I'm slightly freaking out that August is nearly over and FALL is a mere long weekend away. Somebody must have shoved me into a time machine because my brain is still in July mode! I've been exploring some new territory of late, adding digital colour to scanned ink drawings. What began as technical curiosity, the... Continue Reading →

The last week or so I have been busy with a myriad of things, but fortunately there has been some time for drawing. I am working on a new piece for a show in the fall, and of course working on this little series, which I am becoming quite fond of. Next week is FanExpo,... Continue Reading →

Here are two details from a new work in progress called Out of the Violent Planet. The title is a riff on C. S Lewis's Out of the Silent Planet. In this detail you can see 3 stages of my process: pencil marks, outlining and rendering. Being pointillism, this piece will take some time to... Continue Reading →

This is the latest in my series: The Devil Tree. Writing on the juvenile novel is going well. I am up to chapter 3 with lots of action happening on the page. Richard.

The Devil Tree, number two, is Limestick. It is a comment on the horrible practice of catching songbirds by using sticky branches called limesticks, placed in orchards and other locations. Frequently, the birds are attracted by the playing of recorded electronic bird calls. The Devil Tree pieces are a nice break from my larger more... Continue Reading →

This is the first of a series of small ink and brush drawings called The Devil Tree. The drawings are 10" x 7" on 140lb Arches hotpress paper. I'm not sure how many drawings will be in the series at this point. I letting my enthusiasm dictate that decision but there will be a few.... Continue Reading →