http://www.john-howe.com/portfolio/gallery John Howe :: Illustrator [ Portfolio ] RSS Feed EN 2008-05-03T05:11:46+00:00 The Lord of the Rings Volume 2: The Two Towers - Ukraine J. R. R. Tolkien Folio Publishing House, Kharkov 2003 ISBN 966-03-1916-9 Hardcover Volume Two of the same edition. This edition of the The Lord of the Rings is of course not authorized. The Fellowship of the Ring has my "Gandalf the Grey" on the cover. (The Return of the King has a painting by Ted Nasmith.) Here is the very nice note I received from the editor Folio Publishers, in Kharkov, when I enquired about them: "Folio Publishers indeed has published the trilogy Lord of the Rings and Hobbit by J.R.R Tolkien. The publishing house paid for the work of the cover designer not knowing that your illustrations were used in the design of the cover. We are very sorry that such situation has occurred and we wouldn’t use your illustrations if we knew that they are protected by copyright." Alas, scruples have a best-by date, and I never heard from them again.
Category: Fear! Fire! Foes!
Fear! Fire! Foes! http://www.john-howe.com/portfolio/gallery/details.php?image_id=4791 2008-05-03T05:11:46+00:00 The Lord of the Rings Volume 1 : The Fellowship of the Ring - Ukraine J. R. R. Tolkien Folio Publishing House, Kharkov 2003 ISBN 966-03-1915-0 Hardcover, 450 pages This is the kind of book you have to love to hate... This edition of the The Lord of the Rings is of course not authorized. (The Two Towers has my "The Company Approaches Caradhras" on the cover and The Return of the King has a painting by Ted Nasmith.) Here is the very nice note I received from the editor Folio Publishers, in Kharkov, when I enquired about them: "Folio Publishers indeed has published trilogy Lord of the Rings and Hobbit by J.R.R Tolkien. The publishing house paid for the work of the cover designer not knowing that your illustrations were used in the design of the cover. We are very sorry that such situation has occurred and we wouldn’t use your illustrations if we knew that they are protected by copyright." Scruples must have a brief shelf life. That was the last news I had. The back covers of the books, by the way, are illustrated with artwork by Angus McBride, done years ago for the role-playing game books, greyscaled and then run through the "bas-relief" filter on Photoshop and tinted green.
Category: Fear! Fire! Foes!
Fear! Fire! Foes! http://www.john-howe.com/portfolio/gallery/details.php?image_id=4790 2008-04-28T04:28:00+00:00 Opening at the Galerie Arludik, in Paris April 17, 2008 You just never know where Elves are going to turn up... Photo © Fabrice Leduc
Category: Scrapbook
Scrapbook http://www.john-howe.com/portfolio/gallery/details.php?image_id=4769 2008-04-26T10:53:37+00:00 The opening of the show at the Galerie Arludik in Paris July 17, 2008 I do not have a clue WHAT I was talking about, accompanied by that gesture. Some sweeping statement, most likely... Photo © Fabrice Leduc
Category: Scrapbook
Scrapbook http://www.john-howe.com/portfolio/gallery/details.php?image_id=4768 2008-04-26T10:50:45+00:00 Saint- Ursanne August 2007 The dragon at the bridge of Saint-Jean Photo © Claude Surmont
Category: Scrapbook
Scrapbook http://www.john-howe.com/portfolio/gallery/details.php?image_id=4767 2008-04-26T10:49:26+00:00 Saint-Ursanne The unicorn Photo © Claude Surmont
Category: Scrapbook
Scrapbook http://www.john-howe.com/portfolio/gallery/details.php?image_id=4766 2008-04-19T15:46:00+00:00 Red Nails
Category: Sketchbooks
Sketchbooks http://www.john-howe.com/portfolio/gallery/details.php?image_id=4757 2008-04-19T15:44:22+00:00 Puca Illustration done for a Magic - The Gathering card
Category: Cover Art
Cover Art http://www.john-howe.com/portfolio/gallery/details.php?image_id=4756 2008-04-19T15:41:48+00:00 Exhibition opening at Arludik Gallery in Paris
Category: Been There, Done That...
Been There, Done That... http://www.john-howe.com/portfolio/gallery/details.php?image_id=4755 2008-04-11T10:37:31+00:00 Grendel One of the more exciting things about Beowulf is that it takes place in a largely mythical Denmark, more an embodiment of the Norse universe than an actual geography. The waterfall is in Iceland. Grendel's little collection of skulls is not in the text, but seemed appropriate.
Category: Myth & Magic
Myth & Magic http://www.john-howe.com/portfolio/gallery/details.php?image_id=4746