John Howe
Artist
1957-08-21
Books by John Howe
-
-
-
The Whole Works of the Rev. John Howe
View on Amazon
As an Amazon Associate we earn from qualifying purchases.
Quotes by John Howe
-
I initially moved to Switzerland for work on an animated feature film, and have been here ever since.
Read quote -
Dragons and bridges are very much something out of fairy tales and fantasy.
Read quote -
What a folly to dread the thought of throwing away life at once, and yet have no regard to throwing it away by parcels and piecemeal.
Read quote -
I have been illustrating Tolkien's books ever since I first read them, long before illustration became my profession.
Read quote -
More often than not, however, the person who flatly states 'Elves aren't like that!' is hard pressed to describe how they really look.... as if Tolkien has summoned archetypes from so deep in our minds that we can only recall them incompletely.
Read quote -
Occasionally projects just take off unexpectedly, sometimes you can work away at sketches and ideas for years before they are published. There are a number of authors I would be eager to illustrate.
Read quote -
I have a website because it's an interesting tool, very - and quite unexpectedly - useful for my work. It's become an archive and a fairly complete on-line portfolio, as well as offering an opportunity to write a little.
Read quote -
Information and inspiration are everywhere... history, art, architecture, everything an illustrator needs. Europe is, after all, the land that has generated most of the enduring myths and legends of Western culture.
Read quote