October 2008

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A Dribble of News

Electric Narwhal Original Art Available thru Gallery 1988 SFThere are two basic types of challenges: the kind that crushes you between its toes, and the kind that you wouldn’t mind having so much. Happily, mine have mostly been of the latter sort lately. There are a plethora of gallery shows coming up in both Japan and the US in which I will be participating over the next few months. Heck, I seem to be adding more to the list everyday.

Not so long ago, this was the exact kind of problem I wished I had. The challenge comes from my trying to balance this here blog with my show schedule.

Before, I was making artwork mostly for myself and blogging the work before it had even cooled down. These days, much of my work is made specifically for a show. That means that I might not be able to add it to the blog for months. In the meantime, I’ve been neglecting poor PaperCuts a little bit. I’m playing around with some ideas of things to write about during those times when I can’t show new artwork. Feel free to suggest topics or ideas. It’s either that, Or I need to pick up my production pace.

Here’s the NEWS: There’s some new original artwork posted in the shop! It’s sitting patiently in San Francisco at this moment, waiting for your call. If you’re interested, drop Katie or Irma at Gallery 1988SF a line. Or, if you’re the shy type, get in touch with me and I’ll call them for you.

You might want to keep your eye on the shop too. I have plans for it over the next coupla weeks. Evil, devious, masterful plans. Trust me, you’re gonna love this.

A Bright and Sunny Day cut paper art by Patrick Gannon
cut and torn paper on wood
6 5/8 inches x 14 1/2 inches
Click here or the image to stretch those tentacles.

I don’t know about you, but rainy days and Sundays always get me down. Well, not so much Sundays actually. I adore me my Sundays. Stack enough drizzly and grey days end to end though, and I can get downright grumpy and laconic. Japan isn’t known for it’s precipitation, but since I’ve moved over here it seems to rain pretty much every other day (occasionally without the “other”).

Even so, I don’t know if I fully trust this stringy fellow to clear my skies. There’s just something… oily about him. Greasy. Inky like an octopus. In the spirit of full disclosure, that’s probably the paper I used. I had originally planned to do this piece in a really nice textural black. Then I found the same wrinkly paper in this amazing blue-black color that, when it catches the light just right gives off a coppery glint like sun glancing off motor oil. I wish y’all could see it for yourselves.

Special thanks go out to the magnanimous and groovy Andy Bell, and all those creatures in his head. Having been dragged away from critter creation and forced onto his honeymoon, he asked me to contribute a guest creature. Thanks Andy, for giving my monster some playmates!

This piece has been trying to get out of my head for ages now. It’s been percolating for nearly a year. I finally dragged it kickin’ and screamin’ into the real world just in time for the Space + Nature group show a little bit back. I literally finished it at 6 in the A.M. the day of the show. Not surprisingly, I tortured my poor fingers more making this piece than anything else I’ve ever done. God bless band-aids. Read the rest of this entry »