Middle-Earth Tours

Tour 3: The Artists of Middle-Earth

Art by Ted Nasmith
After Howe and Lee, Ted Nasmith is the most respected of the popular LotR artists. His specialty is landscapes: both the lush greens of forests and the ghastly grays of wastelands.

When Nasmith was a teenager, he sent some of his work to Tolkien to seek the author's approval - and got it.

The portrait at left comes from his official website. Other Nasmith pictures may be found (and ordered) at the Chalk Farm Gallery.

Because I have so many pictures by Ted Nasmith, I have grouped them according to the book they illustrate.

Art from The Fellowship of the Ring


The Taming of Old Man Willow

Art from The Two Towers


The Glittering Caves of Aglarond

Art from The Return of the King


At the Court of the Fountain

Art from The Silmarillion


Morgoth and the High King of
the Noldor

 Lastly, here are a couple of pictures from The Hobbit: Beorn, the "skin-changer"; and Gollum cursing Bilbo for stealing his Precious.
Full-size versions of these pictures are on display at Rolozo Tolkien.