Most Bay Crossing readers may know San
Francisco-based artist and writer, Paul Madonna, as the creator of the series All
Over Coffee (San Francisco Chronicle 2004-2015), and All Over
Coffee (City Lights 2007), and Everything is its own reward (City
Lights 2011; winner of the 2011 NCBR Recognition Award for Best Book).
His newest work, Close Enough for the
Angels (2016), represents something of a departure. We recently paid a
visit to The Dryansky Gallery to view a curated show featuring his
illustrations and text images. Rare and limited first editions are also
available.
This bit of gallery copywriting puts it
into perspective:
As a contemporary take on the
classic form of the illustrated novel, Close
Enough for the Angels features over 100 lush and
haunting drawings paired with a full-length plot driven story about Emit
Hopper, who, twice a one-hit wonder, is thrown back into the limelight twenty
years after faking his own death. It explores the question, what happens when
your life is taken over by luck?
An exclusive interview with Madonna will be
contained in the Cultural Currents column next month in Bay Crossings. We look
forward to sharing it with you.
Close Enough for
the Angels, Tokyo Noodle Shop,
2010-2016
Pen & Ink on
watercolor paper
10 × 14 in
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