Patrick Woodroffe

NEWS UPDATE: The 1st.of SEPTEMBER 2010

I think I should add this to my NEWS page. It is odd for me, mainly because I used to speek French, German and Spanish, 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. That happened about 6 years ago, when I was drinking too much cider!

There's some news for August. Three of my images shall be included in the Falmouth Art Gallery Exhibition, and that shall start on the 11th. of September. 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.

On this year, I may have 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 and there shall also be another book with all my recent images, so when these are finished, I shall add all that to this NEWS page.

I'm still doing more than four images for very good new book called "GREEN ART" and I don't know when some of them shall be finished, but I shall add those to this NEWS page. I've finished six new "TOMOGRAPHS" for that book about Jesus Christ and the green future. I almost get messages from God and when I started one the images, it did seem that Jesus was very happy! I still don't know. I'm now doing seven more "Tomographs".

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

Lots of people want to buy my old books and keep them forever. I have scanned all the Ektachromes and some of the images 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", "HALLELUJAH ANYWAY" and "THE DORBOTT OF VACUO". They are now on CD's and DVD's, some as JPEG, Adobe Photoshop Cut-outs and TIFF. 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 now have to finish four paintings that are just undercoats 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!

In 2009, I added a lot of my "tomograph" images to the exhibition "The Truth About Faeries?" at SOUTHAMPTON CITY ART GALLERY, and that's there again this year - 2010.

This is a message from Claus Brusen : "I shall be attending the "Nearfest" (http://www.nearfest.com/) in USA June 2010 with Mark Wilkinson showing among other things like "Benign Icons" and some of Patrick Woodroffe's giclée prints from old albums".

This is also a painting for my new book "GREEN ART". I finished it on 12.01.10.

2010/1 The title is - "The Green Tower" Dimensions : A. CLOSED 215x345x105 mm. B. OPEN 359x345x125 mm.

I've already added this painting to the pages of my new book "GREEN ART". I finished it on 12.11.09.

2009/6 The title is - "Questions with no words... ...Good replies from GOD!" Dimensions : A. CLOSED 265x410x140 mm. B. OPEN 520x410x150 mm.

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!

When I started this painting, it did seem that I had a good message from God! I finished it on 04.09.09.

2009/4 The title is in French - "C'est ma clé en Symétrique!"

I always think about evolution, so before the human beings there were lots of monkeys, so now we are not "Mon+keys", we are like a "Monk & Keys".

Dimensions - Closed: 26x39.5x10.5 cms. Open: 44x39.5x10.5 cms.

I finished this painting in March. I was inspired because in 2007 I had a prediction about my daughter Rosie being pregnant in June - 2008. That was true and she talked to us about that just after the funeral of my mother B.M.W. in June! My prediction was for a grandson, and after the scan it was to be a girl, but it was a boy - Jago - who was born on the day when I came back from Switzerland in December! Rosie Woodroffe and Simon Hedges both work for the Wildlife Concervation Society, looking after the wild dogs and elephants, etc. It was strange when I started the sketch - the baby looked like a boy. JAGO is now eight months old, and now he always looks at the flowers, trees, animals and birds! He never know what he shall work for in the future!

2009/2: "W.C.S. - Double You... See - YES!"

Dimensions 455x613 mm.

In February I finished this one, which seems to have a good message from God!

In January I had to finish this new frame for my very old painting, which I did in 1977 for my publisher "Dragon's World" - the calendar 1978. Falmouth Art Gallery, where I have lots of good friends - mainly Brian Stewart who is in charge, wanted to buy this painting in 2005, when I had a big exhibition there. It's now in the collection of Falmouth Art Gallery.

You don't need the real website address for Claus's new gallery "FANTASMUS"... just search, and you shall find it on the TOP! I finished a big new painting that I hope shall work well mainly as a poster for that Gallery. The main title is - "Our DEN with a MARK!" When I was at FANTASMUS in June 2009, the TV included a lot of that!

Denmark really is very green, so that's why I did this image including wind-farms, etc. This image is included in my new book "GREEN ART" just to encourage young people to do really good paintings that can last forever - positive messages, nature, green, God etc. There's only one chapter that's not finished, but when I finished Chapter C about Falmouth Art Gallery and I printed all the pages, all the people who work there were very pleased!

My new book "BENIGN ICONS" was printed in 2008.

The price shall go down, so it would be a good idea to contact the publisher Claus Brusen Mikkelsen - FANTASMUS on this next address mainly because the book is cheaper now than when it was launched.

www.info@fantasmus-art.com

This book is also possible to buy via Bud's ArtBooks.com and also "Freaks Bookshops" - Barcelona/Spain.

There are 224 pages (23x31 cms.) with hard cover and dustjacket. The weight is approximately 1.7 kilograms, so the cost of sending it by post shall be slightly different depending on which country you are in.

It was launched on the 14.06.08 at "FANTASMUS" C.A.I.I.R. - Centre for Art International Imaginary Realism, GROENNEGADE 3, 9300 SAEBY, DENMARK.

LIMITED EDITION A.) - 30: One book in a box with the giclée prints of P/55 "The Metamorphosis of the Tiger" The illustrations that I did for my old book "The Pentateuch of the Cosmogony" - 1978. COST - 1000 Euros.

LIMITED EDITION B.) - 70: One book next to a box just to protect one giclée print of H/37 "The Milk Robbers" An oil painting that I included in my book "Hallelujah Anyway" - 1982. COST - 300 Euros.

"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 2010"
This is the same cover for the new one 2010. 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 2012 shall have a small exhibition at Truro ROYAL CORNWALL MUSEUM.

"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 1057 in 2004, 692 in 2005, 1057 in 2006, 906 in 2007, 719 in 2008 and 1250 in 2009.

On this month I've found 226 coins, so the total is now 12,921!I had a prediction at the start of August, so if I got 126 coins, the totle would have been 12,821. It is strange!

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.