"there is no excellent beauty that hath not some strangeness in the proportion" Sir Frances Bacon, Of Beauty, Essays" 1625
If all goes as expected, it looks as though I will have 3 drawings in issue number 2 the Clavis Journal. On a related note, be sure to check out Ouroboros Press and Three Hands Press and marvel at the care and attention they lavish on their amazing books. Also cool, and utterly nothing to... Continue Reading →
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 →
I had an artistically productive day yesterday. I got in an hour and a half on novel edits sitting in Williams coffee shop. Later I prepped two silverpoint miniatures. One for a series called the Iconoclasts and another for The Secret Society series. I'll show these little guys once they have been finished. In the... Continue Reading →
I posted a few new original works to my webstore. I've hightlighted them below. All works can be purchased directly from the store using Paypal and are shipped flat within 2 business days. At the store you can also find a selection of other original works and prints. - Richard.
There is very little that I can add to what has already been said about Mervyn Peake, other than to say what a deep and enduring impact his work has had on my own. His world was revealed to me through the worn covers of the Penguin Modern Classics Editions that sat on a wire... 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.
Tonight I am posting the completed drawing called The Drowned Library. It was done as a commission but I will be making prints of it in the very near future. The prints will be high quality giclee done on German Etching Paper. I will post more details in a few days. If you are interested,... Continue Reading →
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