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
This is another acrylic ink vignette. I love the rich green in this one. This piece is actually inspired by my dog Molly (a golden retriever) who likes to lie in my studio like this. I re-imagined her as a mysterious mythological creature resting on the forest floor. Please note that this work is sold.
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I like to keep my macro lens close to hand for shots like these. These were a couple of air plants that were put in a bowl of water in the sunlight. After a few hours the surface of the plants became covered in tiny bubbles. - Richard
A BIG thanks to Hi Fructose Magazine for featuring my work on their website today. What an amazing start to Victoria Day! I mentioned yesterday that I was working on some silverpoint miniatures. I thought I'd share some shots off my drawing table. The pictures are a bit grainy but I took them in the... Continue Reading →
It's nice to get back to silverpoint after some months spent working in other mediums. The Symphonists is a series of silverpoint miniatures that I am doing for a friend/ collector on a subscription basis. Essentially, one drawing will be mailed to him monthly until the series of 8 is complete. Richard.
This past weekend we had the pleasure of attending Art O Con in Burlington, Ontario. The con was organized by Jaded Dragon Studios. A huge thanks to them for being so kind to us and making our experience so much fun. We caught up with some old friends and had a lot of interesting conversations... Continue Reading →
A heads up to horror aficionados: I have posted two original interior illustrations from Thomas Ligotti's Death Poems for sale. Click through to my webstore for a look. I am offering them at a sale price in celebration of the death of winter (albeit temporary!!) Richard.
My website has become a little bit of a challenge to navigate over the last few years. This is the result of bolting on pages while dealing with deadlines and real life. Today I decided to start from scratch and I have produced a new site here. The old site will remain in place, as... Continue Reading →
This is a work in progress scan of a new piece called The Drowned Library. I may be channeling a little bit of J. G. Ballard here with a dash of Borges. It is a commission piece and I’m enjoying a return to technical pen pointillism after a few weeks of working exclusively with brush... Continue Reading →
Richard A. Kirk | Visual Artist | Author 