Silmarillion – Hurin Standing Before The Gates Of The Echoriath

September 28, 2022 by jashear

“For Hurin stood in despair before the silent cliffs of the Echoriath, and the westering sun, piercing the clouds, stained his white hair with red. Then he cried aloud in the wilderness, heedless of any ears, and he cursed the pitiless land; and standing at last upon a high rock he looked towards Gondolin and called in a great voice: ‘Turgon, Turgon, remember the Fen of Serech! O Turgon, will you not hear in your hidden halls?’ But there was no sound save the wind in the dry grasses. ‘Even so they hissed in Serech at the sunset,’ he said; and as he spoke the sun went behind the Mountains of Shadow, and a darkness fell about him, and the wind ceased, and there was silence in the waste.” – **J.R.R. Tolkien, Silmarillion**

OCTOPUS ATTACK

January 25, 2020 by jashear

And it washed upon us like a wave of terror. Out of the depths it came, breaking upon us with violence.

The Lost Legends of Redwall: Escape the Gloomer

November 18, 2018 by jashear

I had the opportunity over the last year to work on the game, The Lost Legends of Redwall: Escape the Gloomer.
The game is based off the Redwall series of books created by Brian Jaques. More info about the game, and how you can purchase it can be found at http://escapethegloomer.com

Big Old Gnarly Tree

April 8, 2015 by jashear

I was inspired to paint a big old gnarly tree. I liked the idea of these cenaur type warriors making their way through this fantastical forest.

Centaurs – Night Patrol

October 23, 2014 by jashear

Here is a new digital painting I just completed. I’ve been inspired a great deal lately by the works of Frederic Remington and Frank Tenney Johnson…..as well as centaurs for some reason.

ORCS – Andrew Baker and Phoenix Atelier

March 24, 2014 by jashear

I had the pleasure of studying under Andrew Baker lately through his program at the Phoenix Atelier. Andrew is lead creature designer at WETA Workshop Design Studio, and he played a large part in the designs of most of the creatures in the new Hobbit films. My goal was to learn ZBrush and incorporate it into my existing workflow. Andrew went above and beyond delivering a solid curriculum with the help of the Phoenix Atelier. I couldn’t be more pleased. Here are some of the results……..