Tolkien illustrators - The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum

arianrod · 08-05-2003, 08:27 PM

As far as I'm concerned, John Howe is king. My favorite painting, LotR related or not, is his one of Smaug. It's breathtaking. Click here for the site of his work and see what I mean. I just greatly admire his ability to capture a piece of the action in a painting and have it be so real, like he took a snapshot with a camera during the battle.

The other artists mentioned earlier are wonderful, too. I have a calender by Ted Nasmith. It's wonderful. This month is his Oliphaunt. [img]smilies/biggrin.gif[/img]

08-05-2003, 08:27 PM	#29
arianrod Wight Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Wandering Hobbiton, smiling at the hobbits & trying to sell them vacuum cleaners Posts: 215	As far as I'm concerned, John Howe is king. My favorite painting, LotR related or not, is his one of Smaug. It's breathtaking. Click here for the site of his work and see what I mean. I just greatly admire his ability to capture a piece of the action in a painting and have it be so real, like he took a snapshot with a camera during the battle. The other artists mentioned earlier are wonderful, too. I have a calender by Ted Nasmith. It's wonderful. This month is his Oliphaunt. [img]smilies/biggrin.gif[/img] __________________ Eenie, meanie, Samwise Gamgee, Staring after pretty Rosie, If she calls, watch him blush, then turn and leave in a rush. You want to join the Citadel... You know you do... Do the Wave for Boromir the Disco King!