Artist Joel Van Patten on History, Galleries and Yule
“Fame is an opinion, but being prolific is a fact.”
Joel VanPatten is a comic book artist, illustrator and painter who moved, with his family, to the top of a mountain in Southern New Hampshire.
Our conversation covered how he began as an artist, through his current projects, which include the comic book Jöl (pronounced yule) and Livid Comics.
The esthetics of his paintings, both of still life and urban scapes, are dark and frenetic, but at the same time, draw you in. He took a moment to chat about both how he creates this style and why.
He also talked about the reasoning behind the move to the mountain top and how he and his family are making adjustments to a life that aspires to be off the grid in these modern times.
As always, it is fascinating to me to take a moment to look through another person’s eyes and see what they see about the universe.
I hope you enjoy it!
And, I can’t wait to get my first issue of Jöl, Livid Comic’s premier issue.
Joel, and Jol, can be found at www.vanpattenstudios.com
Tell two friends to listen this episode and tag me in the posts and I’ll thank you personally!
See more about Cherry Bomb! The Podcast, with program notes for every episode, browse the Sweet Blast collection of limited edition art, and more, at www.theartofmattmckee.com
This episode was produced by Matt McKee, with consulting and booking help from Suzanne Schultz at Canvas Fine Arts and editing from Bill Shamlian at Orb Audio.
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