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. — John Howe Copy Share Image
I think I was interested in history without knowing it and that became very clear when I arrived in France. Everything that I was really interested in was there, but I knew nothing, no education, no art education, no education… — John Howe Copy Share Image
I have a website because it's an interesting tool, very - and quite unexpectedly - useful for my work. It's become an archive and… — John Howe Copy Share Image
All in all, Tolkien fans are as varied, remarkable and marvelous as the books and the worlds that they share. They make me feel… — John Howe Copy Share Image
Occasionally projects just take off unexpectedly, sometimes you can work away at sketches and ideas for years before they are published. There are a… — John Howe Copy Share Image
Drawing must seek for interest, not for admiration. Because admiration wears quickly. — John Howe Copy Share Image
Drawing must seek interest, not admiration. Because admiration wears quickly. — John Howe Copy Share Image
God loves you enough , trusts you enough, to let affliction come into your life to see whether you will exercise the muscles of… — John Howe Copy Share Image
I have been illustrating Tolkien's books ever since I first read them, long before illustration became my profession. — John Howe Copy Share Image
What a folly to dread the thought of throwing away life at once, and yet have no regard to throwing it away by parcels… — John Howe Copy Share Image
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… — John Howe Copy Share Image
Information and inspiration are everywhere... history, art, architecture, everything an illustrator needs. Europe is, after all, the land that has generated most of the… — John Howe Copy Share Image
Character is power; it makes friends, draws patronage and support and opens the way to wealth, honor and happiness. — John Howe Copy Share Image
