Ambush (2020 Reissue) September 16, 2020Ambush (2020 Reissue) Just recently I've noticed a fair bit of activity in the "Tygers" camp (or should I say cage), culminating in the arrival of a box of albums...
The Anatomy of an Artwork - The Serpent Rings November 3, 2019See my painting process as it develops through the image 'The Serpent Rings' ...
Trinity, Redbubble and Magnum's The Serpent Rings October 20, 2019TRINITY, REDBUBBLE, MAGNUM'S THE SERPENT RINGS It's been a few weeks since my last blog, so there's a lot to catch up on ... First, Trinity, the album you probably...
Insect Antics Part III June 2, 2019The third and final instalment in a series of blogs devoted to my fascination for insects ...
Insect Antics II March 29, 2019The second instalment in a series of blogs devoted to my fascination for insects ...
Insect Antics March 23, 2019The first instalment in a series of blogs devoted to my fascination for insects ...
Gravity - Heavy Stuff May 26, 2018My latest album cover artwork (above), titled Gravity, is one of six designs that I have illustrated for melodic heavy rock band Praying Mantis. My relationship with the Troy brothers (Tino...
Gig Report: Magnum at the Trinity Centre, Bristol and The Tramshed, Cardiff - 20th and 21st February 2018 February 23, 2018Magnum are on great form as the 'Lost on the Road to Eternity' tour gets underway ...
Dukes of the Orient December 22, 2017Above is a record cover (and logo) that I have had the pleasure of doing for John Payne recently. John and I have a mutually agreeable working relationship that goes like this -...
Time Winds with the Keyboard Wizard! October 1, 2017Magnum cover art wrapped up, plus announcing 'An Evening of Art and Music with Rodney Matthews and Oliver Wakeman ...
Old times with folk musician Ian A. Anderson September 1, 2017 One of my old friends, who turned up at Bourton on the Water, was the folk musician Ian A. Anderson. In the past, he commissioned artworks for his band...
Steampunk ?! July 2, 2017When I painted the picture The Heavy Metal Hero (below) in 1985, I had no idea that I was contributing to the “Steampunk” movement. It happened thus: the glory days of...
The Anatomy of an Artwork - No Mean City June 1, 2017The Anatomy of an Artwork - No Mean City An interview with Rodney Matthews by his wife Sarah Matthews! Mrs M: You were commissioned to illustrate the tenth studio album by...
Matthews and The Rolling Stones May 5, 2017Destroyers of moral standards? Inventors of modern rock? Converting Chuck Berry, Bill Haley and Little Richard's Rock 'n' Roll into a more thumpy riff with increasingly serious lyrics. Perhaps?! I have only...
Lunch with a Graphic Artist April 18, 2017Here I head back to the sixties to show some of my other art styles ...
"truely interfering a*seholes without a clue about art" March 31, 2017I have just read a Facebook post by Avantasia's Tobias Sammet. It reminded me, that four years ago this week, his Mystery of Time album was released with my artwork...
The Mighty John Payne March 23, 2017The Mighty John Payne How did I manage to get the mighty John Payne of Asia fame to play (and sing) on my album? Well, it's another long story, but...