Here is a little silverpoint that I just finished. It's the last of the Iconoclast series; there are 8 in all. This guy will be off to Denmark next week! Richard
Iconoclast #8 Meddle Smith
Iconoclast No. 8 (a work in progress)
I'm working on silverpoint drawings this week. The above image is a miniature from a series called Iconoclasts. It is the 8th and last image in the series. I thought I'd post a few images of my progress. - Richard.
Lamentation for the Last Drop of Honey
Finished!
Lamentation for the Last Drop of Honey
Here's a vignette from a new piece that I'm working on called Lamentation for the Last Drop of Honey. I always have fun with the title of my pieces, but this drawing had at its heart a serious concern: the devastation we've seen in honey bee populations. I'm not a scientist, I am an artist,... Continue Reading →
The Letter
This a new piece, just finished. It's on sale in my webstore if you are interested. Remember I am also holding a print sale this month. - Richard.
Drawings from my Sketchbook
I pulled some vignettes from my current sketchbook to show you. These characters will probably find their way into my next piece. I always take great pleasure in the first appearance of characters. Their ghostly lines will become more refined and they will be given weight, light and shade, but there is an expressive quality... Continue Reading →
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 →
Monster #3
Just a fun drawing I did earlier today. A weird little pupa monster. - Richard
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 →
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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