For #APRIL 1985
‘Merry and Pippin Captured by the Orcs’
Inger Edelfeldt (b. 1956)
*The 1985 J.R.R. Tolkien Calendar* (Ballantine Books) for April.
#illustration #illustrationart #illustrationartists #IngerEdelfeldt #JRRTolkien #TheLordOfTheRings #LOTR
For #jrrtolkien folks interested in Icelandic or Old Norse. I visited Iceland on route from speaking at the Tolkien Conference in Zurich. Highlights included lunch with this reviewer www.bokmenntiroglistir.is/blog/dickerson (head of the Icelandic Lit. Soc.) and visiting an exhibit of Old Norse mss.
https://tolkiengateway.net/wiki/File:Roger_Garland_-_Two_Trees_of_Valinor.jpg: ‘This depiction by Roger Garland is whimsical and bright, as Tolkien would have appreciated. On the left is Laurelin the Golden with beautiful intricate blossoms. On the right stands Telperion, often called the "Eldest of Trees." This portrayal seems to show the trees during the mingling of the lights;a time of "day" when the light of both trees shone together. In the background rise the mighty Pelóri, the great mountain range raised by the Valar to protect their land. According to this work the trees are quite massive, whereas others have depicted them as the size of normal trees. One very interesting component of this painting is the Stonehenge-like ring about Ezellohar, the mound of the trees. While this is not necessarily canonical, it certainly emphasizes how ancient the trees are.’
For #APRIL 1984
‘The Two Trees of Valinor’
Roger Garland (1950-2017)
*The 1984 J.R.R. Tolkien Calendar* (Ballantine Books) for April
👉ALT
#illustration #illustrationart #illustrationartists #RogerGarland #JRRTolkien #Silmarillion #Valinor
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For #APRIL 1981
‘The Barrow Wight’ Michael Herring (b. 1947)
Oil over graphite on illustration board 19.5"x19.5"
*The 1981 J.R.R. Tolkien Calendar* (Ballanine Books) for April
#illustration #illustrationart #illustrationartists #MichaelHerring #JRRTolkien #TheLordOfTheRings #LOTR
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Meássë for @//kisses-in-the-void, @//laisrinel and @//isilme-among-the-stars on Tumblr
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For #APRIL 1975
‘Frodo Meditates’
Tim Kirk (b. October 30, 1947)
*The J.R.R. Tolkien Calendar 1975* (Ballantine Books) for April
#illustration #illustrationart #illustrationartists #TimKirk #JRRTolkien #TheLordOfTheRings #LOTR #Frodo
Hareth, Húrin´s mom for @//serregon on Tumblr
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For #APRIL 1995
‘‘Gandalf Returns to Hobbiton’
#JohnHowe (b. 1957)
*J. R. R. Tolkien Calendar 1995* (HarperCollins) for April
#illustration #illustrationart #illustrationartists #JohnHowe #JRRTolkien #TheLordOfTheRings #LOTR #Gandalf #BagEnd
For #APRIL 1976
‘The Hill: Hobbiton-across-the Water’
#Watercolor by #JRRTolkien, August 1937
Frontispiece #TheHobbit (UK 1937; US 1938) Reproduced in *The Hobbit Calendar 1976* (George Allen & Unwin) for April
#illustration #illustrationart #illustrationartists
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Ivriniel & Théodwyn for @//hobbitwrangler, @//from-the-coffee-shop-in-edoras, and @//camille-lachenille on Tumblr
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Reproduced, *The J.R.R. Tolkien Calendar 1974*(George Allen & Unwin) for April.
👇 Dutch language edition
#illustration #illustrationart #illustrationartists #JRRTolkien #TheLordOfTheRings #LOTR
For #APRIL 1974
‘The Forest of Lothlórien in Spring’
Crayon drawing of the mallorn trees of Lothlórien by #JRRTolkien (1892-1973)
Cf. #TheFellowshipOfTheRing, Book II, Ch. 6:
‘There are no trees like the trees of that land. For in autumn the leaves fall not, but turn to gold. ➡️
Námo is wearing dark robes with silver jewelry set with green and blue stones, and figures of hourglasses as a necklace and headdress. His skin is grey.
Vairë is wearing a lot of different layers, and holding a piece of fabric in two of her arms, while the last two of her four arms are holding thread. She is mainly wearing purple and orange, and she has pale skin with straight black hair.
Námo & Vairë
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For #APRIL 1998
‘A Pleasant Awakening’
Carol Emery Phenix (b. 1956)
*Tolkien Calendar 1998* (HarperCollins) for April
#illustration #illustrationart #illustrationartists #CarolEmeryPhenix #JRRTolkien #TheLordOfTheRings #LOTR #Frodo #Gandalf
For #APRIL 1973
‘Bilbo woke with the early sun in his eyes’
Watercolor by #JRRTolkien, Aug. 1937, to illustrate the 1st words of *The Hobbit*, Ch. 7 (“Queer Lodgings”). (UK 2nd ed. 1937; US 1st ed. 1938).
Reproduced, *The J.R.R. Tolkien Calendar 1973* (Ballantine Books) for April
For #MARCH 2021
‘Eldalondë the Green’
Alan Lee (b. 1947). Watercolor.
*Tolkien Calendar 2021* (HarperCollins) for March
#illustration #illustrationart #illustrationartists #AlanLee #JRRTolkien #UnfinishedTales
"Conosco la metà di voi solo a metà e nutro per meno della metà di voi metà dell'affetto che meritate" #JRRTolkien
Morwen is standing, looking at Húring, her left hand on his cheek. She has dark curly hair, a white sleeve, and a blue grey cloak. Hurin is standing in armor with a white cloak, looking at Morwen. He has blond hair and blue eyes. Behind them is a foggy plain.
A long goodbye.
#tolkien #jrrtolkien #silmarillion #thechildrenofhurin #hurin #morwen #tolkienart #fantasy #fantasyart
For #MARCH 2012
‘Gandalf Relates his Adventures'
Cor Blok (1934-2021). Gouache on silk paper.
Reproduced, *Tolkien Calendar 2012* (HarperCollins) for March
#illustration #illustrationart #illustrationartists #CorBlok #JRRTolkien #TheLordOfTheRings #LOTR
For #MARCH 2011
‘The Ford of Bruinen’
Cor Blok (1934-2021). Gouache on silk paper.
Reproduced *Tolkien Calendar 2011* (HarperCollins) for March
#illustration #illustrationart #illustrationartists #CorBlok #JRRTolkien #TheLordOfTheRings #LOTR
was silent and looked rather sad and thoughtful.’
- J.R.R. Tolkien, #TheLordoftheRings, Book VI, Ch. 8, “The Scouring of the Shire”
#CorBlok #JRRTolkien #illustration #illustrationartists #DutchArt
"For Lewis, the great value of stories is the way they allow their readers to experience ideas rather than simply think about them."
Our #Lent series on the #Inklings continues. Simon Horobin ✍️
#CSLewis #JRRTolkien
It’s never too late to change your life. Bilbo Baggins didn’t go on his first adventure until he was 50! You have plenty time to scandalise your neighbours by running off with a wizard and a pack of dwarves to go burgle a dragon, and don’t you forget it 💛
#TheHobbit #JRRTolkien #Tolkien
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For #MARCH 2010
‘The Blue Wizards Journeying East’
Ted Nasmith (b. 1956). Gouache on illustration board.
*Tolkien Calendar 2010* (HarperCollins) for March
#illustration #illustrationart #illustrationartists #TedNasmith #JRRTolkien #UnfinishedTales #Wizards
