Treebeard Statue

[Hilde Bracegirdle]

Originally Posted by davem

If you check out the 'Designs & Illustrations' section you can't help but think of Tolkien's own style of illustration, & the children's playground & the gates in the 'Tim's Other Work' section are amazing - they remind me of some of Pauline Baynes' drawings for Smith.

So true, and I can't help but wonder if these might be his influences. Or is it genetics? The gates in particular remind me very much of the artist's elder relative, and the tree of Baynes' work.

Nice to see that the ent design has turned out so well and seems to match its surroundings. Does anyone else have mixed feelings about the leaf idea? It seems to verge on commercialism (or sanctioned graffiti) and yet it could be fun to read the names or inscriptions.