My mother had a very difficult childhood, having seen her own mother kill herself. So she didn&#39;t always know how to be the nurturing mother that we all expect we should have.

we must find ye something decent to wear.” “But we can’t afford—” “It’s an investment,” he said

I have a very clear memory of my first encounter with myth, sitting in a mobile library and travelling, at the same time, with Theseus on the road to Athens. By the time we'd met, and disposed of, the pine-bending giant Sinis, I'd become completely entranced. Within a few months I'd read every book on myths, legends and folklore in our two nearest libraries.

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.

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.

Alan Lee

Quotes by Alan Lee

Written By Alan Lee

Written By Alan Lee

Written By Alan Lee

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