Under drawing for We Shall be Near You Today I am sharing the graphite under-drawing for a new piece called We Shall be Near You. I borrowed the title from a poem by Yeats. In the context of this piece, the words refer to the idea of friendship and loyalty, the nearness of others. I’m... Continue Reading →
Cardinal, 2020/21, oil on panel, 20 x 16 inches Oil paintings are notoriously difficult to photograph and even worse to scan due to reflective properties. Fortunately, my printmaker has amazing skills in this area and was able to get me a nice clean capture of Cardinal. I've already added it to the cover design for... Continue Reading →
Haverhill House Publishing is putting out a new edition of Christopher Golden's Strangewood. I produced illustrations for an earlier edition (Earthling Publications, 2008). I love the colours on this cover by Michelle Madsen. Richard
The following text is a chapter deleted from my novel Necessary Monsters during the editing process. For those who have read the book, it describes an incident upon Irridis's arrival in the City of Steps. During the revision it was apparent that it wasn't essential to the story, but I thought readers might enjoy it... Continue Reading →
I finished this drawing last night in a focused three hour session under a prickly cloud of late-in-the-day caffeine and headphone music (6lack and Pineapple Thief). Like the last piece, it's mostly brush and carbon black ink, and a little fine tuning with a dip pen. As soon as it was finished I was already... Continue Reading →
I am really thrilled to be showing my work with this diverse and exciting group of artists. If you are in the area don't miss a chance to check it out. This kind of show is rare in London. I have 3 miniature prints available and 5 original works. This afternoon I had a chance... Continue Reading →
I am very excited to show you the cover of my new novel Necessary Monsters, which will be published this May and is now available for pre-order. I can't wait to share this novel with readers. I re-wrote the book many times over the last few years, refining it to the book I saw in... Continue Reading →
I just finished this piece. Love drawing on heavy paper. It feels so damned decadent. Richard
Following a very busy autumn, I'm now finally sitting down to plan creative work for 2017. My new novel Necessary Monsters is scheduled to be published by Resurrection House/ Arche Press in May. I thought I'd share the description from the distributor's website. Lumsden Moss is an escaped thief and an unrepentant bibliophile with a... Continue Reading →
Caitlin R. Kiernan has posted this illustration to her blog, so I guess I am okay to share it here as well. This is for the forthcoming Houses Under the Sea, Mythos Tales. Caitlin has provided details about this book on her blog. The book also features amazing art by John Kenn Mortensen and Vince... Continue Reading →
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