (FRIBOURG) - should be realised within a few years. The project's Swiss Contact is Georges Baechler of Fribourg, so if you want to know more about this, then please contact him. For addresses, etc. please access the BELLS page.

"LA TOUR DU PRISONNIER"
Permanent exhibition.

My exhibition of 62 transparent reproductions (Ilfochrome Classic), displayed in light-boxes in the former Prison Tower in Le Château de Gruyères, Switzerland, is now defined as permanent. The project was realised in collaboration with ILFORD AG, Marly, Fribourg. So, have a look at their website: www.ilford.com

"SIDH & BANSHEES IMAGES"
Some reproductions available now.

This small French images publisher produced a selection of eight of my most popular images as post-cards and two as book-marks. There was also a plan to produce a collection of similar images (24x30cm) for a portfolio. A website for this small company is still in progress, so all we can give you now is the e-mail address: . sidhbanshees.images@freesbee.fr

"FCC"=FOUND COINS COLLECTION

I found 1,057 in 2004, 692 in 2005, 1,057 in 2006, 906 in 2007, 719 in 2008, 1,250 in 2009, 1,605 in 2010 and 4,036 in 2012.

In JANUARY 2012, I've only found 316 coins! Ha ha!! The total is now 17,938!

I've sorted lots of coins for Birthdays, etc. On my wife, in 02.02.2012, she shall have £200!

My obsession to pick up and keep any coins I find does continue, and I'm sure that it still helps to keep me fit. It nearly always seems to fit in as coincidences. This obsession is included in my recent book "The Forget-me-not Gardener", so I added a lot of the coins found that year to my little sculpture "The Symmetry of Love" exhibited in Gruyères Castle. In fact I have been doing this since 1988 when I found a German coin (Deutsche Mark) on the pavement in Brixton straight after delivering paintings to be sent out to the Munich exhibition mentioned on the list of past exhibitions. It is utterly daft! But... it does keep me fit and my scanning vision stays extremely perceptive.