Rodney Matthews

I first came across the art of Rodney Matthews in my late teens/early twenties - many moons ago. I was drawn into the fantastical worlds that he pictured, imagining just who or what lived in those worlds. It was a time when I was also reading a great deal of fantasy.

Picking up the book from the shelf today (20 some odd years since I first came across his work - but not this book), I was just as drawn to the world in the pictures as I was back then, could still spend as much time poring over show more each page so for me it still gets 5 stars show less

Large, nearly full page color reproductions allow close, detailed appreciation of the fantasy art. Much evokes Tolkien (some explicitly) and there was a long working relationship with Michael Moorcock for artwork for his novels.

There is a section dedicated to album art and this is the only section with text by Matthews himself.

Always loved his work. His fantasy pictures take you into other worlds and perfectly compliment the works of Michael Moorcock, who i read extensively at the time.

I like Roger Dean better than Mattews but this was still good