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
Last summer I spent some time photographing things in my garden with a macro lens. Some of the pictures were put on a blog called Nocturnalogic, which I have since discontinued. I have salvaged the images and added them to a gallery as part of this blog. Simply mouse over "Gallery" in the header and... Continue Reading →
This is my latest drawing, Earworm. I started out intending to finish this one as a graphite drawing but once I got into it I felt pointillism would bring out its true character. With the lack of background all of the focus is on the character. I wanted the silhouette to read as human but... Continue Reading →
Torpor Vigil Industries has just released new T-shirt designs featuring artwork by me (above), Steve Venright and Kerry Zentner. Please check out them out on the TVI site. While you are there, why not pick up a copy of the Dreaming Like Mad with Dion McGregor CD. The CD, which was recently mentioned in Wired, features the... Continue Reading →
I now have 10 giclee prints of my drawing "The Drowned Library" available in my print webstore.
Leviathan is the first in a small series of watercolours I am calling the Seven Princes of the Underworld. These works will be available in my Etsy store as they are completed. Richard.
I just finished this new work called Seven Sisters. The observant viewer will notice there were once eight sisters. Seven Sisters is available for sale in my Etsy store. Richard.
I had a chance to add a few things to my print site tonight. You can check them out here. In a fit of industry, I also updated my website with a couple of pieces from 2013 that I'd neglected to add. More soon! - Richard.
This a new piece, just finished. It's on sale in my webstore if you are interested. Remember I am also holding a print sale this month. - Richard.
This isn't the drawing that I intended to create. I had a different idea but when I started to execute it, other ideas came to me and I decided to go with it. I will get back to the original idea at some point. For this piece, I used a .18 Rapidograph pen. I stole... Continue Reading →
There is a new print up in my webstore called The Drowned Library. Check it out - orders will be shipping in about a week's time. - Richard
Richard A. Kirk | Visual Artist | Author 