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“Star Kindler“

Oil on canvas, 13″x21″ wide.

Artist Commentary: ‘Then Varda went forth from the council and she looked out from the heights of Taniquetil, and beheld the darkness of Middle–earth beneath the innumerable stars, faint and far. Then she began a great labour, greatest of all the works fo the Valar since their coming into Arda. She took the silver dews from the vast of Telperion, and therewith she made new stars and brighter against eh coming of the Firstborn; wherefore she whose name out of the deeps of time and the labours of Ea was Tintalle, the Kindler, was called after by the Elves Elentari, Queen of the Stars” – J.R.R. Tolkien, The Silmarillion

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“The Ring Goes South“

Oil on canvas, 13″x21″ wide.

Artist Commentary:

I spent Saturday hiking the empty crags and peaks in the westernmost foothills of the Misty Mountains. The December day was chilly, but the winter sun made many of the heather-filled vales hint of the warmer days of autumn ending. As I was seeking for it, I came suddenly upon a prospect opening nearly at my feet: the edge of a cliff that fell down, down from the heights and into a green valley cleft into the rock below. From this height I espied waterfalls on the cliff face opposite me, and these plummeted to dwelling places that ran along a river below.

As I stood there, marveling at the view and considering whether I should attempt to paint it, I saw movement on the slopes before me. Soon an unusual couple strolled my way. The first was a tall old man with a staff; the second clearly a halfling, although why he was here so far from the Shire, I couldn’t guess. Then it dawned upon me. Certainly, these must be guests of the Last Homely House, which lay at the base of the cliffs upon which I then stood.

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“Ulmo Rises

Oil on canvas, 13″x21″ wide.

Artist Commentary:

I spent the day on the shores of Nevrast, hiking the slopes of Mount Taras, and nigh unto the weathered ruins of Turgon’s great city. Evening approached, and as I sought shelter in the windswept Hall, I descried a figure below me upon the seastrand: one of the Noldor, he seemed, or else some great champion of the Atani.

But then, out at sea, I saw clouds pile high as the sun sank, and blood-red was the sky stained as wind and waves roiled. And whilst I observed the heaving sea, a great wave arose from her depths. Forth it rushed, and just ere it crested, a fell figure stood forth from the foam.

Wielding a great staff, and clad in a billowing emerald cloak, this god-like being strode towards the warrior upon the beach and, remaining knee-high in the surf, spoke unto him. What words passed between the two I could not tell above the roar of wind and rising tempest, but I knew that these signs heralded the coming of some great doom upon these lands.

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“Fireside Journeys”
Oil on canvas, 21″x13″ wide.

Artist Commentary: I spent Saturday in the Shire, visiting with old friends and meeting new ones. As evening approached, I went up the Hill and knocked at the familiar round door. It opened, and I was ushered in to share in a good supper, laughter, and cheer. We did not tarry late at table, for the day had been wearying for us all, so off we trundled to soft bolsters on four-poster beds; in my own case, a trifle snug, but ample enough and comfortable enough for one who is not among the largest of the Big Folk.

But in the night, I awoke. I was disoriented for a time, and I could hear no noise; the fire had died back in my room. But I soon saw the flicker of flame in the hallway, and heard the clock in the distant parlour strike three. So I arose to see who could be up so late. I peeked down the hall and saw that the light came from the young halfling’s library. I crept to the doorway and glanced  inside; there he sat, the new Lord of these halls, in his most  comfortable chair. The library itself was piled to the ceiling with books, folios, maps, and trinkets. A few candles were lit and a fire burned merrily in the grate beside him.

In his lap lay a book, bound in green with gilt lettering, that he must have been reading; but now it simply rested upon his knee, unheeded. Where his thoughts had strayed, I could not tell, but he was staring into space. Perhaps he was reflecting upon some future adventure, I supposed, or trying out, in his head, lines of some poem that had come to him, unbidden, riding on the wild currents of eventide. But I did not disturb him; rather, I left him to his dreams and fireside journeys, and returned to my bed to seek my own.

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“Radagast”
Oil on canvas, 13″x21″ wide.

Artist Commentary: I spent Saturday in the land of the Beornings. The day was warm, but as twilight came a gilded Buck Moon arose over fields of corn. There I joined Radagast the Brown on his nightly pilgrimage through fen and field. Staff in hand, he allowed us to pause only to descry the soaring of starlings or to heed the rustlings of woodland beasts in deep brambles.

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The Grey Pilgrim”
Oil on canvas, 21″x13″ wide.

Artist Commentary: I spent Saturday with Mithrandir walking the foothills of the Misty Mountains. The light was golden and it glowed on glade and glen, field and forest. We stopped to rest along the roadside and watched the sky turn from cerulean to violet as evening set in.

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“The Lonely Mountain”
Oil on canvas, 21″x13″ wide.

Artist Commentary: After the feasting and celebration at Lake Town, Bilbo, Thorin and company proceeded by boat to the northern end of the lake, and thence on ponies into the wastelands of Smaug; these were the bleak and burned lands surrounding the Lonely Mountain.

In this painting, Bilbo and the Dwarves proceed north and east towards the Mountain as the sun is setting and the mists are rising from the lake….

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“Meduseld”
Oil on canvas, 21″x13″ wide.

Artist Commentary: After the Éothéod had settled in Rohan, the Second King of Rohan, Brego son of Eorl, began building a great hall on top of the hill of Edoras.

Meduseld was a large hall with a straw roof, which made it appear as if made of gold when seen from far off. The interior walls were richly decorated with tapestries depicting the history and legends of the Rohirrim, and it served as a house for the King and his kin, a meeting hall for the King and his advisors, and a gathering hall.

In the late Third Age, Meduseld was the home of King Théoden, and in this painting, I wanted to show Meduseld as a lonely outpost shining in the waning sun as the storm of the War of the Ring gathers.

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“At the Foot of the Meneltarma”
Oil on canvas, 10″x16″ wide.

Artist Commentary: Meneltarma, meaning Pillar of the Heavens, was a sacred mountain in the centre of Númenor. At its summit, the King of Númenor uttered prayers of thanksgiving to Eru Ilúvatar. Although no permanent structures were built at its summit, in this image I’ve placed a pavilion on its upper slope…a place of gathering prior to ascent of the mountain itself. In the distance, the Evening Star is seen as the sun sets in the west. This image was originally published in Mallorn No. 42 in August, 2004.

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