"A Masterpiece"

With all the remakes and re-envisioning of old films and books, I'm surprised that a 21st century version of T.H.White's Arthurian/Merlinesque adventures hasn't been made ala Lord of the Rings' digital film magic. 

The musical Camelot was based somewhat on White's Once and Future King, and Disney did the animated Sword in the Stone,  but it would be nice to see a faithful version of White's unique version translated to the screen. And, of course, Alan Lee should be the visionary for it, as he partly was for Peter Jackson's LoTR.

I know, at this point it would be like one more Gandalf or Dumbledore, even though Merlin was the original once and future wizard, and isn't there room for more in our collective imagination?

Alan Lee — The Sword in the Stone

Modern Mystical Master

One by a great modern mystical master—John Howe:

Oops, I was posting fast and loose, and shooting from the hip when I earlier credited this to Alan Lee—when it was really John Howe. They worked together on LoTR and they seem an extension of each other in my addlepated state of mind. Thanks Larry and Eoghan.

I've changed the credit on the file title, but those of you who may have downloaded this image prior, might want to change the credit tag on the file. My apologies to Howe and Lee.

Fine Art of Fantasy Illustration

The fine art of fantasy illustration is alive and well in a large number of artists sharing our current realm. Among the masters is Alan Lee, known to most for his Tolkien related wonder works. But here, this beautiful plate from the 1988 Merlin Dreams by Peter Dickinson.