Time to write!!! Armed with background music of Howard Shore/The Lonely Mountain Band (cheers Steve) and last published article as inspiration, that's me, until later.

 

Hobbiton Christmas Eve. Sold, please contact me if you require original work, as I dont like posting this time of the year.

With a bright star lighting the way and the Hobbits tucked up in bed Gandalf the wise journeys to Hobbiton, laden with magical gifts from Dale.

 

Morning doodles Goblins and Isengard!!!!

Quick update on WIP, it became a complete repaint as sky was not dark enough, but now back on track.

Morning doodles, off to paint................

A Hobbit....

Quick update on work in progress.

Initial idea for next small painting.

Concerning Hobbits:- two loose sketches/Hobbit farmers.

Possible farmer maggot

Hobbit with basket harvesting pipe-weed.

The Shire is described as a small but beautiful and fruitful land, beloved by its inhabitants. The Hobbits had an extensive agricultural system in the Shire but were not industrialised. The landscape included small pockets of forest (again similar to the English countryside). Various supplies were produced in the Shire, including cereals, fruit, wood and pipe-weed.

Couple of very loose sketches/doodles using various materials paint/tippex/felt tip pens/Biro/chalk or whatever was to hand on paper/textured board. I often work in this manner just to get initial ideas down on paper, before going into greater detail on fully finished works.

Orcs of the white hand

Made from the earth
According to the oldest "theory" proposed by J.R.R. Tolkien (from The Book of Lost Tales, circa 1917 — the first tale of Middle-earth to be written in full), Orcs were made of stone and slime through the sorcery of Morgoth:- "bred from the heats and slimes of the earth" Orcs of the white hand oil on canvas see further works at:- http://www.facebook.com/pages/The-art-of-TolkienThe-Lord-of-the-Rings    http://joe-gilronan.artistwebsites.com/

Rivendell a work in progress

Rivendell is located at the edge of a narrow gorge of the river Bruinen. Bilbo, retired there after his 111th birthday, spending his time on his memoirs, There and Back Again. See all of my finished paintings at:-joe-gilronan.artistwebsites.com