Rick's work is inspired by mythology, cryptozoology, horror films, and pop culture. He is currently developing three bodies of work: "Bestiarum vocabulum," "Alone in the Dark," and "Tsukumogami."

"Beastiarum vocabulum," or "Book of the Beasts," is Rick's personal bestiary - a collection of creatures spawned from mythology of various cultures, urban legends, and the dark recesses of his own mind. As Rick "just likes to paint monsters," these creations come from someplace deep, raw, and primal, his own personal expression of the edgier sanctums of raw emotion, sexuality, dark humor, and death. As these darker subjects are sometimes difficult to bring to light in casual conversation, we tend to try our hand at humor as a vehicle to soften the blow. In the same manner, Rick infuses his beasts with often humorous backstories and comical descriptions, complicating our view of these beings of the dark as purely "evil" or "scary."

"Alone in the Dark" is Rick's exploration of the idea of fear and the horror genre. Often, the most disturbing and horrific thoughts and images come from our own head - what we imagine that happens off the movie screen or between the panels of comics is personal and terrible. Rick believes that good stories are always going to be the most terrifying (as opposed to film or images). By allowing the viewer to look into these portraits of people alone in the dark, it is up to the viewer to imagine exactly what the person in the painting is fearful of.

"Tsukumogami" is the general name for handcrafted Japanese items that have gained a soul after 100 years of existence. Just as Japanese mythology breathes life into ancient artifacts, Rick gives everyday inanimate objects a life of their own. He provides a humorous, often brutally honest look into everyday life using colloquialisms, puns, innuendos, and plays of the English language. Just as the descriptions of his beasts soften the blow, by removing the human element and replacing it with inanimate objects, Rick leaves the viewer with an objective phrase that immediately becomes subjective in the viewer's own mind.