Durin’s Stone

Working towards a Durin’s Stone/Mirrormere painting, I enjoyed Celebdil, Fanuidhol, Caradhras (though one wasn’t as defined as I wanted it to be ;-)). The Dimrill Stair was somewhere I could have spent a week or two, then the foreground was a bit of a trial. The reflection in Mirrormere was put in using Photoshop in the end and I also added a bit of mist at that point. Looking forward to trying this scene in a larger format in oil, though I need to sketch Durin’s Stone a few more times…

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Where Next

Looking out over Tolkien’s Middle Earth wondering where to visit next. Based on this image of John Howe on top of a hill (I stood peering over the edge there once, and I’m sure I saw some misty mountains in the distance), and of course the map of Middle Earth by Tolkien. I wasn’t sure whether I wanted the place names on or not, and I’m still not sure, here’s the version without the text.

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