I finished Insomnia today. Very happy with how it turned out. This image will appear in the book TOME. I hope you enjoyed the peek at my progress. Remember you can click on the image to see a larger version. Richard.
Insomnia – finished!
Insomnia – the city
In this latest update on Insomnia, I finished the town in the background. I kept this fairly loose, using the sepia ink like watercolor. I wanted to leave some mystery. The town is empty but its citizens are awake. R.
The impeded stream is the one that sings
Came across this and had to post it. “It may be that when we no longer know what to do, we have come to our real work and when we no longer know which way to go, we have begun our real journey. The mind that is not baffled is not employed. The impeded stream... Continue Reading →
A Bit about Technique
This is a fragment from some text that I wrote for the TOME book project. I thought that since I am often asked about technique I would share it here. I've always believed in sharing information about technique - it's what each artist brings to the technique that is truly important. This describes my approach... Continue Reading →
November Sunlight
Today I turned in the interview Rhys Fulber (Conjure One, Delerium, Front Line Assembly) did with me for the TOME book. The new piece, Insomnia, which will be included is also progressing nicely. The image below was actually taken last week. Tonight I mapped out the last part of the novel Necessary Monsters. I... Continue Reading →
Insomnia – continued & Begin
In past couple of nights I started working on the background of Insomnia, using sepia acrylic ink. It works beautifully on this paper, which is actually a kind of printmaking paper. Although you can't see it in a scan, the paper actually has a very nice cream tone that works very well with the... Continue Reading →
Weird Fiction Review Post
Nancy Hightower post an excellent new article on my work over at the Weird Fiction Review. Thanks to Nancy and the good folks at the WFR for running the piece. You can read Nancy's introduction to the Cute and Creepy show last year: Revelatory Monsters And her is a couple more links to content related... Continue Reading →
Inosomnia – Work in Progress
Here are a few work in progress images from my new drawing Insomnia. This one is black acrylic ink on paper. 22" x 14". The foreground will be black and the background will be a dark sepia tone. © Richard A. Kirk 2012
WFC
The Weird Fiction Review posted a gallery of my images in celebration of the World Fantasy convention. Here is a nice review of the Convention at the Enchanted Inkpot.
World Fantasy Convention 2012
Over the past few days I was the artist guest of honor at The World Fantasy Convention in Toronto. From beginning to end this truly was a fantastic experience. Rather than attempt a post con wrap up, for now I'll simply re-post the entries I made on Facebook while the events were happening. Wednesday, October... Continue Reading →
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