John Howe

John Howe was born in 1957 in Vancouver and grew up in British Columbia. He studied at the Ecoles des Arts D?coratifs de Strasbourg. John is a renowned fantasy artist and worked alongside Alan Lee as a concept artist on Peter Jackson?s film trilogy, The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit. John has illustrated many J. R. R. Tolkien titles, calendars and board games. His beautiful watercolour illustrations have also featured on the covers of many fantasy novels including Robin Hobb?s, Farseer, Liveship Traders and Tawny Man trilogies. John has published his first non-fiction title, Lost Worlds. This classic and unique volume draws together his stunning artwork and wealth of historical knowledge and research to create this captivating exploration of abandoned, buried, forgotten and imagined worlds.
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John Howe The Arrival of the Air ShipsJohn HoweThe Arrival of the Air ShipsSaint-Ursanne La Fantastique, poster illustration, festival poster, fantasy, airship, dragons, View FolioLandscapesNatureAirbrushWatercolour
John Howe A Song for ArbonneJohn HoweA Song for Arbonnefantasy, Guy Gavriel Kay, Harper Collins, book cover illustration, watercolour View FolioLandscapesNatureWatercolourSci-Fi
John Howe The Reindeer PeopleJohn HoweThe Reindeer PeopleMegan Lindholm, fantasy, book cover illustration, wolf, Siberian Arctic, shaman, View FolioLandscapesNaturePeopleWatercolour
John Howe RavenJohn HoweRavenRaven, bird, sketchbook, feathers, View FolioLandscapesNaturePencil
John Howe Lost Worlds: OympusJohn HoweLost Worlds: OympusKingfisher, mount Olympus, Zeus, great eagle, Mount Kaukasos, Prometheus, Greek gods, Lost Worlds, View FolioLandscapesNatureWatercolour
John Howe Lost Worlds: AsgardJohn HoweLost Worlds: AsgardNorse Gods, Bifrost, Aesir, Asynuir, Odin, Sleipnir, Yggdrasil, world-tree, Scandinavia, Lost Worlds
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John Howe LancelotJohn HoweLancelota diversity of dragons, Anne MacCaffrey, fantasy, armour, serpent, View FolioLandscapesNatureWatercolour
John Howe Dark HeartJohn HoweDark HeartVolume One of the Dragon's Disciple, fantasy, Margaret Weis & David Baldwin, book cover illustration, View FolioLandscapesNatureWatercolour
John Howe The Amber SpyglassJohn HoweThe Amber SpyglassPhilip Pullman, fantasy, His Dark Materials, Lyra, Will, book cover illustration, daemons View FolioChildren's BookLandscapesNatureWatercolourSci-Fi
John Howe The Grey Havens: The Black Wyrm at MithlondJohn HoweThe Grey Havens: The Black Wyrm at MithlondFantasy, Corsairs, palantir, dragon, Electronic Arts, View FolioLandscapesNatureWatercolour
John Howe The Cup of Morning ShadowsJohn HoweThe Cup of Morning ShadowsTwelve Treasures, Rosemary Edghill, fantasy, book cover illustration, Smaug View FolioPeopleWatercolour
John Howe Legolas and Gimli at Helm’s DeepJohn HoweLegolas and Gimli at Helm’s DeepTolkien Calendar, Tolkien, Legolas, Gimli, Helm's Deep, Lord of the Rings, shield is Rohirrim, fantasy View FolioLandscapesNaturePeopleWatercolour
John Howe ElfJohn HoweElfArmour, sketch, Elf, fantasy, View FolioCharacterPencil
John Howe WizaardologyJohn HoweWizaardologyThe Book of the Secrets of Merlin, wizards, fantasy, Templar Publishing View FolioLandscapesNatureWatercolour
John Howe Dragon FantasticJohn HoweDragon FantasticDragon, fantasy, castle, book cover illustration, View FolioLandscapesNatureWatercolour
John Howe Wizards of WizardlologyJohn HoweWizards of WizardlologyWestern Wizard, Arabian sage, lapp shaman, fantasy, Wizardology, sketch, View FolioPeoplePencil
John Howe DragonJohn HoweDragonPictura, Dragonis, fantasy, dragon, Templar Publishing View FolioLandscapesNaturePencil
John Howe Pictura DragonisJohn HowePictura Dragonisdragons, fantasy, pencil, dragon egg, castle, seascape View FolioLandscapesNatureHand DrawnPencil
John Howe Celtic MythJohn HoweCeltic MythCeltic, myths, legends, fantasy, wizards,dragons, fairies, tors, View FolioLandscapesNatureWatercolour