Author: Richard

I am an artist, illustrator and author. This blog is where I talk about current projects. I show finished works, but also works in progress and things that inspire me along the way. Feel free to leave a comment or ask a question. Thanks for dropping by.

Poem by Shaun Lawton

~description of an illustration by Richard A. Kirk~ to me, this illustration is about the power of literature, how an elephant never forgets, and why our dear reader, whose open book has sparked a flame, is rooted and transformed to the spot, grown long and tactile fingers like branches caressing lost fables as shown to... Continue Reading →

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The Whispering Wind

I finally finished The Whispering Wind. Many, many hours of tiny brushstrokes went into this piece, which is my favorite of 2013, so far. The title is from Led Zeppelin's Stairway to Heaven: Your head is humming and it won't go, in case you don't know, The piper's calling you to join him, Dear lady,... Continue Reading →

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Of a Monstrous Child

This isn't the drawing that I intended to create. I had a different idea but when I started to execute it, other ideas came to me and I decided to go with it. I will get back to the original idea at some point. For this piece, I used a .18 Rapidograph pen. I stole... Continue Reading →

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The Whispering Wind – Progress

Here are a couple of details from The Whispering Wind. I'm focused on the characters for the moment. The background will be rendered in lighter values to make the figures stand out a bit. Sometimes I like to bury everything in a dense mass but this piece calls out for a different treatment. - Richard.

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