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
Munchfish, 2021, charcoal and watercolour on hotpress watercolour paper, 9 x 6" approximate Gap, 2021, watercolour on 300lb coldpress paper, 11 x 7.5" Two slightly different watercolour techniques on different papers, with the same palette. These pieces are available in my webstore.
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 →
“Drowned Library” Greeting Cards January 26th and this is my first blog post of the year. I guess the month got away on me! I have been busy though, organizing a number of art and writing projects for the coming months. One fun little project was to produce these Drowned Library greeting cards. Initially, I... Continue Reading →
This week, I am showing my latest completed drawing called Harbinger. I started this piece on October 2 and finished it on December 6. I hope you enjoy checking out the detail shots below. I will be making a limited giclee print of Harbinger in the New Year. The best way to stay on top... Continue Reading →
I've been working on some silverpoint miniatures over the last few days. These are done with silver wire on a plate finish archival illustration board. I worked them directly on the ground with no under-drawing. I hope you enjoy them. If you are interested, they are posted on my webstore for sale. Richard Quiescent, After... Continue Reading →
I'm not sure how I let two months get behind me without updating my blog, but it's nice to be back. I'm planning more or less weekly updates for the rest of the year. So let's catch up. The big news this week is that my novel Necessary Monsters, published by Underland Press in 2017... Continue Reading →
Sometimes, when making illustrative images, I find it easy to forget that I'm making a thing. This is especially so when most of the engagement with my artwork happens on the web. As grateful as I am for that avenue of engagement, it tends to have a flattening effect. Sometimes I like to remind myself... Continue Reading →
During the latter half of October, I offered incentive sketches on my webshop - a free sketch with every shop order. There was some demand from people to purchase the sketches outright, so I introduced the Mystery Sketch option, which is still active. As you can see, as time went on, the sketches became more... Continue Reading →
I am offering 20% off original art on my web store until Sunday, May 19. This is a great opportunity to pick up a smaller original work for a great price. Several have already sold. I won't be offering sale prices again until the fall. Here is just one of the pieces currently available.
Richard A. Kirk | Visual Artist | Author 