Here is my new drawing Beyond the Reach, just completed today. I hope you enjoy it. Beyond the Reach, 2020, ink on artboard, 14" x18" Beyond the Reach, details
Beyond the Reach
Fiends of the Dark
My drawing Wedding of the Earth and Sky will be featured in an upcoming WOWXWOW shot called Fiends of the Dark. Follow the link to read the WXW blog entry on the show. Richard
TheWedding of the Earth and Sky
One of the pieces I'm working on this fall is The Wedding of the Earth and Sky. It will be entirely stippled with my trusty Rapidograph pens. I am pleased with the progress so far. Apart from the pencilling, these images represent about 4-5 hours work thus far. I'm already penciling two more pieces in... Continue Reading →
Garden of the Moon
It's been a busy summer so I haven't had the chance to update my blog. With fall approaching I can get back to posting on a regular schedule. So, first up is this piece, Garden of the Moon, which I just finished on Wednesday. It took two months to complete, in sessions of 2 -... Continue Reading →
Wrath
Wrath is my latest drawing. It was done for an upcoming show at Copro Gallery in California called 7 Sins. The show, curated by Cris Velasco, opens June 8.
Wandering Star
I spent much of yesterday finishing this drawing, which has been in my studio for a while. It was originally conceived for a Lovecraft themed show at Copro Gallery a couple of years ago (curated by Cris Velasco). Unfortunately, my workload at the time was very heavy and in the end I went with a... Continue Reading →
The Hollowing & The Candidate
These are two recent drawings done more or less back to back. If you look closely, you can see that they have similar compositional bones, despite the difference in technique. The Hollowing was created for a WOW X WOW show called Monochromagic coming up in September. The Candidate was created for an August show called... Continue Reading →
Update
I've been balancing my production between personal work for upcoming group shows, illustration and fiction writing. Balance is hard to achieve, especially when you get seduced by one particular project. This week is was short stories. I finished two that were, sort of, almost there. I might drop one here, to celebrate the first anniversary... Continue Reading →
The Hidden Exhibition
I had a few free hours today so I finished my drawing “The Hidden Exhibition.” Ink on 140lb Arches hotpress paper, 12″ x 16.″ The work will be shown for the first time at the Roadside Attractions III show at Copro Gallery (curated by Cris Velasco). Inquiries can be made by contacting the gallery through... Continue Reading →
Mid March Update
I am showing you an illustration I did for the forthcoming Houses Under the Sea by Caitlin R. Kiernan (the image is shown as a crop in the link). This is the first time I have illustrated a book using carbon pencil instead of ink. It was an interesting process as the medium took the drawings... Continue Reading →
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