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, …

- Alan Lee

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 t…

- 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…

- Alan Lee

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

- 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…

- 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 l…

- Alan Lee