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Tag Archives: Middle Earth
Part 4, Reading and Drawing The Lord of the Rings: On Fear, Knowledge and Power
At last, a new blogpost, to (nearly) coincide with Bilbo and Frodo’s birthday! This is the second and last post on The Shadow of the Past…I’ve narrowed it down to a few themes, but there is so much more that could … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Literature, Tolkien
Tagged Frodo, Gandalf, Gollum, LOTR, Middle Earth, The Lord of the Rings Art, The Shadow of the Past, Tolkien
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The Art of Ted Nasmith
I’m a big admirer of Ted Nasmith’s Tolkien artwork, I’ve blogged about it a few times here. So it was a joy to come across J Glover’s blog reviewing some of Nasmith’s most evocative paintings. Well worth a read, the … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Tolkien
Tagged Art, Lord of the Rings, LOTR, Middle Earth, Paintings, Ted Nasmith, Tolkien
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Middle-earth on the back of an envelope: Sketch of Thorin and Others
Every now and again it’s fun to opt for something less wordy here at the blog. Middle-earth usually provides the inspiration. I have a habit of doodling on random bits of paper I find – very often it will be the proverbial … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Tolkien
Tagged Art, Artwork, Bilbo Baggins, Drawing, Drawing of Thorin, Dwarves, J.R.R. Tolkien, Middle Earth, Middle-earth Art, The Hobbit, The Lord of the Rings, Thorin, Tolkien
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Drawing of Bilbo Baggins at Bag-End, inspired by 3 Tolkien Artists
(Drawing in ink and pencil)
Posted in Art, Tolkien
Tagged Art, Bag End, Bilbo Baggins, David Wyatt, Drawing, Hobbiton, Ink Drawing, J.R.R. Tolkien, LOTR, Middle Earth, My Art, Ted Nasmith, The Hobbit, The Shire, Tolkien
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How to shut Down Tolkien: By Brandon Rhodes
A friend sent me this engaging presentation by Brandon Rhodes. It’s great viewing for anyone who loves Tolkien’s work, and would like to know more about the process, hard work, motivation and discussions that went into his writings.
Posted in Tolkien
Tagged Brandon Rhodes, C.S.Lewis, Criticism, Critics, Earth and Oak, Elves, Feedback, Goblins, How to shut down Tokien, J.R.R. Tolkien, Literature, LOTR, Middle Earth, Pygotham, Storytelling, The Lord of the Rings, Tolkien, Writing
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Memorable quotations from the Lord of the Rings (not the obvious ones…)
I was once asked for some of my favourite quotations from The Lord of the Rings. Thinking about this question, I pondered on the ones that often get repeated – of these, the most common, and frankly now unoriginal one, … Continue reading
Posted in Tolkien
Tagged Earth and Oak, Frodo, Gimli, J.R.R. Tolkien, LOTR, Middle Earth, Mordor, Moria, The Fellowship of the Ring, The Lord of the Rings, The Return of the King, Theoden, Two Towers
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A Drawing of A Hobbit Hole, and the Theme of ‘Home’ in Middle-earth.
“In a hole in the ground there lived a hobbit”…So begins one of the most famous adventure stories, in the humblest of settings. Tolkien afterwards explained that this was a spontaneous line he scribbled on the back of an exam … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Tolkien
Tagged Bag End, Earth and Oak, Hobbit, Home, J.R.R. Tolkien, Middle Earth, My Art, Smial, The Lord of the Rings, The Shire
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