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
This is a drawing called Amnesiac's Library. If you follow my work, you'll know that natural history and libraries are recurring themes. Amnesiac's Library nearly didn't happen. I started it several years ago but other things got in the way and it sort of settled to the bottom of my paper rack. My original plan... Continue Reading →
This is a new drawing, just finished today. Nightmare has just distracted the sun (day) and the moon (night) so that she can go abroad unseen. You can click on the images to see larger versions. "Horror and fatality have been stalking abroad in all ages". Edgar Allan Poe - Richard.
This is a small graphite piece done today on some Bristol I had tucked away. The paper has almost no tooth, which was kind of fun to work on. Ordinary HB lead in the pencil. The result is a little like silverpoint in appearance. -Richard.
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 →
These are images of my new drawing called "Pins." To see a larger view, click on the image. I'll be sending this one to a show in July called "of Beauties and Beasts" in Troy, New York at Clement Art Gallery. - Richard.
Most Sunday was spent working on this drawing. Enjoy! Richard.
Here is a new drawing that I did over the last couple of days. This one was going to be inked but I couldn't stop drawing it, and went for a graphite finish. Working on this made me want to do a bunch more drawing, so watch out. Richard.
This is a new drawing I did show opening in May. I'll say more about it later but for now I thought I'd share the image. Richard.
More ground covered on "Pins." The graphite might be challenging to see depending on your monitor but the ink should show up okay. My plan for this piece is to work my way around the background and then finish with the figures. There is no technical reason for that, its more of a motivational strategy.... Continue Reading →
This is the pencil under drawing for a new commission piece that I'll be working on for the next couple of weeks. It's called The Invisible World. I'll be blogging some updates as it progresses.Richard.
Richard A. Kirk | Visual Artist | Author 