“Drowned Library” Greeting Cards January 26th and this is my first blog post of the year. I guess the month got away on me! I have been busy though, organizing a number of art and writing projects for the coming months. One fun little project was to produce these Drowned Library greeting cards. Initially, I... Continue Reading →
I’m a couple of days late with this week’s post. Most of the past week was spent marshaling supplies needed for a couple of big illustration jobs, making sketches and basically getting into the creative headspace needed to immerse myself in a multi-month task. I’ve also been in the workshop assembling strip frames for my... 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 →
I am very excited to show you the cover of my new novel Necessary Monsters, which will be published this May and is now available for pre-order. I can't wait to share this novel with readers. I re-wrote the book many times over the last few years, refining it to the book I saw in... Continue Reading →
Well, I should write something here before I gain the sad distinction of being the first man to be fired by his own blog. I have spent the last two months, give or take, writing my face off. What am I writing? It's a new novel, a cool, weird, trippy and exciting novel (IMHO) -... 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 →
I am happy to announce that I will be releasing a new print in early 2016. The image is called Amnesiac's Library. It will be printed by LUNA 7 on 17" x 11" 285 gsm Hahnemuhle Torchon paper. The first 25 prints will be signed, and accompanied by a small sketch on a blank card.... Continue Reading →
This artwork is called Harrowing Sediment. The original (still available, incidentally) was created for a show in 2012. Details can be seen below. Harrowing Sediment and other images are available as prints in my Big Cartel art shop. If you order this image, before the end of November, I will include a free miniature print... Continue Reading →
I now have 10 giclee prints of my drawing "The Drowned Library" available in my print webstore.
Richard A. Kirk | Visual Artist | Author 