In the next few weeks I will be launching a new limited and numbered print. The print, a giclee on German etching paper, is a RADIOLARIA STUDIOS fundraiser with the proceeds going toward the publication of my next illustrated novel NECESSARY MONSTERS, to be published this year. 50 signed and numbered prints of the new... Continue Reading →
Drowned Library
This is a work in progress scan of a new piece called The Drowned Library. I may be channeling a little bit of J. G. Ballard here with a dash of Borges. It is a commission piece and I’m enjoying a return to technical pen pointillism after a few weeks of working exclusively with brush... Continue Reading →
Iain (M.) BanksFor those who may not have heard yet, author Iain Banks has been diagnosed with terminal cancer. I don't know Iain, I am just a fan like so many others. I remember the first day I encountered his work. It was at Bakka Books in Toronto in the mid to late 1980's. I... Continue Reading →
Iain (M.) Banks
Jeff JordanCheck out this fantastic interview with my friend Jeff Jordan. Jeff may be best known for his album cover art for The Mars Volta, but those images just scratch the surface of this versatile artist's body of work. Having had the privilege of a regular ongoing dialogue with Jeff through some of those works... Continue Reading →
Jeff Jordan
Labyrinth MusicThis is a link to a soundtrack for a show I did a few years ago. The music is by Saros (Joerg Huettner): Joerg Huettner has moved to Hollywood, and has been part of the music production team for films such as "Batman Begins". He put a huge amount of work into this new... Continue Reading →
Labyrinth Music
We're Not in Kansas Anymore PhotosSome great images from the set up and opening of the OZ themed show at the Gallery Nucleus.
We’re Not in Kansas Anymore Photos
Remains
I have the okay to show you one of the illustrations from Death Poems. This piece, which I call Remains is a meditation on those things that must be left behind, all our efforts at understanding our lives through collecting, classification, religion and science. This is a Wunderkammer of a finished life, the "dash between dates",... Continue Reading →
Beautifully Strange Opening
Unfortunately I wasn't able to be at the opening in person but as you can see the show opening was a great success. Kudos to Jon Gernon for putting together a great event. If you get a chance to go I am sure you won't be disappointed. If you can't make it, here is an... Continue Reading →
PhantasmaphileHere is an article about the Beautifully Strange Show on Phantasmaphile.
Phantasmaphile
The Lady ParanormaThis is a video created by some friends of mine, Vincent and Sarah. If you haven't seen it, you must. It is stunning.Richard.
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