Artwork inspired by Tolkien

Reminds me of Eowyn.

Reminds me of Eowyn also
The 2nd one reminds me of Brian Froud

Reminds me of Bilbo's mum.

Always adored Ted Nasmith's artwork, whilst Lee goes for a more realistic style and tone, Nasmith has a more heightened fantasy approach to the story i.m.o, they feel like illustrations to a story, rather than 'windows into a world' if that makes sense, no-one quite does landscapes like him:

http://www.tednasmith.com/site-map/j-r-r-tolkien/the-fellowship-of-the-ring/





http://www.tednasmith.com/site-map/j-r-r-tolkien/the-silmarillion/

Nasmith is my fave too, though I tend to think he's better at landscapes than figures (the Alqualondë pic you posted being a notable exception -- and out header image for that matter).

Eldorion wrote:Nasmith is my fave too, though I tend to think he's better at landscapes than figures (the Alqualondë pic you posted being a notable exception -- and out header image for that matter).

I'd agree with that, some of his peoples and persons look a little stiff/overly stylised but that goes back to my point about them feeling more like illustrations to a heightened fantasy story, rather than actively trying to be as real as possible, his Faramir/Eowyn illustrates this well:

yep he is much better at places than people.

Source: http://tolkiengateway.net/wiki/Category:Images_by_Ralph_Damiani

Jenny Dolfen is another artist I highly respect:

http://tolkiengateway.net/wiki/Category:Images_by_Jenny_Dolfen

This guy's stuff is great as well:

http://tolkiengateway.net/wiki/Category:Images_by_Steamey

I too like Jenny Dolfen's stuff.

Never seen Steamey's stuff before, even on TG, but it's pretty good. Kinda looks like mid-2000s video game rendering though.

Great pictures Malick ! Love the opening pic of Ulmo.
I like this one..........



Like it better than Peejers Dead Marshes bodkin.

Some great pictures there. Keep them coming.

Mistress Lobelia by John Howe.

I annoyed/asked J. Dolfen to make Maedhros' hair longer [she has him shorn a bit during his ordeal with Morgy].

I can't understand why, as an artist with her own vision, she didn't just change her mind and do it my way.

In my mind Lobelia is skinny, with dark hair & a face that would curdle milk

same here, I imagine Lobelia as skinny too.

Well then, we must be right womens intuition & all that

The obligatory " Im sexy" shot from Orlando ( as Orlando & not Leggy ) Her being the "I dont need any man " pose ( with Anne Summers catalogue hidden in the bushes )

Orlando's one of the few men who can pull off the over-the-shoulder red carpet pose.

I like that