S5 EP08 – Stories from Fantasy Artist Larry Elmore!
In this episode, we view and talk about Larry Elmore’s artworks! Larry tells stories of his life, how his artworks came to be, and the artists he met along his journey. We discuss his artwork, from compositions to subjects, and share it all with you!
In part 1 of this episode Larry sits down with us and tells us the stories behind his paintings:
- Waiting for Shadamehr (0:09)
- D&D Cover – Cities of Mystery (7:23)
- Thor and The Sea Serpent (15:33)
- The SnarfQuest Cover (22:18)
- Welcome to ILLUXCON (30:52)
- Visions of Fantasy (32:15)
In part 2 of this episode we discuss:
- Ravenstone (0:08)
- Son of the Dark Sword (6:56)
- Dechara’s Tree (24:29)
- Avalyne the Life Giver (28:43)
Lastly, in part 3 of this episode we discuss these paintings:
- Tense Moment (0:09)
- Shadow’s Daughter (8:32)
- Ancient Powers (9:52)
- Sacred Pool (16:09)
- Unwelcome Guest (17:54)
- The Truth Revealed (21:33)
Larry shares in a personal email late the night of this publishing of this post this story about who Shadamehr is!
“I did this painting around the early to mid ’80s, I did it just for the fun of it…it was not painted for a product or cover. I really enjoyed painting this and after it was finished, I decided to make prints of it. This painting was my first piece of art that I made prints of…so, I had to name it.
Man, I wracked my lil old brain! Then I came up with the title, Waiting for Shadamehr.
LOL, and Shadamehr is not in the painting! I didn’t know who in the hell Shadamehr could be…
then a few years later, I did another painting just for myself, and when I painted this tough warrior on a big black horse, I decided THAT was Shadamehr…and he was going to fight this Beast thingy….and I named the beast, Baakish-Vah….sound like a good name for that dude! That is the name of the other painting I am attaching–Shadamehr Encounters Baakish Vah!”
– Larry Elmore
Shadamehr Encounters Baakish Vah
Larry Elmore is a fantasy illustrator, who has made many different kinds of artworks, for many different kinds of mediums from card decks, Dungeons and Dragons, comics, and more! He has been in the illustration business for many years.
