For Sale by Auction

The other day I was sitting and thinking what scene from the Hobbit I would find niggling if it had been missed from the latest film. So, I flicked through the book and my mind turned to the scene with Bilbo returning home as it really was ‘back again’. I’d planned to paint the scene, but in the end pen & ink won for speed. I won’t comment as to whether the scene is in the film, you’ll have to watch it for yourself to find out 😉

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The Monsters are the Critics

Critic (n.) 1580s “one who passes judgement,” from Middle French critique (14c.), from the Latin criticus “a judge,” from Greek kritikos “able to make judgements” Able to make judgements, how many of us are really able to make judgements that are fair and unbiased? We often have preconceived ideas as to how something should look, sound, taste, act…. but is it fair to compare that preconceived idea with what we actually see at the cinema, or when we first listen to a CD? It’s something I’m curious about, my curiosity…

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Byrddæg Wyscan

Bloemfontein, 3rd of January 1892, J. R. R. Tolkien is born, fast forward one hundred and twenty two years and I’m photographing a button 🙂 The connection between Tolkien being born and the button? Well….. ….if Tolkien hadn’t been born he’d not have started writing, if he’d not started writing he could never have written the Hobbit, if he’d not written the Hobbit they’d not have made the films, if they’d not made the films they’d never have made the acorn buttons for Bilbo’s waistcoat, and if they’d not made…

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