LE: bucks or something like that. But the first big painting I sold was at a convention. I actually sold two of them for around four hundred dollars each. I was so excited that I couldn't wait to get home to my pregnant wife. When I did get home, I threw the cash on the floor and said 'now we can pay all the bills'...

WW: Is there a piece that you regret having parted with? Did you ever try to buy it back?

LE: Several - The original Dragonlance covers and Shadamehr Encounters Baakish Vaak (to name a few).

WW: Do you work primarily from literature, or are your works the product of your own imagination?

LE: If I am illustrating a product like a game, book, or whatever then 90% of it is from my own imagination and how I interpret the product. My dream is to retire doing my own work. I have some ideas that I have been carrying around for years that I'd love to do but just have never had the time.

WW: Several other artists have grown tired of illustrating other peoples work

and have decided to do art for themselves for a while (i.e. "fine arts"). Have you ever felt inclined to do the same?

LE: I am there now!

WW: You attend a lot of conventions. Do you ever get bored sitting there signing your name and answering the same old questions from "geeks" for hours at a time?

LE: Well, it's about eight hours a day and I love it. I like meeting all different kinds of people and interacting with my fans face to face. I really enjoy the feedback and insight I receive from people all over the world about my art.

WW: Do you have a story about a fan that you met at a convention that is funny and/or really weird?

LE: It was at Dragon Con years ago: A young man walked up to my booth and said "Are you Larry Elmore" and I said "Yes". He walked away looking very disappointed and then came back and asked me the same question, I responded with the same answer, and he looked even more disappointed.