Travelling with John Mandeville
Or Braking For Unicorns… Not so long ago, I drove past the Walt Disney building in Burbank. Imagine St Peter’s meets Bedrock with a hint of Stonehenge, but constructed by a pastry cook and you’ll have a pretty clear idea. With the seven dwarfs (well, six; Stupid or...
The Fifteenth Hippopotamus
Or Where My Mind Does Some Serious Wandering… Five nights back, in the early hours of the morning, I was making my way south through the north of France, stopping at every signpost and peering myopically at my map in the hope of actually finding my way through the...
Excuse Me, Mister Alan Lee?
or Where I Am Faced With Serious Identity Issues… About two or three times a month I am accosted in the street by people who invariably say “Excuse me, Mister Alan Lee?” Generally I reply “No, I’m the other guy.” or something equally intelligent and otherwise...
Show and Tell…
Since I’ve been working on the map of Numenor, it occured to me how much maps shape our lives. I remember in elementary school there was a huge map of The World on the classroom wall. Like all the maps in North America, the big bad Soviet Union was judiciously chopped...
EUROPEAN PREMIERE : Salon International du Livre
Salon International du Livre et de la Presse et du Multimédia, Palexpo, Geneva April 30th to May 4th… To the best of my knowledge, (unless of course somebody else has already done it without letting me know, which really does NOT make much sense…) this is the first...
Where I Go For X-Rays In Los Angeles…
... despite myself. But first, the Tolkien event in Rennes was good fun, and like usual, I of course missed most of it. My apologies to those who waited absolutely ages to have their books signed only to glimpse me walking out the door. I double-checked with the...
Where I Finally Make It Big…
After years of wishful thinking, I’ve finally made it into the pages of White Dwarf! (No, this is not a specialist mag for height-challenged caucasians, but the official Warhammer monthly… and no, Warhammer is not a radical militia group, but a table-top strategy game...
Tolkien in Rennes
For those of you within driving flying walking distance of the city of Rennes in France, the gallery show is back. From March 29th to April 5th, it will be at the Bilbiothèque de l’Université Rennes 2, Campus Villejean. Naturally, there is not just the exhibition, but...
Where I Learn Something New…
...only to find out that it’s not true… This seems to be illustrator interview week. Artist Interviews has recently put on line an interview done a month or so ago. Initially, in the introduction, I was very excited to find out I had won all kinds of awards and prizes...
Boy, Have I Got News….
Unfortunately, I can’t really share it with you… Just returned from London where I had the immense treat of seeing the Two Towers in the lo-o-ong DVD version. Naturally, it was an unfinished cut, and while I can’t tell you what’s in it, it’ll certainly be worth...
Something New
Or: Is There a Life Away From the Drawing Board? Well, at last there’s proof. Yes, I do drag myself away from the studio from time to time. We’re happy to announce a new section in the portfolio, dedicated to events, exhibitions and those few times I do actually get...
Tolkien in Rennes
For those of you within driving flying walking distance of the city of Rennes in France, the gallery show is back. From March 29th to April 5th, it will be at the Bilbiothèque de l’Université Rennes 2, Campus Villejean. Naturally, there is not just the exhibition, but...