Johnny Milian, a collector of my work, was kind enough to send me this picture of "The Invisible World" nicely framed. It is so great to see a piece framed in its new home. Thanks Johnny!
The Invisible World Framed
“Of Beauties and Beasts” Press
Here some press links for the "Of Beauties and Beasts" show at Clement Art opening this month. Fine Art Connoisseur Wall Street International Troy Record - Richard
New Selections in my Etsy Shop
Earlier this week I posted 17 smaller original pieces in my Etsy store. There are some book illustrations and personal pieces.- Richard.
Tadpole
This piece is an oil miniature that I just finished on the weekend. It started life as a sketch in my Moleskine. I enjoyed working on it so much I think I'll continue working in oils for a bit. I have some good ideas for more creatures like this. Summer is a nice time to... Continue Reading →
“Pins” Finished
These are images of my new drawing called "Pins." To see a larger view, click on the image. I'll be sending this one to a show in July called "of Beauties and Beasts" in Troy, New York at Clement Art Gallery. - Richard.
Points of View
Points of View was drawn in 2003. Some of these older works were scanned using an inexpensive desktop scanner, which was all I had at the time. I've tried to clean them up in Photoshop, but results are limited by the quality of the source files. Points was done at a time when I was... Continue Reading →
Buddy
Keeping with this week's theme of older works here is an ink/ watercolour from 2003. It's called Buddy. I can still remember doing this painting. It's hard to believe it was 11 years ago Richard.
I'll have some work in this show in June. Check out the FB page to see the list of amazing artists for this show.
Wintersun
I thought it would be fun to show a few old pieces this week. Although this scan doesn't do the image as much justice as I'd like, the image still resonates with me. Compositionally, Wintersun was meant as a visual pun. My main impetus for creating the piece was to study the form of this... Continue Reading →
This is me from many years ago, sometime in the 1970s. I can't really articulate why but I've always liked this snapshot. I think because is foretells how important the visual would become in my life.
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