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.

The Tree Shepherds

Media: Gouache on illustration board First appeared in the 2003 Tolkien Calendar, published by HarperCollins.

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The Tower of the Moon

Media: Gouache on illustration board First appeared in the 2003 Tolkien Calendar, published by HarperCollins.

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Gandalf Returns

Media: Gouache on illustration board

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Gandalf and the Balrog Upon Celebdil

Media: Gouache on illustration board

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First Sight of Ithilien

Media: Gouache on illustration board First appeared in the 2003 Tolkien Calendar, published by HarperCollins.

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Fangorn Forest

Media: Gouache on illustration board Limited edition prints are available First appeared in the 2003 Tolkien Calendar, published by HarperCollins.

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Boromir’s Last Stan

Media: Gouache on illustration board First appeared in the 2003 Tolkien Calendar, published by HarperCollins.

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At the Falls

Media: Gouache on illustration board First appeared in the 2003 Tolkien Calendar, published by HarperCollins.

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At the Cross-roads

Media: Gouache on illustration board First appeared in the 2003 Tolkien Calendar, published by HarperCollins. Also appeared on an 8″ collector plate made in Wedgwood English fine bone china by Danbury Mint.

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No Way Down

Media: Gouache on illustration board First appeared in the 1992 (Centenary) Tolkien Calendar, published by Grafton Books. (It was the painting for February.) Used on the cover of some editions of The Two Towers.

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