J.R.R. Tolkien discussion

Who is your favourite Tolkien artist/illustrator?

My personal favourite is Ted Nasmith.

I really like Allen Lee, his stuff is incredible.

Pauline Baynes

whoever did the drawings from which Rivendell was made. He is sooo much more imaginative than my poor ideas. i want to go and live at rivendell. we have a real Estate business named Rivendell and I feel so insulted about that in behalf of Tolkien. JO

Allen lee. the beauty and diversity of middle earth comes alive in his artwork

Lee's work is quite stunning. Just takes your breath away looking at them. I'm especially fond of his illustrations in the hardcover edition of The Children of Hurin.

Allen Lee and Ted Nasmith. The color use in both of their works amaze me.

I really love Allen Lee as well! I also find the drawings that Tolkien did himself to be really interesting. I got The Art of The Hobbit last year for Christmas and it is so cool!

Stylistically I love Ian Miller's works though sometimes they are quite far away from the images I have had in my head. (Gosh, I wish I could draw like that...) Lee has some really lovely pieces but then there are also some works I don't like all that much. Jenny Dolfen has some amazing stuff as well. Out of my favourites she probably has always hit closest to the mark with her works and I also like her painting style.

But yeah, if I could absorb their talent I would first go to Miller, then Dolfen and lastly to Lee.

No one's mentioned John Howe yet, so I will! Alan Lee is my favorite, but Howe probably comes next.

My taste may be a little too sugary, but I really like Liga Marta. Romantic. :)

Alma wrote: "My taste may be a little too sugary, but I really like Liga Marta. Romantic. :)"

I for one had not previously seen her work, but thank you for letting us know. I wouldn't call it "sugary", I think it is quite a beautiful style which well suits much in Tolkien's work.

Alma wrote: "My taste may be a little too sugary, but I really like Liga Marta. Romantic. :)"

Ooh, that's cool. Thanks for posting the link!

I love Alan Lee's illustrations, such as in books like The 'new' version of Tales from the Perilous realm. Also The Silmarillion and the illustrated (3 indavidual books) of the Lord of the rings.

I should mention A Middle-Earth Album: Paintings by Joan Wyatt Inspired by Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings by Joan Wyatt. Most of her paintings are excellent and capture the atmosphere of the subjects well, although some do, admittedly, leave something to be desired in terms of execution. Her Balrog, for example, looks rather as if painted by a schoolchild. However, I love her portrayal of Tom Bombadil and Goldberry. Frodo on Amon Hen is another favourite.

Take a look at the artist, Jian Guo's art. They are just breathtaking!

http://www.buzzfeed.com/donnad/passag...

http://www.pinterest.com/spectaculark...

These are very nice, thanks for letting us know about them.

Thank you, Amalie, for your link to the Pinterest site, which I am now following. The illustrations seem to be influenced by both Celtic and Tibetan art. Few books have inspired artists as much as the works of J.R.R. Tolkien, it seems.

Thank you, Anne Marie. I am now following your Pinterest boards, and I have pinned some of the prints by J.R.R. Tolkien himself.

Anne Marie wrote: "Philip wrote: "Thank you, Anne Marie. I am now following your Pinterest boards, and I have pinned some of the prints by J.R.R. Tolkien himself."

Thanks for the follow, Philip! I am following so ma..."
My Pinterest User name is: http://pinterest.com/jom777jal43x641 If you click that you should find my Pinterest boards: Angel War Inspirations, dedicated to prints linked to my book, Angel War, which includes some prints linked to J.R.R. Tolkien, and Chimneys and Clouds, dedicated to prints linked to my poems. My poem, Song For Luthien Tinuviel, was published in Mallorn, the Journal of the Tolkien Society, Issue 55, Winter 2014, I am very pleased to say. I created a thread to celebrate the fact elsewhere.

Thank you, Anne Marie. Mallorn, the Journal of the Tolkien Society is only published once a year. It is a finely produced, A4 sized journal with some fine illustrations and articles, including one about the early life of J.R.R. Tolkien in Bloemfontein, South Africa, one about Tom Bombadil, and a few about J.R.R. Tolkien's translation of Beowulf. When I first saw my poem on page two, I felt merry with the mead of Middle-earth, to say the least.

Here's a nice trilogy set by Matt Ferguson that will be for sale at bottleneckgallery.com tomorrow:



There's a steady stream of new poster art inspired by the movies, but I prefer artwork that isn't necessarily directly tied to the films. This set mostly works for me because nothing about it contradicts the books. (I do like the movies; I just love the books more...) Thematically this set falls short in that there's nothing linking the three images, other than "One scene in each movie that was cool."

Alan Lee is one of my favorites. Some of his illustrations have a classical feel (like this one of Aragorn and Eowyn art for LotR and The Silmarillion.

Jenny Dolfen is another of my favorites. Most of her art is for The Silmarillion.

Maria Filatova (filat at DeviantArt) has also done some great Silmarillion art.

Beth, Alan Lee's Lotr art is amazing! My dad has the edition with his illustrations. My personal favorite is the one with Frodo and Gandalf in Bag End.

Christa - Ron Paul 2016 wrote: "I really like Allen Lee, his stuff is incredible."

Me too! Such a talent!