Treebeard/ Ent/ The Greenman Ceramic wall hanging (sold)

Ceramic wall hanging fixed to wooden base. I have mixed Andalucian earth in with the clay to give a very earthy textured effect sold today.

This is my home town (could easily be turned into Tolkien landscape)

I always take inspiration from the natural landscape and dont see any Distinction between the real world and Tolkiens, with a few tweaks this painting could easily become Gondor.

Some sites that I like.

www.lordotrings.com


www.tolkien-online.com

www.planet-tolkien.com

www.tolkiensociety.org

www.theonering.net

the-hobbit-movie.com

More posts will be coming soon, just very busy with exhibition of Spanish art at the moment.

Hobbit farmer sketch (charcoal/pencil/rubber on paper)

Hobbit farmer in the snow (oil on canvas)

Still messing with snow, see previous post. 

Just liked the idea of painting snow really. I know the shire is not really accosiated with harsh winters . However might use a similar background with Boromir on a horse on his way to Rivendell.

Tolkien/LOTR inspired paintings

Fame at last, thanks for the mention on the One Ring forum (follow the thread below)

The One Ring Forums: Tolkien Topics: Fan Art: I stumbled on this artist, Joe Gilronan, sorry if he is familiar...good stuff (Eruonen)

tolkienesque landscape (oil on canvas)

Take inspiration from whats all ready there

One of the main things I always try to incorporate into Tolkien/fantasy inspired art is the everyday. Where ever possible I take inspiration from the surrounding landscape, in this case the village of Zahara a short drive from Olvera my home town. This painting could easily be transformed into the extraordinary, simply by changing the sheep in the foreground into hobbits, knights, elves or whatever takes your fancy.   

Gollum on rock clutching fish (water colour sketch on paper)

Many that live deserve death. And some die that deserve life. Can you give it to them?
Then be not too eager to deal out death in the name of justice, fearing for your own safety. Even the wise cannot see all ends. (Gandalf discussing Gollum).

J. R. R. Tolkien, The Lord Of the Rings, Book Four, Chapter One.

 

Weathertop sketch ( watercolour-graphic pens on paper )

Weathertop

Finished Conker Imp ( mixed media on canvas )

Imp surveys his forest domain as the sun sets in the woods. Conker husk headdress, hands on hips, chestnut coloured skin.

Conker Imp continued see previous post

Started to use acrylic paint rather than water colour at this stage as much richer. Once painted is fully dry I will tone down highlights and adjust details/background with oil paints.

Painting stage by stage (Conker Imp/Fairy) more updates tomorrow

Initial loose water colour sketches.
More interested in hues and shapes,,not details at this stage; more updates tomorrow.

Ent/Tree-Spirit continued (quick/loose concept doodle sketch)

Bit of water colour added to doodle (See older posts for fully finished paintings)

Ent/Tree-Spirit (quick/loose concept doodle sketch)

Various materials used biro pen, tip-ex, pencil, paint  on piece of writing paper. Idea being to capture quick reference image that may be used in future painting.

Happy Christmas ( Magi/Black riders ) Water colour sketch on paper

Black Rider, Nazgul, Ring Wraith ( very loose sketch on paper see )

Very loose sketch using various materials paint, pencil, tipex whatever was to hand really.

Dragon Poacher Sketch ( Charcoal, pencil, paint on paper )

Quick sketch of Dragon poacher. In the still of night the poacher raids dragon nests for the young/eggs.

Dol Amroth (see previous post below as the ship is yet to be added to painting)

Dol Amroth is a hill along the coast of Gondor, on a peninsula on the Bay of Belfalas; and also the city that grew up there. Prince Imrahil is the Prince of Dol Amroth, a major character in the book's third volume, The Return of the King.

Dol Amroth (Bay of Belfalas) work in progress

Two works the first a finished painting and the second a sketch  (see above) both of the same subject. The painting was purposely painted on a stormy day and was painted not far from where I live, a village sat on a lake known as Zahara.

the idea is to take inspiration from ordinary (the natural landscape) and develop it into the extraordinary which in this case will be Dol Amroth (The Lord of the Rings).