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
Dictionary.com defines grotesque as fantastic in the shaping and combination of forms,as in decorative work combining incongruous human and animal figures with scrolls,foliage,etc. This new piece is the first of many I'm doing on a beautiful block of 140lb Arches coldpress paper. My go-to paper is their hotpress, but the texture of the coldpress is... Continue Reading →
I just noticed that PS Publishing in the UK has listed Caitlin R. Kiernan's A is for Alien in their Forthcoming Books section. The cover design incorporates one of my drawings. - Richard.
This is a picture of my drawing table this afternoon. It's a cloudy day, hence the bluish light. You are seeing the early stages of a new drawing that doesn't even have a title yet, though I am leaning toward "The Curious Voyage" The working title will make more sense when the last major element... Continue Reading →
Richard A. Kirk | Visual Artist | Author 