Paul R. Gregory Explained

Paul R. Gregory
Birth Name:Paul Raymond Gregory
Birth Date:12 July 1949
Birth Place:Derby, England, UK[1]
Known For:Album art
Notable Works:
Style:Fantasy art

Paul Raymond Gregory (born 12 July 1949) is an English artist, best known for his J. R. R. Tolkien-inspired fantasy paintings and rock album covers. He has also created book covers and is a co-founder of Bloodstock Open Air Heavy Metal Festival.[2] Gregory has created a total of 30 album covers for well known rock musicians and solo artists, such as Molly Hatchet, Dio, Uriah Heep, Blind Guardian,[3] [4] Saxon and Nowadays.[4]

Career

During the 1970s, Gregory opened a gallery in his home village, where he exhibited several local and international artists' work. Around this time, he began producing a series of paintings based on J. R. R. Tolkien's epic tale The Lord of the Rings. His first canvas was completed in 1978 and measured x .[5] His Tolkien artwork, album artwork and other collected works are featured in a book he authored., art dealer Peter Nahum owns most of the Tolkien-inspired artwork.[6]

Greogory's Tolkien-inspired fantasy art has been featured on 30 album covers.[3] In 1984 Gregory painted the sleeve artwork for Saxon's album Crusader,[7] the first of fifteen for the band. Other rock and heavy metal bands for whom he has designed sleeves include Dio, Uriah Heep, Blind Guardian, Molly Hatchet, Freedom Call, The Company of Snakes, Beholder and Battalion.[8]

He has also produced cover art for books by fantasy novelist Cecilia Dart-Thornton.[3]

In 2001, Gregory co-founded Amust4music, the company behind Bloodstock Open Air—an event which currently attracts crowds of around 15,000.[9]

Books

DVD documentary

See also

Further reading

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Biography Paul Raymond Gregory . Studio 54 . Studio54 1999-2020 . 14 June 2020.
  2. Web site: Bloodstock Announces its First Art Exhibition . ZT Mag . . 14 June 2020.
  3. Web site: Paul Raymond Gregory – Heavy Metal's Lord Of the Rings . Great Album Covers . Great Album Covers . 14 June 2020.
  4. Web site: Paul R. Gregory – Studio54 Interview with British artist Paul Raymond Gregory . Heavy Music Artwork . 16 June 2020.
  5. Web site: The Designs of Melkor, a triptych by Paul Raymond Gregory . www.leicestergalleries.com . 20 July 2024.
  6. Web site: Exhibitions – Peter Nahum at the Leicester Galleries . Leicestergalleries.com . 25 February 2012.
  7. Web site: Biff Byford talks about the Crusader Album Cover by Paul Raymond Gregory | Video Youtube – NMETV Latest Music Videos and Clips . Nme.Com . 25 February 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20111219155023/http://www.nme.com/nme-video/youtube/id/7p2ey5JmpZQ/search/Biff%20Byford . 19 December 2011 .
  8. Web site: Interview with Paul Gregory . Festivalintheshire.com . 15 August 2010 . 25 February 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20111122164121/http://www.festivalintheshire.com/journal7ohv/7intgregory.html . 22 November 2011 .
  9. Web site: Bloodstock news and worldwide heavy metal news . https://archive.today/20130105062814/http://www.bloodstock.uk.com/news/index.php?/archives/ . dead . 5 January 2013 . Bloodstock.uk.com . 25 February 2012.
  10. Web site: Review of Beyond Time and Place - The Art of Paul Raymond Gregory . 21 January 2013 . Ruth . Lacon . Tolkien Library . 16 June 2020 . For more than three decades, British artist Paul Raymond Gregory has been considered as one of the most celebrated Tolkien-oriented painters worldwide. .

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