I really like both of them. Some of my favourite pictures are
The Grey Wanderer and
Smaugby John Howe (The grey wanderer is the cover of my LOTR book)
and by Alan Lee
Rivendell and
The Mirror of Galadriel
But I think overall I like John Howe better, only by a bit though. I really didn't like the way Orthanc was, in the book it said it was smooth but in the movies it was all pointy and jagged and stuff.
[ April 23, 2003: Message edited by: Beruthiel ]