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 recently started a Substack newsletter called Radiolaria Studios. It's intended as a companion rather than a replacement for this blog. My goal for the newsletter is to post weekly, on a specific theme related to my creative life. To date I've done posts on silverpoint, illustrating Dune and the vinyl reissue of KoRn's 8th... Continue Reading →
Cardinal, 2020/21, oil on panel, 20 x 16 inches Oil paintings are notoriously difficult to photograph and even worse to scan due to reflective properties. Fortunately, my printmaker has amazing skills in this area and was able to get me a nice clean capture of Cardinal. I've already added it to the cover design for... Continue Reading →
This week, I am showing my latest completed drawing called Harbinger. I started this piece on October 2 and finished it on December 6. I hope you enjoy checking out the detail shots below. I will be making a limited giclee print of Harbinger in the New Year. The best way to stay on top... Continue Reading →
Richard A. Kirk | Visual Artist | Author 