Category: J. R. R. Tolkien
This section contains the largest collection of images: examples of my work from the 1970’s to the present inspired chiefly by J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Lord of the Rings, but also The Hobbit and The Silmarillion.
Media: Gouache on illustration board First appeared in the 1996 Tolkien Calendar, published by HarperCollins. (It was the painting for October.) Also used on the cover of the hardcover edition of Realms of Tolkien, published by HarperCollins in 1996.
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Media: Gouache on illustration board First appeared in the 1992 (Centenary) Tolkien Calendar, published by Grafton Books. (It was the painting for November.)
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Media: Gouache on illustration board First appeared in the 2003 Tolkien Calendar, published by HarperCollins.
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Media: Gouache on illustration board First appeared in the 2003 Tolkien Calendar, published by HarperCollins.
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Media: Gouache on illustration board First appeared in the 2003 Tolkien Calendar, published by HarperCollins.
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Media: Gouache on illustration board First appeared in the 1990 Tolkien Calendar, published by HarperCollins. (It was the painting for April.)
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Media: Gouache on illustration board First appeared on an 8″ collector plate made in Wedgwood English fine bone china by Danbury Mint. Also used on the cover of Realms of Tolkien, published by HarperCollins in 1997.
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Media: Gouache on illustration board First appeared in the 1996 Tolkien Calendar, published by HarperCollins. (It was the painting for August.)
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Media: Gouache on illustration board Limited edition prints are available First appeared in the 2003 Tolkien Calendar, published by HarperCollins. (It was the centerfold, and featured on the cover of some editions.)
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Media: Gouache on illustration board
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