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Alan Lee Biography

Illustrator

Alan Lee, born on August 20, 1947, is a renowned illustrator known for his unique style and popular works. His illustrations have won the hearts of readers worldwide in the field of illustration.

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“When I draw something, I try to build some kind of history into it. Drawing an object that has a certain amount of wear and tear or rust; or a tree that is damaged. I love trying to render not just the object, but what it has been through.”

Trying Kind Has Beens Certain Tree Objects Tears Amount Draws Drawing Rust

Author:Alan Lee

“I keep drawing the trees, the rocks, the river, I'm still learning how to see them; I'm still discovering how to render their forms. I will spend a lifetime doing that. Maybe someday I'll get it right.”

Stills Form Tree Rocks Rivers Lifetime Drawing Someday Discovering Maybe Someday

Author:Alan Lee

“I spend as much time as I can sketching from nature, Dartmoor contains such a rich variety of landscape, as many boulders, foaming rivers and twisted trees as my heart could ever desire. . . . When I look into a river, I feel I could spend a whole lifetime just painting that river.”

Feels Looks Heart I Can Whole Desire Rich Tree Painting My Heart Rivers Lifetime Whole Life Variety Landscape Twisted Sketching Boulders

Author:Alan Lee

“The power of both myth and art is this magical ability to open doors, to make connections - not only between us and the natural world, but between us and the rest of humanity. Myths show us what we have in common with every other human being, no matter what culture we come from, no matter what century we live in. . .and at the same time, mythic stories and art celebrate our essential differences.”

World Humans Art Matter Stories Shows Humanity Culture Natural Differences Human Beings Ability Common Doors Century Essentials Art Is Connections No Matter What Myth Celebrate Natural World

Author:Alan Lee

“I'm drawn to characters who bear similarities to the protagonists in myths and legends. (...)”

Character Bears Myth Legends Similarity Protagonists Legends And Myths

Author:Alan Lee

“To draw a tree, to pay such close attention to every aspect of a tree, is an act of reverence not only toward the tree, and toward the earth itself, but also our human connection to it. This is one of the magical things about drawing - it gives us almost visionary moments of connectedness.”

Giving Humans Moments Earth Pay Attention Tree Draws Aspect Connections Drawing Reverence Visionaries Connectedness Human Connection

Author:Alan Lee

About the Author

Born: August 20, 1947
Known for: Illustrator
Quotes: 6

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