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	'''Paul Raymond Gregory''' (born ~~1949,~~ ~~]<ref~~ ~~name="BIO">{{cite web \|title=Biography Paul Raymond Gregory \|url=https://www.studio54.co.uk/biography/ \|website=Studio 54 \|publisher=Studio54 1999-2020 \|accessdate=14 June 2020}}</ref>~~ is an English artist. ~~Best~~ known for his ]-inspired ] paintings and rock ], he has also created ] and is a co-founder of ] Heavy Metal Festival.<ref name="ZT">{{cite web \|title=Bloodstock Announces its First Art Exhibition \|url=https://www.ztmag.com/news/bloodstock-announces-its-first-art-exhibition/ \|~~website~~=ZT Mag \|~~publisher~~=Zero Tolerance Magazine \|accessdate=14 June 2020}}</ref> Gregory has created album covers for well known rock musicians such as ] ~~and~~ ].		'''Paul Raymond Gregory''' (born 12 July 1949) is an English artist, best known for his ]-inspired ] paintings and rock ]. He has also created ] and is a co-founder of ] Heavy Metal Festival.<ref name="ZT">{{cite web \|title=Bloodstock Announces its First Art Exhibition \|url=https://www.ztmag.com/news/bloodstock-announces-its-first-art-exhibition/ \|publisher=ZT Mag \|work=] \|accessdate=14 June 2020}}</ref> Gregory has created a total of 30 album covers for well known rock musicians and solo artists, such as ], ], ], ],<ref name="GAC">{{cite web \|title=Paul Raymond Gregory – Heavy Metal's Lord Of the Rings \|url=https://greatalbumcovers.com/paul-raymond-gregory-heavy-metals-lord-of-the-rings/ \|website=Great Album Covers \|publisher=Great Album Covers \|accessdate=14 June 2020}}</ref><ref name="Heavy">{{cite web \|url=https://heavymusicartwork.com/paul-r-gregory-studio54/ \|title=Paul R. Gregory – Studio54 Interview with British artist Paul Raymond Gregory \|publisher=Heavy Music Artwork \|accessdate=16 June 2020}}</ref> ] and Nowadays.<ref name="Heavy"/>

	== ~~Early life and artwork~~ ==		== 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, ]. His first canvas was completed in 1978 and measured 10'x 6'.<ref>{{cite web\|url=~~http~~://www.~~onlinegalleries~~.com/~~antiques/d/the~~-~~designs-of-melkor-a-triptych-ungoliant-by~~-~~paul-raymond-gregory~~/~~47933~~ \|title=The Designs of Melkor, a triptych ~~– Ungoliant~~ by Paul Raymond Gregory \|publisher=~~OnlineGalleries~~.com \|date= \|accessdate=~~2012~~-02-25}}</ref>		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 ]. His first canvas was completed in 1978 and measured {{convert\|10\|ft}} x {{convert\|6\|ft}}.<ref>{{cite web\|url= https://www.leicestergalleries.com/browse-artwork-detail/MTgzNDU= \|title=The Designs of Melkor, a triptych by Paul Raymond Gregory \|publisher=www.leicestergalleries.com \|date= \|accessdate=20 July 2024}}</ref> His Tolkien artwork, album artwork and other collected works are featured in a book he authored.<ref name="Lacon"/> {{As of\|2015}}, art dealer ] owns most of the Tolkien-inspired artwork.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.leicestergalleries.com/exhibition/paul-raymond-gregory%3a-inspired-by-the-writings-of-jrr-tolkien/5 \|title=Exhibitions – Peter Nahum at the Leicester Galleries \|publisher=Leicestergalleries.com \|date= \|accessdate=25 February 2012}}</ref>
	{{As of\|2015}}, art dealer ] owns most of the Tolkien-inspired artwork.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.leicestergalleries.com/exhibition/paul-raymond-gregory%3a-inspired-by-the-writings-of-jrr-tolkien/5 \|title=Exhibitions – Peter Nahum at the Leicester Galleries \|publisher=Leicestergalleries.com \|date= \|accessdate=2012-02-25}}</ref>

		⚫	Greogory's Tolkien-inspired fantasy art has been featured on 30 album covers.<ref name="GAC"/> In 1984 Gregory painted the sleeve artwork for ]'s album '']'',<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.nme.com/nme-video/youtube/id/7p2ey5JmpZQ/search/Biff%20Byford \|title=Biff Byford talks about the Crusader Album Cover by Paul Raymond Gregory \| Video Youtube – NMETV Latest Music Videos and Clips \|publisher=Nme.Com \|accessdate=25 February 2012 \|url-status=dead \|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20111219155023/http://www.nme.com/nme-video/youtube/id/7p2ey5JmpZQ/search/Biff%20Byford \|archivedate=19 December 2011 }}</ref> the first of fifteen for the band.
	==Album artwork==
		⚫	Other rock and ] bands for whom he has designed sleeves include ], ], ], ], ], ], Beholder and Battalion.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.festivalintheshire.com/journal7ohv/7intgregory.html \|title=Interview with Paul Gregory \|publisher=Festivalintheshire.com \|date=15 August 2010 \|accessdate=25 February 2012 \|url-status=dead \|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20111122164121/http://www.festivalintheshire.com/journal7ohv/7intgregory.html \|archivedate=22 November 2011 }}</ref>
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⚫	In 1984 Gregory painted the sleeve artwork for ]'s album '']'',<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.nme.com/nme-video/youtube/id/7p2ey5JmpZQ/search/Biff%20Byford \|title=Biff Byford talks about the Crusader Album Cover by Paul Raymond Gregory \| Video Youtube – NMETV Latest Music Videos and Clips \|publisher=Nme.Com \|accessdate=~~2012-02-~~25 \|url-status=dead \|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20111219155023/http://www.nme.com/nme-video/youtube/id/7p2ey5JmpZQ/search/Biff%20Byford \|archivedate=19 December 2011 }}</ref> the first of fifteen for the band.
⚫	Other rock and ] bands for whom he has designed sleeves include: ], ], ], ], ], ], Beholder and Battalion.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.festivalintheshire.com/journal7ohv/7intgregory.html \|title=Interview with Paul Gregory \|publisher=Festivalintheshire.com \|date=15 August 2010 \|accessdate=~~2012-02-~~25 \|url-status=dead \|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20111122164121/http://www.festivalintheshire.com/journal7ohv/7intgregory.html \|archivedate=22 November 2011 }}</ref>
	He has also produced cover art for books by fantasy novelist, ].<ref name="GAC">{{cite web \|title=Paul Raymond Gregory – Heavy Metal’s Lord Of the Rings \|url=https://greatalbumcovers.com/paul-raymond-gregory-heavy-metals-lord-of-the-rings/ \|website=Great Album Covers \|publisher=Great Album Covers \|accessdate=14 June 2020}}</ref>

			He has also produced cover art for books by fantasy novelist ].<ref name="GAC"/>
	==Bloodstock Heavy Metal Festival==

	In 2001, Gregory co-founded Amust4music, the company behind Bloodstock Open ~~Air—an~~ event which currently attracts crowds of around 15,000.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.bloodstock.uk.com/news/index.php?/archives/ \|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130105062814/http://www.bloodstock.uk.com/news/index.php?/archives/ \|url-status=dead \|archive-date=2013~~-01-05~~ \|title=Bloodstock news and worldwide heavy metal news \|publisher=Bloodstock.uk.com \|accessdate=2012~~-02-25~~}} </ref>		In 2001, Gregory co-founded Amust4music, the company behind ]—an event which currently attracts crowds of around 15,000.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.bloodstock.uk.com/news/index.php?/archives/ \|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130105062814/http://www.bloodstock.uk.com/news/index.php?/archives/ \|url-status=dead \|archive-date=5 January 2013 \|title=Bloodstock news and worldwide heavy metal news \|publisher=Bloodstock.uk.com \|accessdate=25 February 2012}}</ref>

			==Books==
			*"Beyond Time And Place: The Art of Paul Raymond Gregory".<ref name="Heavy"/><ref name="Lacon">{{cite web \|url=https://www.tolkienlibrary.com/press/1082-Art-of-Paul-Raymond-Gregory.php \|title=Review of Beyond Time and Place - The Art of Paul Raymond Gregory \|date=21 January 2013 \|first1=Ruth \|last1=Lacon \|publisher=Tolkien Library \|accessdate=16 June 2020 \|quote=For more than three decades, British artist Paul Raymond Gregory has been considered as one of the most celebrated Tolkien-oriented painters worldwide. }}</ref>

			==DVD documentary==
			*Paul Raymond Gregory's RingQuest, Narrated by ]; Narration written by ]; Executive producer: Peter Nahum; Produced, directed and edited by Mathias Walin; Photography and sound by Martin Sundström.

	==See also==		==See also==
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			==Further reading==
			*Paul Raymond Gregory; My Secret Book, designed and written by Peter Nahum, The Leicester Galleries, 2007

	==External links ==		==External links ==
	* – The Work Of Paul Gregory		* – The Work of Paul Gregory

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Latest revision as of 20:53, 8 November 2024

British artist (born 1949) For an American economist, see Paul Roderick Gregory.

Paul R. Gregory
Born	Paul Raymond Gregory (1949-07-12) 12 July 1949 (age 75) Derby, England, UK
Known for	Album art
Notable work	Justice Devil's Canyon
Style	Fantasy art
Website	www.studio54.co.uk

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. 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, Saxon and Nowadays.

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 10 feet (3.0 m) x 6 feet (1.8 m). His Tolkien artwork, album artwork and other collected works are featured in a book he authored. As of 2015, art dealer Peter Nahum owns most of the Tolkien-inspired artwork.

Greogory's Tolkien-inspired fantasy art has been featured on 30 album covers. In 1984 Gregory painted the sleeve artwork for Saxon's album Crusader, 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.

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

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

Books

"Beyond Time And Place: The Art of Paul Raymond Gregory".

DVD documentary

Paul Raymond Gregory's RingQuest, Narrated by Julian Sands; Narration written by Peter Nahum; Executive producer: Peter Nahum; Produced, directed and edited by Mathias Walin; Photography and sound by Martin Sundström.

References

"Biography Paul Raymond Gregory". Studio 54. Studio54 1999-2020. Retrieved 14 June 2020.
"Bloodstock Announces its First Art Exhibition". Zero Tolerance Magazine. ZT Mag. Retrieved 14 June 2020.
^ "Paul Raymond Gregory – Heavy Metal's Lord Of the Rings". Great Album Covers. Great Album Covers. Retrieved 14 June 2020.
^ "Paul R. Gregory – Studio54 Interview with British artist Paul Raymond Gregory". Heavy Music Artwork. Retrieved 16 June 2020.
"The Designs of Melkor, a triptych by Paul Raymond Gregory". www.leicestergalleries.com. Retrieved 20 July 2024.
^ Lacon, Ruth (21 January 2013). "Review of Beyond Time and Place - The Art of Paul Raymond Gregory". Tolkien Library. Retrieved 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.
"Exhibitions – Peter Nahum at the Leicester Galleries". Leicestergalleries.com. Retrieved 25 February 2012.
"Biff Byford talks about the Crusader Album Cover by Paul Raymond Gregory | Video Youtube – NMETV Latest Music Videos and Clips". Nme.Com. Archived from the original on 19 December 2011. Retrieved 25 February 2012.
"Interview with Paul Gregory". Festivalintheshire.com. 15 August 2010. Archived from the original on 22 November 2011. Retrieved 25 February 2012.
"Bloodstock news and worldwide heavy metal news". Bloodstock.uk.com. Archived from the original on 5 January 2013. Retrieved 25 February 2012.

External links

The Art & Imagery of Bloodstock – The Work of Paul Gregory

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