First thank you for a piece of the dragon hoard. That copy of Lord of the Rings is just gorgeous. I've loved getting a look at Elmore's work in this volume. I think we've all talked about it on other articles but for certain a generation his work is "Fantasy". The vibrant colors and scenes just pop of the page.
I have his two later volumes but missed out on this one as I didn't know about it in time and was gutted! My fave is the cleric healing her fallen comrade in the snow as pictured, the name escapes me as I write this. I have three small prints too for my "games roim" aka the dining room lol, the Red Box dragon cover art, Dragonlance companions sitting round a fire and the ine already mentioned. DnD was pretty much Larry's art for me. All four if the artists at the time were amazing and I am currently waiting for the similar volume by Jeff Easley to arrive via Kickstarter. Larry's Vol II is black and white onky and III highlights plus a few other things, so Vol I is definitely the one to have. A beautiful book indeed.
I LOVE that illustration, Alison! It's called "The Death of Sturm" and is in this volume. I just ran out of time taking photos and cleaning them up and didn't fit it in.
Haha...I may or may not have been one of the ~14 year old boys Larry says "fell in love" with Silvara thanks to that painting in the calendar. : P
I tried to divine it you were, UmbraSprite. My magic 8 ball states, "Signs point to yes". 😁
Elmore had such a recognisable style and such high-effort output.
Truth.
Awesome article. Congrats to the winners if the last giveaway of 2025 🥳
Thank you Matthew! I appreciate you.
Man I just love Larry's art. Thanks for sharing this!
Absolutely, Landen! There is soooo much other great artwork in this volume (some pretty spicy!) Maybe I will share some more of them some day.
First thank you for a piece of the dragon hoard. That copy of Lord of the Rings is just gorgeous. I've loved getting a look at Elmore's work in this volume. I think we've all talked about it on other articles but for certain a generation his work is "Fantasy". The vibrant colors and scenes just pop of the page.
So true, Eric. I emailed you about your treasure hoard and will get it in your hands this week!
I have his two later volumes but missed out on this one as I didn't know about it in time and was gutted! My fave is the cleric healing her fallen comrade in the snow as pictured, the name escapes me as I write this. I have three small prints too for my "games roim" aka the dining room lol, the Red Box dragon cover art, Dragonlance companions sitting round a fire and the ine already mentioned. DnD was pretty much Larry's art for me. All four if the artists at the time were amazing and I am currently waiting for the similar volume by Jeff Easley to arrive via Kickstarter. Larry's Vol II is black and white onky and III highlights plus a few other things, so Vol I is definitely the one to have. A beautiful book indeed.
I LOVE that illustration, Alison! It's called "The Death of Sturm" and is in this volume. I just ran out of time taking photos and cleaning them up and didn't fit it in.
I actually purchased a signed print from Larry on his website a couple years back and it is AMAZING. Still in a tube until I make some time and funds to get it specially framed. https://larryelmore.com/store/DLDS/dragonlance--death-of-sturm
Your gaming room sounds amazing btw! Thank you for sharing.
"Visual feast" is such a good expression for this type of fantasy art!