Richard A. Kirk | Visual Artist | Author
"there is no excellent beauty that hath not some strangeness in the proportion" Sir Frances Bacon, Of Beauty, Essays" 1625
I had an artistically productive day yesterday. I got in an hour and a half on novel edits sitting in Williams coffee shop. Later I prepped two silverpoint miniatures. One for a series called the Iconoclasts and another for The Secret Society series. I'll show these little guys once they have been finished. In the... Continue Reading →
I posted a few new original works to my webstore. I've hightlighted them below. All works can be purchased directly from the store using Paypal and are shipped flat within 2 business days. At the store you can also find a selection of other original works and prints. - Richard.
There is very little that I can add to what has already been said about Mervyn Peake, other than to say what a deep and enduring impact his work has had on my own. His world was revealed to me through the worn covers of the Penguin Modern Classics Editions that sat on a wire... Continue Reading →
It's nice to get back to silverpoint after some months spent working in other mediums. The Symphonists is a series of silverpoint miniatures that I am doing for a friend/ collector on a subscription basis. Essentially, one drawing will be mailed to him monthly until the series of 8 is complete. Richard.
This past weekend we had the pleasure of attending Art O Con in Burlington, Ontario. The con was organized by Jaded Dragon Studios. A huge thanks to them for being so kind to us and making our experience so much fun. We caught up with some old friends and had a lot of interesting conversations... Continue Reading →
A heads up to horror aficionados: I have posted two original interior illustrations from Thomas Ligotti's Death Poems for sale. Click through to my webstore for a look. I am offering them at a sale price in celebration of the death of winter (albeit temporary!!) Richard.
Tonight I am posting the completed drawing called The Drowned Library. It was done as a commission but I will be making prints of it in the very near future. The prints will be high quality giclee done on German Etching Paper. I will post more details in a few days. If you are interested,... Continue Reading →
My website has become a little bit of a challenge to navigate over the last few years. This is the result of bolting on pages while dealing with deadlines and real life. Today I decided to start from scratch and I have produced a new site here. The old site will remain in place, as... Continue Reading →
Progress to date on this dreamlike piece. Richard.
Richard A. Kirk | Visual Artist | Author 