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Tevildo and Tinúviel

Tevildo and Tinúviel “Up til recently I hadn’t looked much into this account of the early conception of Sauron as a black panther, dwelling in a castle suitable only for these cat-demons. All of it with a typically Tolkienesque tongue in cheek tone. If the account in The Silmarillion is grand opera, then the tale …

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Mornië

Mornië “A scene described in The Book of Lost Tales (i.e. early 1st Age accounts). The ship is Mornië, carrying the souls of the Lost to the halls of Ve, the death god who later is known as Mandos.”

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Mallorn in the Shire

Mallorn in the Shire

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Arrival in the Shire

Arrival in the Shire.

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The Temple of Melkor

The Temple of Melkor.

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Túrin and Gwindor at the Pools of Ivrin

Túrin and Gwindor at the Pools of Ivrin.

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Rivendell Looking West

Rivendell Looking West. 29 x 21” (private commission)

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The Sea of Rhûn

The Sea of Rhûn. 28 x 11″ (private commission)

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Slytail and Zuran

Slytail and Zuran. 17 x 11” Cover art for a private novelist.

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