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 →
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 →
Art-O-Con
I will be attending as a guest Art-O-Con in May. If you are interested in going to the con, all the information you need is on the poster (click to enlarge). This is a down to earth, super fun event. You don't want to miss it. This year there will be not one but 2... Continue Reading →
Ligotti Death Poems Cover
This might not be the exact final layout but Bad Moon Books has this online, so I thought I'd share it here. Richard.
Death Poems Cover Art
It's been a while since my last post so I thought that tonight I'd show you something new. This is the artwork I created for a new edition of Thomas Ligotti's "Death Poems." The cover is a wrap around, meaning what you see on the left is the back cover and what you see on... Continue Reading →
TOME Update
Some news today from 44FLOOD the publishers of TOME. TOME contains some of my work, along with an interview done by musician Rhys Fulber about my work. "Huge day for us at the 44FLOOD studios...we just received an advance copy of TOME, and the book is better than we'd even imagined! The books will ship... Continue Reading →
I can now announce that my next book illustration project will be Death Poems by Thomas Ligotti. The book will be published by Bad Moon in 2013. More details to follow. Richard.
Weaveworld Published!
The 25th Anniversary Edition of Weaveworld arrived last week. Opening a book that I have had the good fortune to contribute to is a moment I always anticipate with great excitement. Having spent a number of months working on the illustrations for Weaveworld I could hardly get the bubble-wrap off quick enough. These were not... Continue Reading →
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