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    J.R.R. Tolkien by Donato

    added Dec 6th 2012
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    J.R.R. Tolkien Portrait
    42" x 33" Oil on Panel 2012


    This year marks the 75th Anniversary of the publication of J.R.R.
    Tolkien's The Hobbit. With the movie adaptation hitting the theaters
    next week, Middle-earth is on the minds of a large multitude lately,
    mine included! It gives me the greatest pleasure to share with you one
    of my recent and favorite paintings from the studio, a portrait of
    J.R.R. Tolkien.

    I cannot begin
    to tell how thrilled I was to undertake this commission to celebrate the
    brilliant mind that has thrilled readers for generations and inspired
    artists like myself with rich stories and characters to fill visionary
    paintings.

    An extensive blog post about the work with extra large detailed closeups can be seen at the Muddy Colors Blog-
    http://muddycolors.blogspot.com/2012/12/jrr-tolkien.html

    For anyone interested in ordering a limited edition giclee of the work:
    http://www.donatoart.com/mofcart/giclee_tolkien.html

    Enjoy!

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    • Daenji

    • Daenji

      Feb 06, 2013

      The details in this are incredible! I am also a fan of Tolkien's artwork and it is wonderful to see it referenced throughout this! I love the smoke from the pipe and the world outside his window which really establish an atmosphere of imagination. The portrait is fantastic! I'm so happy to have seen this! Beautiful work!

    • VoPi

    • VoPi

      Jan 24, 2013

      This a great piece for a great man! I just saw this image in the newest ImagineFX here in the states.

    • ian

    • ian

      Dec 07, 2012

      Amazing work; I really enjoyed the blog post, as well! I love the age you've portrayed him at.

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