No Mail Posts, 2016-2018

When I was transferring files from Patreon to Ghost, did not want to fill up peoples inbox, wanted a complete record... I had all sorts of reasons for not emailing but it resulted in things being hidden.

A mixed media piece that contains two artcards mounted on a painted over 5″ x 7″ piece titled ‘Baby Bird’

A mixed media piece that contains two artcards mounted on a painted over 5x7 piece on cradled hardboard titled ‘Stomper.’ 4/17/2017. The top art card is a collaborative piece with an artist that wants to remain anonymous. The bottom piece is from the stock beach photos at La Jolla Shores.

People would mail Richard an obsessive thought that wished to stop obsessing on with a nipple print over it. Richard scanned the print, burned it, and put the ashes from all the nipple prints in a child urn. As a reminder, Richard made art cards with the thoughts burn date stamped on the back.

Abstract Art - rbcdartFor Richard, An abstract piece tends to happen when he’s responding to the ground, the paint, the razor blade, and whatever music might be playing… void of representation...rbcdart Made up (mostly) of Paint scraps from Couple with Pager. Acrylic, conte and modeling paste. Final varnish

Abstract Art - rbcdartFor Richard, An abstract piece tends to happen when he’s responding to the ground, the paint, the razor blade, and whatever music might be playing… void of representation...rbcdart In this peeled piece I used the pens to make fine lines all over the image. followed

In this peeled piece I used a snap from the porch video as a mask. Peeling away various parts of the image until it was completely gone. The work is instead covered by fine lines, razor cuts, acrylic and grinds down to the wood.

In this peeled piece I mounted a digital video snap from the porch series. Used the same pens to make fine lines all over the image. Using the depth created from multiple layers, I then dug through the piece grinding into the wood below.