“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”
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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”
The Passage of the Marshes – Oil Painting on Canvas – JRR Tolkien The Lord of the Rings Fantasy Art Illustration
‘The Passage of the Marshes’ inspired by JRR Tolkien’s epic fantasy; The Lord of the Rings. This scene is taken from The Two Towers and tells part of the journey of Frodo and Sam as they head to Mordor to destroy the One Ring.
We pick up the story at the point where Smeagol has been captured by the two hobbits, Frodo and Sam and has been tamed, swearing a promise to ‘”serve the master of the precious.”‘ Although both hobbits are reluctant to trust him, they request that he guides them to Mordor as he knows the area.
They Were Once Men – WIP Update – Lord of The Rings Oil Painting Illustration
A brief update on my current work in progress oil painting ‘They Were Once Men’ inspired by JRR Tolkien’s Lord of the Rings.
The Grey Pilgrim
“I am looking for someone to share in an adventure that I am arranging, and it’s very difficult to find anyone.” — Gandalf On what started out as a seemingly ordinary day just over seventeen years ago, I happened to encounter an old wizard riding into Hobbiton on his cart that had been filled withContinueContinue reading “The Grey Pilgrim”
The Wandering Years of Ragnar Lothbrok
New Oil Painting! I’ve been waiting for a while now for this piece to dry enough to get it scanned and published and now at last the time has come! As a huge fan of the Vikings TV show and all things Norse I knew that I had to begin getting some Norse inspired artworkContinueContinue reading “The Wandering Years of Ragnar Lothbrok”
Sketches & Storytelling - Art, Illustration, and Storytelling 