#jay johnstone

This actually looks precisely how I picture the four hobbits because it follows the small amount of description they do have.

Frodo: obviously has the sword. Pippin: almost golden hair (as described in one of the older drafts of LOTR.) Merry: brown hair, taller. Sam: the shortest.

Had a brilliant time at the #Tolkien2019 event in Birmingham last week. Even though I missed some of the talks I’d have loved to hear, the time spent at the art show and in the dealers room talking to people more than made up for that. I particularly enjoyed the two art workshops I hosted and the two panels I participated in, one on the upcoming Amazon LotR series, and one on illustrating Tolkien.

The latter was especially wonderful because of the other brilliant artists on it: Jenny Dolfen, Jay Johnstone, Alan Lee (whose art I’ve fangirled about for decades and who had such nice things to say about my own efforts, and even remembered me from an earlier meeting almost a decade ago) and Ted Nasmith.

A big thank you to the Tolkien Society for organising this conference. Looking forward to the next on already.

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The Mirror of Galadriel by Jau Johnstone

It looks very similar to Tolkien's style of illustration! With the invisible Mr. Baggins in a sillhouette in a cloud of smoke like the Conversation With Smaug