The Dark Bead is finally finished! This image shows the completed drawing, The Dark Bead. You can see details and work in progress images in previous posts. The Dark Bead is an ink pointillism drawing done primarily with a Rotring .13 technical pen, and a Koh I Noor .18 for the outlines. As is typical... Continue Reading →
The Dark Bead – Work in Progress #2
Many hours of inking later... The Dark Bead progresses... - Richard.
The Green Demon (on sale)
The Green Demon is on sale in my webstore. Its a piece I did last year when I was doing a small series of demons. I am using the proceeds of these small sale pieces to publish a book of 5 short fantasy stories called Magpie's Ladder. - Richard.
Earworm
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 →
Tadpole
This piece is an oil miniature that I just finished on the weekend. It started life as a sketch in my Moleskine. I enjoyed working on it so much I think I'll continue working in oils for a bit. I have some good ideas for more creatures like this. Summer is a nice time to... Continue Reading →
Points of View
Points of View was drawn in 2003. Some of these older works were scanned using an inexpensive desktop scanner, which was all I had at the time. I've tried to clean them up in Photoshop, but results are limited by the quality of the source files. Points was done at a time when I was... Continue Reading →
Monster Study #1
I came across a few sheets of thumbnails that I did a couple of years ago. At the time I was just trying to generate a few ideas for monster characters that had a strong organic vibe. Last night I took one and developed it into this tinted ink drawing. I plan on doing more... Continue Reading →
Monster #3
Just a fun drawing I did earlier today. A weird little pupa monster. - Richard
Monster BookFor fun, here is a little book of monsters- Richard.
Monster Book
Little Monster
A small line drawing I did tonight for fun.