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
I'm finding watercolour a good antidote, or at least coping mechanism, for the monochrome of the Ontario winter. These pieces started as ink line drawings done with a dip pen, which I later painted with watercolours. This is essentially Arthur Rackham's technique. The first image, Agitator, was adapted from a tiny pencil sketch I made... Continue Reading →
Extremophile, 2024, ink on paper, 20" x 28" Here is my finished drawing, EXTREMOPHILE. I worked on this through much of the summer. It's quite large and occupied most of my drawing table. There are three compositions here working as one: right, left and centre. I like the negative space in this piece, the way... Continue Reading →
A detail of my new drawing The Nameless Flower I’ve been working on this piece called The Nameless Flower for a few weeks now and I am getting close to finishing. When I do, I’ll post it in full and include some details. For now, here is a little timelapse video of me working on... Continue Reading →
Scout, 2021, ink on 140lb Arches hotpress paper, 10 x 7 inches
Richard A. Kirk | Visual Artist | Author 