Ted Nasmith

The Unexpected Party

The Unexpected Party

Media: Acrylic

Photos of this painting (including detail shots) were sent to J.R.R. Tolkien in 1972 along with some other work. He responded a few weeks later with a letter typed and signed by his personal secretary both praising the work and making the comment that Bilbo seemed too childlike.This was invaluable feedback for a young teenage artist.

J.R.R. Tolkien Gallery
Entering Mirkwood The Riddle Game A Conversation With Smaug A Conversation With Smaug (colour sketch) A Conversation With Smaug (thumbnail) Bilbo and the Eagles Trolls (colour sketch) The Riddle Game (colour sketch) Durin I Discovers the Three Peaks Thrain discovers the Lonely Mountain Gandalf and Thorin at Bree Smaug the Destroyer The Heart of the Mountain Eagles to the Carrock One Morning Long Ago Goblin Gate The Spiders of Mirkwood Scouring the Mountain An Unexpected Morning Visit Gollum is _Defeated Eagles to the Rescue At Beorn's Hall The Arkenstone The Unexpected Party The Riddle Game Sketches and Studies  

More Tolkien illustrations:

The Silmarillion

The Fellowship of the Ring

The Two Towers

The Return of the King

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