First Impressions
The fantasy artist introduces his favourite work and early influences
Jacob Walker
THE GREEN SEER This creature sees all that nature sees. This piece came from a doodle in my sketchbook.
Where did you grow up and how has this influenced your art?
I grew up in rural Indiana, in the US Midwest. I spent much of my time outside in the woods and have a love of nature. Many of my early art inf luences had great representations of nature in their work, such as Maxfield Parrish, Roger Dean and Alphonse Mucha.
What, outside of art, has most influenced your art over the years?
Music! It’s not visual but somehow seems relevant. Music puts me in the right space to paint, as if it can put me in the space I’m painting.