Greetings & Salutations!
Richard Arlo Kinsey here, and this my visual-arts website: ZENCATFISH.COM. This website is an expression of older and emerging visual arts creations. Most of the books featured below are currently available for purchase and are linked up to their perspective websites. I also have a an ETSY site where you can purchase items based on my characters themes and art. You will also find merchandise in connection with the "Purdee & Pals" franchise. The website address fro these items is: www.zencatfish.etsy.com
Be sure to visit the gallery section of this website too. There, you shall find a video gallery featuring a representational collection of my work. In conclusion: if you are interested in something you see, or if you have any questions, just contact me through the email offered on the site.
Please 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 franchise created by Eden Films in the UK featuring my characters, entitled: "Purdee & Pals"(see below). 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,
Click on the images below to learn more about these books that I've illustrated
Purdee & Pals
"Baby Bee's Boot" is a short animated feature created by Eden films in the UK utilizing my characters and universes, and has won first place and been runner -up in six major film festivals, so far.
Eden is currently positioning the "Purdee" franchise as being both a game and a children's animated series. Please visit Eden films at: www.edenfilms.com/codecstudios
Pictured here is the formal image of the Award for "Best Animated Short" from the "London Independent Film Awards" for: "Baby Bee's Boot". It has been playing at cinemas across the UK and If you happen to be in Cambridge in a couple of weeks, Baby Bee's Boot will be playing at the Light Cinema there: ihttps://cambridge.thelight.co.uk/baby-bees-boot-shaun-the-sheep-farmers-llamas
To watch the Short "Baby Bee's Boot" click on the button.
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.