This is a small graphite piece done today on some Bristol I had tucked away. The paper has almost no tooth, which was kind of fun to work on. Ordinary HB lead in the pencil. The result is a little like silverpoint in appearance. -Richard.
Nameless
Sinistral Sister
The thought behind this piece was to portray an entity that waits for the sleeper beyond the threshold of consciousness. The subtitle is "Awake for the Sleeper." Appearances aside, the creature is not meant to be unambiguously malevolent. It is meant to represent the great unknown of our unconscious mind. The elements from which this... Continue Reading →
Earworm
This is my latest drawing, Earworm. I started out intending to finish this one as a graphite drawing but once I got into it I felt pointillism would bring out its true character. With the lack of background all of the focus is on the character. I wanted the silhouette to read as human but... Continue Reading →
Forbidden by the Deep
I'm ending the week with this new ink drawing called Forbidden by the Deep. I took the title from a quote by Leonardo da Vinci that I came across in Ian Leslie's wonderful book Curious. "I came to the entrance of a great cavern, in front of which I stood for some time, astonished and... Continue Reading →
The Curious Voyage
This is a picture of my drawing table this afternoon. It's a cloudy day, hence the bluish light. You are seeing the early stages of a new drawing that doesn't even have a title yet, though I am leaning toward "The Curious Voyage" The working title will make more sense when the last major element... Continue Reading →
Seeds
This fall I will have new artwork in a very special group show (I'll talk more about the show later, once it has been properly announced). I'm planning two pieces for this show. To that end, I started a sketchbook dedicated to all of my ideas for these pieces. I find that it's helpful to... Continue Reading →
The Invisible World Framed
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!
“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.
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