Showing posts with label kirk. Show all posts
Showing posts with label kirk. Show all posts

Monday, March 31, 2014

I've Moved...

... But you can follow me at my Tumblr Page!

So starting now, any future posts will happen there. This change is in accordance to better streamline my online presence. I feel Blogger is all but dead.

See you all on the flipside!

-Kirk

Monday, January 20, 2014

Change of Pace




Here's a traditional commish to get me outta that digital lull. My camera is pretty terrible and these photos don't do the final work justice. Created with acrylics/oils and took three days to complete. Way more enjoyable than sitting in front of a computer all day...

-Kirk

Wednesday, January 1, 2014

A Christmas Carol

Well, I'm late on posting this, but a few months back I had the pleasure of illustrating Charles Dickens "A Christmas Carol" for FarFaria. It was a great opportunity to spread my wings and really come at the project with a different end result in mind. Actually, before even beginning any work, I had initially envisioned something very organic, dark and almost entirely devoid of color. But, owing to extremely tight deadlines, I unfortunately had to fall back on certain tried and true habits I've developed over the years. Not to say I don't like the finished product (because I do) but, it's funny how the story can take a life of it's own and seemingly steer it's own heading.

Below is a few illustrations and an overall sample from the entire story.








Happy Holidays!
Kirk

Tuesday, December 24, 2013

He Who Must Not Be Named

A couple more pieces for fun and artistic growth.







Happy Holidays!

-Kirk

Monday, November 11, 2013

Solo Dolo



It's been a long time since I've updated with any new art. Work has a way of sucking all the creative juices from me. After a long day of grinding away on studio jobs, I'm unfortunately left with little desire to create anything for myself. Luckily for me, today being a holiday, I took advantage and tried something different. This is the result...

A while back Scott Mescudi posted an interesting candid shot and I had to do something with it. It's everyday moments that inspire and ultimately lay the foundation for creativity. It's rare for me to really know the end result on a piece of art, unless I absolutely sit down and start planning the thing out. This can detract from the end result, because one spends a great deal of time planning and grinding away at an essential blueprint of what the finished product might look like. So much time/energy can be wasted during this process and it leaves little room for a freeing, organic task of improvisation.

Well, one thing that needs to change is my openness to create more art just for myself. That's something which is never lost on a child with a coloring book, or happily sketching away -- creating for creations sake. It's supposed to be fun after all. Kid's know this and without even thinking about it. They do it for the sheer fun of creating something cool. I need to take a lesson from my five year old self, because that dude was much wiser than this old guy sitting here, typing away at this blog.

-Kirk

Tuesday, August 6, 2013

Assortment of Colors


A digital puppy portrait commission. Drop me a line if you've got a certain best friend that needs to be immortalized into a piece of art. (kparrish33@gmail.com)

-Kirk

Wednesday, July 17, 2013

Need A New Mobile Game?!

If any of yous guys needs a fun new mobile game, check out Baseball Slam. It's a fun, arcade based, home run derby meets pinball, meets casino kinda video game. That sounds like a lot, but I assure you the learning curve is pretty quick and it's proving to be a very addictive game. Unfortunately as of now it's only available for your various iPhone/iPad devices and no word on whether it'll be available on the android marketplace. But, at least it's free, so you got that going for you.

I was lucky enough to have had the opportunity to work on this one for over a year,  doing characters/concepts and even designed the final logo.








Would love for anybody to at least give it a shot...it is free after all!

-Kirk

Monday, June 24, 2013

Monday, May 20, 2013

Ahoy!




Ever since I was in the sixth grade and read Treasure Island by: Robert Louise Stevenson; the whole idea of adventure on the high-seas has really captured me. One day, I'll really expand on that whole notion. This will have to do for now.

-Kirk

Friday, April 26, 2013

Thursday, March 21, 2013

Smoke, Smoke, Everywhere







This is one of those pieces that looked completely different in my head. As I progressed, the illustration kinda took a life of it's own. I had originally intended the blue dude to be completely swamped in the mob of smokers, but it somehow proved too messy and overly chaotic.

-K

Wednesday, January 16, 2013

Smooth Moves, Scotty Ol' Boy


A while back I saw this image of Scott Miscudi and was inspired to create my rendition of it. The man's music is completely and truly inspirational to me and I'm frequently listening to his stuff while I work. But this photo, apparently from a Complex Magazine interview, just kinda stuck with me and months upon months after seeing it -- I created my own version.




My goal wasn't to necessarily capture his likeness -- but to somehow portray his movement seen in the photo and lock it into my work. It all starts with the ye ol' sketch...and a terrible cell phone image to throw into my computer, to start the inking and coloring process.




The final illustration:




-K

Saturday, December 15, 2012

Tom Sawyer's White Fence

My rendition of one of the more iconic literary scenes in history - Tom Sawyer and that infamous white fence. I've seen some prior illustrations, most notably artists like Norman Rockwell had tried their hand at this scene. I wanted to break the mold and try something completely different, while putting my own spin on it.

Not satisfied with the bottom rendition, I tried a different approach - this time including his whole body and more of the burden to come.


"Life to him seemed hollow, and existence but a burden. Sighing, he dipped his brush and passed it along the topmost plank; repeated the operation; did it again; compared the insignificant whitewashed streak with the far-reaching continent of unwhitewashed fence, and sat down on a tree-box discouraged." - Mark Twain 





Thanks guys!
Kirk

Tuesday, December 11, 2012

Ciggs R Gross.


 Just decided to to further develop this sketch from my book. Ciggs are gross. Throw em away.

-Kirk

Monday, December 10, 2012

Pharrell's Advice

I just saw this and thought it was kinda informative from a design sense.


Thanks Pharrell.
-Kirk



 

Friday, December 7, 2012

Website Update!

Hey gang,

I wanted to inform all my visitors of an easier way to view my gallery. I have just created a new website, which will now act as the new "kirksart.com" starting now and in the going forward. This blog will be, just that - a blog. It will still contain all my all my latest nonsense, including, news, sketches and illustrations. I really just needed a fresher alternative to ease the viewing process for all you folks out there.

Thanks guys! And to kick start the new site, here's a little drawing straight outta my sketchbook:



So head-on over to: www.KirksArt.com to give it a hearty welcome!

Thanks!
Kirk

Wednesday, November 21, 2012

Sketches...





I'm going to start uploading some art from my sketchbook. Often, I find that I become more satisfied with some quick lineart, than I do with a completed, fully-rendered illustration.

-K