The world has changed greatly since the days of the Old Corvidae Empire, a dark age has set in and the Corvid Colonies have separated over the past century and a half, scattered throughout the world and estranged.
Author Archives: JGlover
Corvus – A Raven’s Tale – Crown of Crows – Inktober Graphic Novel Illustration Art Project
Who wants to hear a new story? Over the past few weeks I’ve been planning and working on a fantasy graphic novel idea to release throughout Inktober 2019, undoubtedly this project will run a bit longer and there may be a few missed days due to having other commitments. However, I’ve got most of theContinueContinue reading “Corvus – A Raven’s Tale – Crown of Crows – Inktober Graphic Novel Illustration Art Project”
Nocturnal Sun -Oil on Canvas – Fantasy Oil Painting Palette Knife Imagination – Imaginative Realism Landscape Art Illustration
Nocturnal Sun – Oil on Canvas – 11.75″ x 15.75″ For quite some time, I have say here and typed out several lines of poetry, then deleted them. Several short, two sentence storylines, then deleted them. I can’t settle on a singe idea for this painting and have therefore decided to leave any story orContinueContinue reading “Nocturnal Sun -Oil on Canvas – Fantasy Oil Painting Palette Knife Imagination – Imaginative Realism Landscape Art Illustration”
Ringwraiths at Weathertop – Nazgul – A Knife in the Dark – Lord of the Rings Oil Painting
Ringwraiths, or Nazgul are the horror element to Tolkien’s Lord of the Rings story, and the scariest they ever get is quite possibly in Chapter 11 of The Fellowship of the Ring – A Knife in the Dark. With this oil painting, I wanted to capture the fear they induce and put into those who face them.
The Ringwraiths are deadly enemies, but they are only shadows yet of the power and terror they would possess if the Ruling Ring was on their master’s hand again
‘Travelling Boots’ – Still Life Alla Prima Oil Painting Sketch
“It is looking at things for a long time that ripens you and gives you a deeper meaning.” – Vincent van Gogh It seems appropriate to start this post with a quote from the post-impressionist master himself, as it was watching the recent biographical drama about the latter years of his life ‘At Eternity’s Gate’ContinueContinue reading “‘Travelling Boots’ – Still Life Alla Prima Oil Painting Sketch”
Jedi Master Yoda on Dagobah – Star Wars Oil Painting Illustration Artwork May The Force Be With You
“In a dark place we find ourselves, and a little more knowledge lights our way.” – Yoda That quote is incredibly apt when it comes to the journey that I have just taken to a galaxy far far way in order to create my latest artwork ‘Jedi Master Yoda on Dagobah’. I took a veryContinueContinue reading “Jedi Master Yoda on Dagobah – Star Wars Oil Painting Illustration Artwork May The Force Be With You”
The Last Flight of the War Drakes – Original Oil Painting Sale – Dragon Fantasy Art Illustration
The Last Flight of the War Drakes The horns of the fell war blew a cry to awake Through the night and the day, to the fight of an age Over mountains and pastures the flight of the drakes To the end of an era, to the light that’ll fade “To the war! To theContinueContinue reading “The Last Flight of the War Drakes – Original Oil Painting Sale – Dragon Fantasy Art Illustration”
Viking Longship at Sea – Speed Paint Oil Painting Illustration
Sound An Alarm! Vikings Are Coming! Some of history’s greatest seafarers, an inspiration to all those with an adventurous spirit, or a plundering one for that matter. I decided to try something new with this small piece; a speed painting. I really struggle to get a good amount of time in for a half decentContinueContinue reading “Viking Longship at Sea – Speed Paint Oil Painting Illustration”
Frodo and Sam at Parth Galen – The Breaking of the Fellowship – LOTR Oil Painting Illustration Art
The Breaking of the Fellowship… Here we are at the final chapter of the Fellowship of the Ring, Book Two; just over two months since the Fellowship set out from Rivendell on their quest to destroy the ring and things take yet another turn for the worse. Gandalf fell into the abyss whilst fighting the (wingless)ContinueContinue reading “Frodo and Sam at Parth Galen – The Breaking of the Fellowship – LOTR Oil Painting Illustration Art”
The Fallen Tower – Hadleigh Castle Ruins – Oil Painting Sketch – A Historical Fantasy Landscape Illustration
A retreat of Edward III, a muse for John Constable, a local ruin for inspiration… Hadleigh castle is a place that I absolutely love to visit, it’s a 15 minute drive from home and is situated both strategically and beautifully nestled in the countryside of Essex, overlooking the Thames estuary. For this post I won’tContinueContinue reading “The Fallen Tower – Hadleigh Castle Ruins – Oil Painting Sketch – A Historical Fantasy Landscape Illustration”
Sketches & Storytelling - Art, Illustration, and Storytelling 