Here is the poster for the Tome Exhibition at the Last Rites Gallery later this month.
Drawings from my Sketchbook
I pulled some vignettes from my current sketchbook to show you. These characters will probably find their way into my next piece. I always take great pleasure in the first appearance of characters. Their ghostly lines will become more refined and they will be given weight, light and shade, but there is an expressive quality... Continue Reading →
Wonderbook by Jeff VanderMeer
I have a drawing in the new "Wonderbook" by Jeff VanderMeer. You can find tons of information about the book on his blog Ecstatic Days.
Erfing along the Bed with Cakely ItemsMy friend Evan has a book of her writing out!
Erfing along the Bed with Cakely Items
Poem by Shaun Lawton
~description of an illustration by Richard A. Kirk~ to me, this illustration is about the power of literature, how an elephant never forgets, and why our dear reader, whose open book has sparked a flame, is rooted and transformed to the spot, grown long and tactile fingers like branches caressing lost fables as shown to... Continue Reading →
Monster #3
Just a fun drawing I did earlier today. A weird little pupa monster. - Richard
Copro Gallery 20th Anniversary ShowThe Copro Gallery Anniversary show is on until September 7, 2013. I have a piece in the show. If you'd like to see it, and the rest of the art in the show, follow this link.
Copro Gallery 20th Anniversary Show
The Whispering Wind
I finally finished The Whispering Wind. Many, many hours of tiny brushstrokes went into this piece, which is my favorite of 2013, so far. The title is from Led Zeppelin's Stairway to Heaven: Your head is humming and it won't go, in case you don't know, The piper's calling you to join him, Dear lady,... Continue Reading →
Of a Monstrous Child
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 →
Monster BookFor fun, here is a little book of monsters- Richard.