A Middle-Earth Album: Paintings

My grandmother gave me this book back in the early eighties and it was destroyed in a fire a few years ago so I just bought it again. I'm still struck by the originality of Ms. Wyatt's interpretaions and think her work has definitely not gotten the respect it deserves. Tolkien art at the time of publication was dominated by the Hildebrandt brothers calendars, which I heard best described as looking like "wax work still-lifes." Ms. Wyatt's paintings are light years removed from that kind of art. She works with a more muted palette and her paintings are lively and full of motion. I especially like her version of Rivendell and the Hobbits' dinner at Tom Bombadil's house. The paintings in this book are quite distinct from the more recent interpretaions done by Tim Nasmith, John Howe, or Alan Lee but I think make an excellent addition to any serious Middle Earth collection.

Wonderfull paintings of the LothR. The artist followed Tolkiens descritptions faitfully. The paintings are mainly sweeping landscapes, giving us Rivendel, Minas Tirith, the Balrog, Helm's Deep and Issengard, to name a few. The paintings are beautifully done and compliments the books nicely. Some of the best Middle Earth artwork I have ever seen.

These paintings are absolutely gorgeous! Someone should put them on the Internet.