"Illustrating Tolkien means treading warily, dipping one's brush in shadow and rinsing them in light. Battle and balan…"

"History is like a jigsaw puzzle, except every piece is from a different puzzle, and you try to make them all fit. Alt…"

"Drawing is giving yourself up to an exercise with no immediate application. It is a form of communion with your subje…"

"It is wise not to confuse information and inspiration. The former is the result of studious application, the latter i…"

"Like any admirer of Celtic myth, I was eager to have a go at depicting Cernunnos, the antlered god. I often sit with …"

"From Alan, I learned to take a more instinctive and intuitive approach to pencil work. I used to let my mind get far …"

"I dislike giving advice, and am always very careful to find out what the person needs to hear (not necessarily wants …"

"His magic has a purpose, to make us think and wonder about distant places and people in times gone by."

"Death is only a doorway."

"Life is an ambivalent lover. One moment, you are everything and life wants to consume you entirely. The next moment, …"