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.

Minas Tirith at Dawn

Media: Gouache on illustration board Dimensions: 69 cm × 48 cm Limited edition prints are available First appeared in the 1990 Tolkien Calendar, published by HarperCollins. (It was the painting for December.) Also appeared on an 8″ collector plate made in Wedgwood English fine bone china by Danbury Mint. Used on the cover of some editions …

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The Glittering Caves of Aglarond

Media: Gouache on illustration board Dimensions: 54½ cm × 66 cm Limited edition prints are available First appeared in the 1992 (Centenary) Tolkien Calendar, published by Grafton Books. (It was the painting for March.) Also used on the cover of a new edition of The Tolkien Companion by J.E.A. Tyler.

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Éowyn and the Lord of the Nazgûl

Media: Gouache on illustration board First appeared in the 1992 (Centenary) Tolkien Calendar, published by Grafton Books. (It was the painting for April.) Also appeared on an 8″ collector plate made in Wedgwood English fine bone china by Danbury Mint.

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At the Court of the Fountain

Media: Gouache on illustration board First appeared in the 1992 (Centenary) Tolkien Calendar, published by Grafton Books. (It was the painting for January.)

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Departure at the Grey Havens

Media: Gouache on illustration board First appeared in the 1996 Tolkien Calendar, published by HarperCollins. (It was the painting for December.)

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Across Gorgoroth

Media: Gouache on illustration board First appeared in the 1996 Tolkien Calendar, published by HarperCollins. (It was the painting for November.)

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The Sun Unveiled

Media: Gouache on illustration board First appeared on an 8″ collector plate made in Wedgwood English fine bone china by Danbury Mint.

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Endgame on the Mountain

Media: Gouache on illustration board First appeared in the 2004 Tolkien Calendar, published by HarperCollins. (It was the painting for June.)

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Éowyn and Faramir

Media: Gouache on illustration board First appeared in the 2004 Tolkien Calendar, published by HarperCollins. (It was the painting for August.)

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The Aid of the Wild-men

Media: Gouache on illustration board First appeared in the 2004 Tolkien Calendar, published by HarperCollins. (It was the painting for March.)

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