Greetings & salutations, Richard Arlo Kinsey here, and this my visual-arts website: ZENCATFISH.COM. This website is an expression of my visual arts creations. Because this website is brand new, and I wanted to publish it as soon as possible, only some of my work is currently featured. In time, I promise to add much more. Also, as of now, there is nothing for sale on this site. However, most of the books featured below are currently available for purchase and are linked up to their perspective websites. In conclusion: if you are interested in something you see, or if you have any questions just contact me. In the meantime,I hope that you enjoy the website and thanks for visiting.
Cheers! RAK
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My creative statement is simple: "Make Light Of everything". On the surface my work seems whimsical & silly but if one looks a bit closer you just may see a commentary on the human condition, the universe and hopefully even more silliness.
My visual art influences range from Magritte to Thurber to Marc Chagall, to John Lennon to Hieronymus Bosh to Dr. Suess and many others. However, the single person who has had the greatest impact on my drawing universe, is my father Albert, who was a brilliant cartoonist and draftsman.I am a native of Los Angeles, who has lived and worked all over the world, I am probably best known for my stage work as an award winning actor & singer most notably Javert in Les Miserables; with performances on Broadway, nationally and internationally. My involvement in the performing arts is reflected in my visual art. "The canvass after all, is a stage as well". My pieces have been exhibited in many shows and are in collections all over world. As presented on this website, I am also a published, very much in demand illustrator and character creator, having illustrated quite a few books, most of these being for children. I was also under contract with paramount Pictures for a time as a character creator, and currently there is a brand new animated series created by Eden Films in the UK featuring my characters, entitled: "Purdee". I currently reside in Southern California somewhere by the beach with my amazing wife Susan, and two dogs who both have PHDs in Quantum Mechanics,
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Explore the Artistic Wonders of Zencatfish Gallery
"Baby Bee's Boot" is a short animated feature created by Eden films in the UK utilizing my characters and universes . The animated short ha won first place and been runner -up in six major film festivals, so far. Eden is currently pursuing the possibilities of the "Purdee " franchise " being both a game and a children's animated series.
Pictured here is the formal image of the Award for "Best Animated Short" from the "London Independent Film Awards" for: "Baby Bee's Boot".
About my acting& Performing
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My other career has been extensive in both Acting and Singing. To learn a little more about the media side of things. Please click and check it out, if you feel so inclined.