Wrath is my latest drawing. It was done for an upcoming show at Copro Gallery in California called 7 Sins. The show, curated by Cris Velasco, opens June 8.
Crown of Coral
This past week was productive. I handed in all of the artwork for Magpie's Ladder (my forthcoming short story collection) to PS Publishing. Unfortunately I can't show it to you yet, though if you follow me on Instagram you might have glimpsed some of the work in progress. Instead, I am showing you this new... Continue Reading →
Off the Grid, Sort of but not Really
This is an iPhone snap of a watercolor I did a few weeks ago. I plan to do a version of it in oil in due course. It was necessary to suspend my use of oil for a while as the products I was using led to some pretty trippy - but ultimately not fun... Continue Reading →
New Drawing: Heart Divided
I just finished this new drawing, Heart Divided. It is available for purchase. Inquiries and questions welcome. - Richard
Two of Fifteen
These clean line drawings are part of a series I'm currently working on between other things. Richard
Pollen
Pollen is a new drawing (personal work) that I finished towards the end of January. It was done using .13 & .18 Rotring Rapidograph pens. The image below is a quick iPhone shot of a new work in progress called Hearts Divided. I'm hoping to get it done in the next few weeks, working on... Continue Reading →
Dreamsick – New Silverpoint
My first blog post of 2019 is to show you one of the last drawings I did in 2018! Dreamsick is meant to convey that sense of disorientation that can sometimes follow you out of your dreams. Sometimes the feeling is a little sickening, but often it is a welcome change of perspective or perception.... Continue Reading →
Symphonist #6
This piece, called Arco, is part of an ongoing commission of silverpoint miniatures called The Symphonists. The actual work, drawn with silver wire on archival quality illustration board, is 3" x 4." For fun, you can see the others below. Richard.
New Drawing, “Birthday Girl”
Birthday Girl is a new piece of personal work done in the stippling technique. It is available for sale. Please message me if interested. Serious inquiries only, thanks. - Richard
Russian Edition of Necessary Monsters
I can now show you the cover art for the Russian edition (Eksmo) of my novel Necessary Monsters. I really like the cover, it reminds me of George McDonald's Lilith, which has a nice resonance for me. Quite a thrill to see this. Unfortunately, I don't know the artist's name yet, but I will update... Continue Reading →