Richard A. Kirk | Visual Artist | Author
"there is no excellent beauty that hath not some strangeness in the proportion" Sir Frances Bacon, Of Beauty, Essays" 1625
Burnt Sugar, 2026, acrylic ink on Arches hotpress, 18" x 24" I created Burnt Sugar at the end of the summer for the upcoming Scared Stiff show at Benz Gallery in London, Ontario. This will be the 3rd year for this amazing Halloween themed show. I will have two large pieces on display and a... Continue Reading →
CRYPTIC is the first of two miniature projects I've done this summer. It consists of FIVE hand-drawn, 6" x 6" panels on a smooth, heavy paper. The title and artist's signature are on the back. I decided on this format to keep this family of characters together. The first is in profile. The three interior... Continue Reading →
Aqueous Humor, 2026 (April), ink and watercolour on 140lb Arches hotpress, 10" x 14." I finished a new water colour and ink piece this week called Aqueous Humor. I drew the image in ink on 140lb Arches hot press paper with a dip pen and tinted it with water colour washes. There are a couple... Continue Reading →
