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've been bringing these two pieces along over the last few days. I've been listening to a lot of Band of Horses, Wilderness of Manitoba and Besnard Lakes. It's funny how different drawings have their soundtracks. I included the detail of The Warm Sea so you can get a little bit of a sense of... Continue Reading →
Well holidays and a cold behind me I thought it was time to get back into the studio and make some art. This is one of the pieces I am currently working on. It's called The Warm Sea. At 11" x 8" inches it's the largest silverpoint that I've done for a while, but it... 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.
Finished!
This a new piece, just finished. It's on sale in my webstore if you are interested. Remember I am also holding a print sale this month. - Richard.
I finally finished The Whispering Wind. Many, many hours of tiny brushstrokes went into this piece, which is my favorite of 2013, so far. The title is from Led Zeppelin's Stairway to Heaven: Your head is humming and it won't go, in case you don't know, The piper's calling you to join him, Dear lady,... Continue Reading →
This isn't the drawing that I intended to create. I had a different idea but when I started to execute it, other ideas came to me and I decided to go with it. I will get back to the original idea at some point. For this piece, I used a .18 Rapidograph pen. I stole... Continue Reading →
There is a new print up in my webstore called The Drowned Library. Check it out - orders will be shipping in about a week's time. - Richard
A small line drawing I did tonight for fun.
This is my latest drawing, The Phantom Limb. It will be sent to the framer this week and then sent on for inclusion in the Beautifully Strange show at Clement Art (see previous post). The technique used for this drawing was diluted inks applied in overlaid brushstrokes. I hope you enjoy it. Richard.
Richard A. Kirk | Visual Artist | Author 