Here is a new piece that I finished this afternoon called VOICES DRY AND HOLLOW. The title comes from lyrics of a song by Team Sleep called Tomb of Liegia: "Hear the crowd of ghosts, Their voices dry and hollow, Can't you hear their calls? They cheer me to the gallows." The art has no... Continue Reading →
Foundling is a new drawing that I completed for the inaugural online group exhibition by WOWXWOW called Lightning Bolts and Little Sparks. In honour of the show the site has posted a new interview with me. I hope you'll take the time to check out this incredible show featuring the works of a truly diverse... Continue Reading →
I just finished this new drawing. It was originally intended to be called Neume (see earlier post) but a different character emerged in my mind as I worked on it. I've added a few details for a closer look. This work will be for sale on my webstore shortly. If you are interested, hit me... Continue Reading →
Last night, I cleaned out my trusty Rotrings so that I could do some pointillism work. I had an idea for a new drawing, a flower creature. This kind of drawing starts off as stream of consciousness, all about the sheer pleasure of line. The finish though will be very controlled and polished, as everything... Continue Reading →
This fall I did some drawings mixing pointilism and ink wash. They were originally intended as illustrations but in the end I went in a different direction. Here are a couple of my favorites from the group. Both of these are available. Send me a message if interested. Richard.
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 →
Here is my piece for the In the Depths show to be held at Copro Gallery in August. The show is curated by Cris Velasco and features works themed around the writing of H. P. Lovecraft. I always associate the works of Lovecraft with the doldrums of summer. I was barely a teenager when I... Continue Reading →
This is a new drawing just finished today. I've had this creature in my head for the last couple of weeks and needed to let it out. What interested me about this subject was the questions between the main figure and the weird cyclopean pupa thing on its back. Is it a child of the... Continue Reading →
I finally finished rendering The Tin Man's Dream in pointillism. This drawing was started back in 2014 as a line drawing. It sat for a year, during which time I digitally colored the image. At the end of last year I decided to complete it as a pointillism piece. I'm hanging on to the original,... Continue Reading →
I am involved in 2 shows coming up very soon. The first is called Permanence, a group show at Haven Gallery, themed around works primarily executed in ink. The Dawn Botanist, which I delivered to the framer last week, will be my contribution. It looks like it will be an amazing show. The second show... Continue Reading →
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