Stepping Back to take a Bigger Step.

Queen Bee 2. Work in progress. 2016

To date they are well over 60 drawings of these Voluptuous Vixens to date. This has been a venture I have been engaging in since 2010. So after such time and investment poured into these drawings one must ask, "What now?" Well this is a question that I had put off asking myself until now.

With so many drawings, strangely I still feel that this series is still incomplete. There is so much more I wish to explore. They are so many new ideas I would like to play with. There is so much more I can do. All together it still feels like I'm not ready and I can do better. With that said, I will have to take a step back in order for  that big step can be taken.

Artistically this has been one of the most ambitious endeavors I have ever taken. Outside of illustrating comic books and working on graphic novels, this is a large body of work dealing with one single theme with a single medium. It has to be remembered that all of this started from a suggestion that was interpreted as a joke. So what do I do now?

First, I want these these drawings to reach a much larger market. So I will be dramatically reducing the production of these drawings. Like most artist, I am all but a one man operation so I'm primarily responsible for getting the word out. I have big plans for these drawings and in order to fulfill these ambitions, I will have to take a step back.

Many may be aware of the Voluptuous Vixen's by Kevin Richardson Facebook page which has a solid group of followers, but one has to concede that growing an audience on social networking has it's drawbacks. I like so many, get sucked up in the bubble with the belief that it's the end all of self-promotion. We get way too comfortable with the accolades we already get it and it's easy to forget that there is a much larger world out there. They are other sites as well, Instagram, DeviantArt, Twitter, etc. Same as Facebook, they only represent a tiny microcosm of the market. So I have my work cut out for me...

This isn't calling it quits by a stretch - I'm not turning out the pilot light yet - Don't tell anyone, I'm still working two drawings to date, however completing those drawings aren't really a priority at the moment - While I may keep a Facebook page, bare in mind that this place is still the official home of these drawings. Also, a little word of mouth wouldn't hurt from my current fans on this site and artwork. In effort of getting the word out, I intend to increase posting on this blog so that you can be updated.

Thank you for your time.