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Richard A. Kirk

"there is no excellent beauty that hath not some strangeness in the proportion" Sir Frances Bacon, "Of Beauty, Essays" 1625

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Category: Painting

Shop Update

I took some time today to update my webstore on Big Cartel. I added a stippled ink drawing called Scout … More

birds, Crows, meditation, Scout, solitude, Witches, Wormwood

Two New Watercolours

Two slightly different watercolour techniques on different papers, with the same palette. These pieces are available in my webstore.

beastiary, fantastic animals, fish, munch, scream, stump, tree

Cardinal

Oil paintings are notoriously difficult to photograph and even worse to scan due to reflective properties. Fortunately, my printmaker has … More

Cardinal, Darkling Lands, newsletter

Changing Gear

I’m a couple of days late with this week’s post. Most of the past week was spent marshaling supplies needed … More

Brian Eno, Charles Palliser, illustration, Man Who Fell to Earth, painting, prints, Quincunx, studio work

Strange Birds

It’s been a busy week. I’ve been working steadily on Harbinger (see previous post), and on this series of oils … More

Amnesiac's Library, Berlin, Book Blog, Chet Zar, Cris Velasco, Dark Art Podcast, David Stoupakis, Dos Diablos, EGO, Erwin Tschofen, Matt Levin, PS Publishing, Strychnin Gallery, Studio Sale, Tailor of Echoes

Firebug

This a newly completed piece. I hope you enjoy it! The work is available for sale. Please message me for … More

fantasy figure, grotesque, insects, jellyfish, slugs

Weight

Here’s another quick ink and watercolour piece. I’m starting to think about a slightly more ambitious piece. Richard

allegory, darkart, demons, fantasy, goblins, monsters, trolls

Art of the Socially Distant

I hope everyone is doing okay. Today I’m posting a couple of things I did over the weekend. I hope … More

flea, ink, moth, sketchbook, skulls, watercolour

The Darkling Lands

The Darkling Lands is a new 40 page perfect bound book, which reproduces 28 of my images and includes a … More

Art, books, Fiction, short stories, writing

Crown of Coral

This past week was productive. I handed in all of the artwork for Magpie’s Ladder (my forthcoming short story collection) … More

books, jellyfish, Magpie's Ladder, PS Publishing, seaweed, short stories

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