Collective Unconscious

I currently have my work up in the university gallery, and I’m proud to see my linocut illustrations alongside such talented graphic artists from all over the world. We have been working to put this show together since some of us met in Portugal as part of a printmaking biennial back in 2023. We were even lucky enough to host one of the artists as she was able to come to Dubai from Poland for the opening and speak about her creative process.

The theme of our show was memory, and the written statement for my contributions were as follows:

If we’re not careful, we lose our memories as they disappear on the horizon. They skew and warp as we get further from childhood; further from the adventures that get shinier right before they vanish forever. With some effort, we can return to those days of imagination, or at least recapture the feeling of it. The smell of freshly brewed coffee and linoleum shavings; The feeling of the tide pulling you in; The sound of the dodo calling. Climb out of the bottle and look inside.

RAK Arts x Khawla Gallery Linocut Workshop

It was a fun linocut workshop yesterday in Abu Dhabi, talking print with the fine folks at RAK Art and Khawla Art & Culture.

Remy Darrel Perkins

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RDP. Oil on Canvas. 2025. 36x36”

Thornin Paw Book Covers

Here are some cover illustrations I’ve made for books by the prolific fictional Scottish writer Thornin Paw.

"Under The Oaks"

How do you make art to commemorate a historic work that has disappeared?

In 1876, Edward Mitchell Bannister became the first known Black artist to win a national award, for his landscape painting “Under the Oaks.” It was purchased and has since gone missing, with no photographic evidence of it. It is possibly his greatest work, and has now become his greatest mystery.

My carved linocut print depicts the back of an old framed canvas, signed “E.M. Bannister 76.” It will be exhibited at Rhode Island College’s Bannister Gallery this fall.

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“Under The Oaks.” Linocut. 2025. 12x16”

Abu Dhabi Linocut Workshop

I’ll be giving a linocut workshop at Khawla Arts in Abu Dhabi on July 5th at 10am. Carve and print your own design within two hours! No experience necessary.

Sign up here.

Tutto Passa

This linocut print illustrates a solitary figure fishing from a sailboat. The clouds above, waves on the surface, and fish below all move around him, but he is still and patient. "Tutto Passa," the Italian phrase meaning “Everything Passes,” is woven into the water below him. It reminds us to enjoy the moment, be persistent, and embrace the transient nature of our experiences.

Remy Boy Linocut

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Review: The End is at Hand

The book has been out for a couple of years, but I was still thrilled to see a new review of my book The End is at Hand. The review is by Carl Abrahamsson of The Fenris Wolf Newsletter, and he thoughtfully describes my research, writing, and linocut illustrations. He says “Perkins draws upon a wide array of sources, from religious texts to scientific studies, creating a swashbuckling tapestry of information that is as informative as it is… depressingly compelling.” That sounds about right!

Please read it here and give his Substack a follow.

New Stencil Portrait

I recently made my first stencil piece in about fifteen years. It’s a fun technique, planning five layers of tone and exploring spray paint textures and gradients.