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His formal art education ceased when he left school and it was then that he began to explore new styles and to take inspiration from his own imagination.<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=\u00bb#9f8d60&#8243; _builder_version=\u00bb4.6.1&#8243; _module_preset=\u00bbdefault\u00bb width=\u00bb80%\u00bb module_alignment=\u00bbcenter\u00bb global_colors_info=\u00bb{}\u00bb][\/et_pb_divider][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=\u00bb4.6.1&#8243; _module_preset=\u00bbdefault\u00bb width=\u00bb60%\u00bb width_tablet=\u00bb80%\u00bb width_phone=\u00bb\u00bb width_last_edited=\u00bbon|tablet\u00bb border_width_bottom=\u00bb1px\u00bb border_color_bottom=\u00bb#9f8d60&#8243; global_colors_info=\u00bb{}\u00bb][et_pb_column type=\u00bb4_4&#8243; _builder_version=\u00bb4.6.1&#8243; _module_preset=\u00bbdefault\u00bb global_colors_info=\u00bb{}\u00bb][et_pb_image src=\u00bbhttps:\/\/www.tolkienestate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/133jpg.jpg\u00bb title_text=\u00bb133+jpg\u00bb align=\u00bbcenter\u00bb _builder_version=\u00bb4.6.1&#8243; _module_preset=\u00bbdefault\u00bb global_colors_info=\u00bb{}\u00bb][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text _builder_version=\u00bb4.6.1&#8243; _module_preset=\u00bbdefault\u00bb text_orientation=\u00bbcenter\u00bb width=\u00bb80%\u00bb module_alignment=\u00bbcenter\u00bb global_colors_info=\u00bb{}\u00bb]<\/p>\n<p>\u2018Before\u2019, c.1912. When he was a student at university, Tolkien bought a new hardback sketch-book and wrote on the cover, \u2018The Book of Ishness\u2019. He started to fill it with drawings of abstract ideas that he called \u2018Ishnesses\u2019.<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=\u00bb4.6.1&#8243; _module_preset=\u00bbdefault\u00bb width=\u00bb60%\u00bb width_tablet=\u00bb80%\u00bb width_phone=\u00bb\u00bb width_last_edited=\u00bbon|tablet\u00bb border_width_bottom=\u00bb1px\u00bb border_color_bottom=\u00bb#9f8d60&#8243; global_colors_info=\u00bb{}\u00bb][et_pb_column type=\u00bb4_4&#8243; _builder_version=\u00bb4.6.1&#8243; _module_preset=\u00bbdefault\u00bb global_colors_info=\u00bb{}\u00bb][et_pb_image src=\u00bbhttps:\/\/www.tolkienestate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/135-medium.jpg\u00bb title_text=\u00bb135-medium\u00bb align=\u00bbcenter\u00bb _builder_version=\u00bb4.6.1&#8243; _module_preset=\u00bbdefault\u00bb global_colors_info=\u00bb{}\u00bb][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text _builder_version=\u00bb4.6.1&#8243; _module_preset=\u00bbdefault\u00bb text_orientation=\u00bbcenter\u00bb width=\u00bb80%\u00bb module_alignment=\u00bbcenter\u00bb global_colors_info=\u00bb{}\u00bb]<\/p>\n<p>\u2018Afterwards\u2019, c.1912. This drawing is a pair with \u2018Before\u2019. The warm yellow light emanating from the doorway and the figure leading the way are a counter-balance to the forbidding black and red entrance depicted in \u2018Before\u2019.<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=\u00bb4.6.1&#8243; _module_preset=\u00bbdefault\u00bb width=\u00bb60%\u00bb width_tablet=\u00bb80%\u00bb width_phone=\u00bb\u00bb width_last_edited=\u00bbon|tablet\u00bb border_width_bottom=\u00bb1px\u00bb border_color_bottom=\u00bb#9f8d60&#8243; global_colors_info=\u00bb{}\u00bb][et_pb_column type=\u00bb4_4&#8243; _builder_version=\u00bb4.6.1&#8243; _module_preset=\u00bbdefault\u00bb global_colors_info=\u00bb{}\u00bb][et_pb_image src=\u00bbhttps:\/\/www.tolkienestate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/136-jpg.jpg\u00bb title_text=\u00bb136-jpg\u00bb align=\u00bbcenter\u00bb _builder_version=\u00bb4.6.1&#8243; _module_preset=\u00bbdefault\u00bb global_colors_info=\u00bb{}\u00bb][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text _builder_version=\u00bb4.6.1&#8243; _module_preset=\u00bbdefault\u00bb text_orientation=\u00bbcenter\u00bb width=\u00bb80%\u00bb module_alignment=\u00bbcenter\u00bb global_colors_info=\u00bb{}\u00bb]<\/p>\n<p>\u2018Wickedness\u2019, c.1912. In this unsettling image, Tolkien uses red and black to depict the doorway leading to sin and wickedness. A burning brazier stands outside, illuminating an archway surmounted by a three-horned skull and many staring eyes. A large hand parts the curtain, inviting the viewer into the fiery interior.<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=\u00bb4.6.1&#8243; _module_preset=\u00bbdefault\u00bb width=\u00bb60%\u00bb width_tablet=\u00bb80%\u00bb width_phone=\u00bb\u00bb width_last_edited=\u00bbon|tablet\u00bb border_width_bottom=\u00bb1px\u00bb border_color_bottom=\u00bb#9f8d60&#8243; global_colors_info=\u00bb{}\u00bb][et_pb_column type=\u00bb4_4&#8243; _builder_version=\u00bb4.6.1&#8243; _module_preset=\u00bbdefault\u00bb global_colors_info=\u00bb{}\u00bb][et_pb_image src=\u00bbhttps:\/\/www.tolkienestate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/156jpg.jpg\u00bb title_text=\u00bb156+jpg\u00bb align=\u00bbcenter\u00bb _builder_version=\u00bb4.6.1&#8243; _module_preset=\u00bbdefault\u00bb global_colors_info=\u00bb{}\u00bb][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text _builder_version=\u00bb4.6.1&#8243; _module_preset=\u00bbdefault\u00bb text_orientation=\u00bbcenter\u00bb width=\u00bb80%\u00bb module_alignment=\u00bbcenter\u00bb global_colors_info=\u00bb{}\u00bb]<\/p>\n<p>\u2018Eeriness\u2019, January 1914. The dark central pathway is a recurring image in Tolkien\u2019s artwork. Here a figure wearing a long cloak and pointed hat and carrying a staff \u2013 similar to his description of Gandalf in <em>The Hobbit<\/em> \u2013 stands alone on a forest road at night. Hostility emanates from the trees which seem to reach out their gnarled branches towards the figure.<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=\u00bb4.6.1&#8243; _module_preset=\u00bbdefault\u00bb width=\u00bb60%\u00bb width_tablet=\u00bb80%\u00bb width_phone=\u00bb\u00bb width_last_edited=\u00bbon|tablet\u00bb border_width_bottom=\u00bb1px\u00bb border_color_bottom=\u00bb#9f8d60&#8243; global_colors_info=\u00bb{}\u00bb][et_pb_column type=\u00bb4_4&#8243; _builder_version=\u00bb4.6.1&#8243; _module_preset=\u00bbdefault\u00bb global_colors_info=\u00bb{}\u00bb][et_pb_image src=\u00bbhttps:\/\/www.tolkienestate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/140-large.jpg\u00bb title_text=\u00bb140-large\u00bb align=\u00bbcenter\u00bb _builder_version=\u00bb4.6.1&#8243; _module_preset=\u00bbdefault\u00bb global_colors_info=\u00bb{}\u00bb][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text _builder_version=\u00bb4.6.1&#8243; _module_preset=\u00bbdefault\u00bb text_orientation=\u00bbcenter\u00bb width=\u00bb80%\u00bb module_alignment=\u00bbcenter\u00bb global_colors_info=\u00bb{}\u00bb]<\/p>\n<p>\u2018Other people\u2019, December 1912. The small figure in the foreground looks overwhelmed by the huge figures, like chess pieces, towering on either side. The scene is dark and oppressive and emphasizes the loneliness of the central figure.<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=\u00bb4.6.1&#8243; _module_preset=\u00bbdefault\u00bb width=\u00bb60%\u00bb width_tablet=\u00bb80%\u00bb width_phone=\u00bb\u00bb width_last_edited=\u00bbon|tablet\u00bb border_width_bottom=\u00bb1px\u00bb border_color_bottom=\u00bb#9f8d60&#8243; global_colors_info=\u00bb{}\u00bb][et_pb_column type=\u00bb4_4&#8243; _builder_version=\u00bb4.6.1&#8243; _module_preset=\u00bbdefault\u00bb global_colors_info=\u00bb{}\u00bb][et_pb_image src=\u00bbhttps:\/\/www.tolkienestate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/139jpg.jpg\u00bb title_text=\u00bb139+jpg\u00bb align=\u00bbcenter\u00bb _builder_version=\u00bb4.6.1&#8243; _module_preset=\u00bbdefault\u00bb global_colors_info=\u00bb{}\u00bb][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text _builder_version=\u00bb4.6.1&#8243; _module_preset=\u00bbdefault\u00bb text_orientation=\u00bbcenter\u00bb width=\u00bb80%\u00bb module_alignment=\u00bbcenter\u00bb global_colors_info=\u00bb{}\u00bb]<\/p>\n<p>\u2018Undertenishness\u2019, 1912. Many of the \u2018ishnesses\u2019 were drawn rapidly, perhaps in an attempt to capture an abstract idea without too much conscious thought. Others, such as this one, were more carefully crafted compositions.<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=\u00bb4.6.1&#8243; _module_preset=\u00bbdefault\u00bb width=\u00bb60%\u00bb width_tablet=\u00bb80%\u00bb width_phone=\u00bb\u00bb width_last_edited=\u00bbon|tablet\u00bb border_width_bottom=\u00bb1px\u00bb border_color_bottom=\u00bb#9f8d60&#8243; global_colors_info=\u00bb{}\u00bb][et_pb_column type=\u00bb4_4&#8243; _builder_version=\u00bb4.6.1&#8243; _module_preset=\u00bbdefault\u00bb global_colors_info=\u00bb{}\u00bb][et_pb_image src=\u00bbhttps:\/\/www.tolkienestate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/145largejpg.jpg\u00bb title_text=\u00bb145+large+jpg\u00bb align=\u00bbcenter\u00bb _builder_version=\u00bb4.6.1&#8243; _module_preset=\u00bbdefault\u00bb global_colors_info=\u00bb{}\u00bb][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text _builder_version=\u00bb4.6.1&#8243; _module_preset=\u00bbdefault\u00bb text_orientation=\u00bbcenter\u00bb width=\u00bb80%\u00bb module_alignment=\u00bbcenter\u00bb global_colors_info=\u00bb{}\u00bb]<\/p>\n<p>\u2018Grownupishness\u2019, Summer 1913. This is one of only two abstract drawings that contain \u2018ishness\u2019 in the title, the other being \u2018Undertenishness\u2019. The two drawings can be taken as a pair showing contrasting images of childhood and adulthood.<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=\u00bb4.6.1&#8243; _module_preset=\u00bbdefault\u00bb width=\u00bb60%\u00bb width_tablet=\u00bb80%\u00bb width_phone=\u00bb\u00bb width_last_edited=\u00bbon|tablet\u00bb border_width_bottom=\u00bb1px\u00bb border_color_bottom=\u00bb#9f8d60&#8243; global_colors_info=\u00bb{}\u00bb][et_pb_column type=\u00bb4_4&#8243; _builder_version=\u00bb4.6.1&#8243; _module_preset=\u00bbdefault\u00bb global_colors_info=\u00bb{}\u00bb][et_pb_image src=\u00bbhttps:\/\/www.tolkienestate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/image75.jpg\u00bb title_text=\u00bbimage75&#8243; align=\u00bbcenter\u00bb _builder_version=\u00bb4.6.1&#8243; _module_preset=\u00bbdefault\u00bb global_colors_info=\u00bb{}\u00bb][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text _builder_version=\u00bb4.6.1&#8243; _module_preset=\u00bbdefault\u00bb text_orientation=\u00bbcenter\u00bb width=\u00bb80%\u00bb module_alignment=\u00bbcenter\u00bb global_colors_info=\u00bb{}\u00bb]<\/p>\n<p>\u2018Thought\u2019, 1912. A figure in flowing robes, head in hands, with rays emanating outwards, indicates deep thought. The throne-like chair topped by two stars could indicate a regal or possibly a divine figure.<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=\u00bb4.6.1&#8243; _module_preset=\u00bbdefault\u00bb width=\u00bb60%\u00bb width_tablet=\u00bb80%\u00bb width_phone=\u00bb\u00bb width_last_edited=\u00bbon|tablet\u00bb border_width_bottom=\u00bb1px\u00bb border_color_bottom=\u00bb#9f8d60&#8243; global_colors_info=\u00bb{}\u00bb][et_pb_column type=\u00bb4_4&#8243; _builder_version=\u00bb4.6.1&#8243; _module_preset=\u00bbdefault\u00bb global_colors_info=\u00bb{}\u00bb][et_pb_image src=\u00bbhttps:\/\/www.tolkienestate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/144-medium.jpg\u00bb title_text=\u00bb144-medium\u00bb align=\u00bbcenter\u00bb _builder_version=\u00bb4.6.1&#8243; _module_preset=\u00bbdefault\u00bb global_colors_info=\u00bb{}\u00bb][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text _builder_version=\u00bb4.6.1&#8243; _module_preset=\u00bbdefault\u00bb text_orientation=\u00bbcenter\u00bb width=\u00bb80%\u00bb module_alignment=\u00bbcenter\u00bb global_colors_info=\u00bb{}\u00bb]<\/p>\n<p>\u2018Convention\u2019, 1912. Some \u2018Ishnesses\u2019 were drawn on pages from a lined exercise book, indicating that they were drawn quickly when Tolkien did not have his sketch-book to hand.<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=\u00bb4.6.1&#8243; _module_preset=\u00bbdefault\u00bb width=\u00bb60%\u00bb width_tablet=\u00bb80%\u00bb width_phone=\u00bb\u00bb width_last_edited=\u00bbon|tablet\u00bb border_width_bottom=\u00bb1px\u00bb border_color_bottom=\u00bb#9f8d60&#8243; global_colors_info=\u00bb{}\u00bb][et_pb_column type=\u00bb4_4&#8243; _builder_version=\u00bb4.6.1&#8243; _module_preset=\u00bbdefault\u00bb global_colors_info=\u00bb{}\u00bb][et_pb_image src=\u00bbhttps:\/\/www.tolkienestate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/141.jpg\u00bb title_text=\u00bb141&#8243; align=\u00bbcenter\u00bb _builder_version=\u00bb4.6.1&#8243; _module_preset=\u00bbdefault\u00bb global_colors_info=\u00bb{}\u00bb][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text _builder_version=\u00bb4.6.1&#8243; _module_preset=\u00bbdefault\u00bb text_orientation=\u00bbcenter\u00bb width=\u00bb80%\u00bb module_alignment=\u00bbcenter\u00bb global_colors_info=\u00bb{}\u00bb]<\/p>\n<p>\u2018End of the world\u2019, 1912. A person stepping off the edge of a cliff should be a frightening image but the blithe nature of the figure as it strides confidently forwards, and the beauty of the sky, with sun, moon and stars visible, creates a serene and peaceful vision.<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=\u00bb4.6.1&#8243; _module_preset=\u00bbdefault\u00bb width=\u00bb60%\u00bb width_tablet=\u00bb80%\u00bb width_phone=\u00bb\u00bb width_last_edited=\u00bbon|tablet\u00bb border_width_bottom=\u00bb1px\u00bb border_color_bottom=\u00bb#9f8d60&#8243; global_colors_info=\u00bb{}\u00bb][et_pb_column type=\u00bb4_4&#8243; _builder_version=\u00bb4.6.1&#8243; _module_preset=\u00bbdefault\u00bb global_colors_info=\u00bb{}\u00bb][et_pb_image src=\u00bbhttps:\/\/www.tolkienestate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/147.jpg\u00bb title_text=\u00bb147&#8243; align=\u00bbcenter\u00bb _builder_version=\u00bb4.9.4&#8243; _module_preset=\u00bbdefault\u00bb global_colors_info=\u00bb{}\u00bb][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text _builder_version=\u00bb4.9.4&#8243; _module_preset=\u00bbdefault\u00bb text_orientation=\u00bbcenter\u00bb width=\u00bb80%\u00bb module_alignment=\u00bbcenter\u00bb global_colors_info=\u00bb{}\u00bb]\u2018Xanadu\u2019, 1913. Inspired by Samuel Taylor Coleridge\u2019s poem, \u2018Kubla Khan\u2019, which opens with the lines:<br \/>\n\u2018In Xanadu did Kubla Khan<br \/>\nA stately pleasure-dome decree\u2019. [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=\u00bb4.6.1&#8243; _module_preset=\u00bbdefault\u00bb width=\u00bb60%\u00bb width_tablet=\u00bb80%\u00bb width_phone=\u00bb\u00bb width_last_edited=\u00bbon|tablet\u00bb border_width_bottom=\u00bb1px\u00bb border_color_bottom=\u00bb#9f8d60&#8243; global_colors_info=\u00bb{}\u00bb][et_pb_column type=\u00bb4_4&#8243; _builder_version=\u00bb4.6.1&#8243; _module_preset=\u00bbdefault\u00bb global_colors_info=\u00bb{}\u00bb][et_pb_image src=\u00bbhttps:\/\/www.tolkienestate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/157-large.jpg\u00bb title_text=\u00bb157-large\u00bb align=\u00bbcenter\u00bb _builder_version=\u00bb4.6.1&#8243; _module_preset=\u00bbdefault\u00bb global_colors_info=\u00bb{}\u00bb][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text _builder_version=\u00bb4.6.1&#8243; _module_preset=\u00bbdefault\u00bb text_orientation=\u00bbcenter\u00bb width=\u00bb80%\u00bb module_alignment=\u00bbcenter\u00bb global_colors_info=\u00bb{}\u00bb]<\/p>\n<p>\u2018Beyond\u2019, 12 January 1914. This painting has been pared back to the essentials, creating a simple but striking design. It dates from the Christmas vacation of his third year as a student at Oxford and was painted at Warwick where he was visiting his fianc\u00e9e, Edith.<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=\u00bb4.6.1&#8243; _module_preset=\u00bbdefault\u00bb width=\u00bb60%\u00bb width_tablet=\u00bb80%\u00bb width_phone=\u00bb\u00bb width_last_edited=\u00bbon|tablet\u00bb border_width_bottom=\u00bb1px\u00bb border_color_bottom=\u00bb#9f8d60&#8243; global_colors_info=\u00bb{}\u00bb][et_pb_column type=\u00bb4_4&#8243; _builder_version=\u00bb4.6.1&#8243; _module_preset=\u00bbdefault\u00bb global_colors_info=\u00bb{}\u00bb][et_pb_image src=\u00bbhttps:\/\/www.tolkienestate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/154-jpg-scaled.jpg\u00bb title_text=\u00bb154-jpg\u00bb align=\u00bbcenter\u00bb _builder_version=\u00bb4.6.1&#8243; _module_preset=\u00bbdefault\u00bb global_colors_info=\u00bb{}\u00bb][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text _builder_version=\u00bb4.6.1&#8243; _module_preset=\u00bbdefault\u00bb text_orientation=\u00bbcenter\u00bb width=\u00bb80%\u00bb module_alignment=\u00bbcenter\u00bb global_colors_info=\u00bb{}\u00bb]<\/p>\n<p>Untitled, house in the woods, 6 January 1914. This fairy-tale house in the forest was sketched in The Book of Ishness. Six years later Tolkien drew a picture of Father Christmas\u2019s house which looks remarkably similar.<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=\u00bb4.6.1&#8243; _module_preset=\u00bbdefault\u00bb width=\u00bb60%\u00bb width_tablet=\u00bb80%\u00bb width_phone=\u00bb\u00bb width_last_edited=\u00bbon|tablet\u00bb border_width_bottom=\u00bb1px\u00bb border_color_bottom=\u00bb#9f8d60&#8243; global_colors_info=\u00bb{}\u00bb][et_pb_column type=\u00bb4_4&#8243; _builder_version=\u00bb4.6.1&#8243; _module_preset=\u00bbdefault\u00bb global_colors_info=\u00bb{}\u00bb][et_pb_image src=\u00bbhttps:\/\/www.tolkienestate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/165-medium.jpg\u00bb title_text=\u00bb165-medium\u00bb align=\u00bbcenter\u00bb _builder_version=\u00bb4.6.1&#8243; _module_preset=\u00bbdefault\u00bb global_colors_info=\u00bb{}\u00bb][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text _builder_version=\u00bb4.6.1&#8243; _module_preset=\u00bbdefault\u00bb text_orientation=\u00bbcenter\u00bb width=\u00bb80%\u00bb module_alignment=\u00bbcenter\u00bb global_colors_info=\u00bb{}\u00bb]<\/p>\n<p>\u2018The Land of Pohja\u2019, 27 December 1914, an illustration for the Finnish folk tales in the Kalevala. Tolkien was fascinated by the language and legends of the Finnish people. They would later influence his Elvish languages and tales.<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=\u00bb4.6.1&#8243; _module_preset=\u00bbdefault\u00bb width=\u00bb60%\u00bb width_tablet=\u00bb80%\u00bb width_phone=\u00bb\u00bb width_last_edited=\u00bbon|tablet\u00bb border_width_bottom=\u00bb1px\u00bb border_color_bottom=\u00bb#9f8d60&#8243; global_colors_info=\u00bb{}\u00bb][et_pb_column type=\u00bb4_4&#8243; _builder_version=\u00bb4.6.1&#8243; _module_preset=\u00bbdefault\u00bb global_colors_info=\u00bb{}\u00bb][et_pb_image src=\u00bbhttps:\/\/www.tolkienestate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/167jpg.jpg\u00bb title_text=\u00bb167+jpg\u00bb align=\u00bbcenter\u00bb _builder_version=\u00bb4.6.1&#8243; _module_preset=\u00bbdefault\u00bb global_colors_info=\u00bb{}\u00bb][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text _builder_version=\u00bb4.6.1&#8243; _module_preset=\u00bbdefault\u00bb text_orientation=\u00bbcenter\u00bb width=\u00bb80%\u00bb module_alignment=\u00bbcenter\u00bb global_colors_info=\u00bb{}\u00bb]<\/p>\n<p>\u2018Water Wind &amp; Sand\u2019, 1915. This imaginary landscape, inspired by the Cornish coast near the Lizard, was drawn to illustrate his poem, \u2018Sea Song of an Elder Day\u2019.<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=\u00bb4.6.1&#8243; _module_preset=\u00bbdefault\u00bb width=\u00bb60%\u00bb width_tablet=\u00bb80%\u00bb width_phone=\u00bb\u00bb width_last_edited=\u00bbon|tablet\u00bb border_width_bottom=\u00bb1px\u00bb border_color_bottom=\u00bb#9f8d60&#8243; global_colors_info=\u00bb{}\u00bb][et_pb_column type=\u00bb4_4&#8243; _builder_version=\u00bb4.6.1&#8243; _module_preset=\u00bbdefault\u00bb global_colors_info=\u00bb{}\u00bb][et_pb_image src=\u00bbhttps:\/\/www.tolkienestate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/170jpg.jpg\u00bb title_text=\u00bb170+jpg\u00bb align=\u00bbcenter\u00bb _builder_version=\u00bb4.6.1&#8243; _module_preset=\u00bbdefault\u00bb global_colors_info=\u00bb{}\u00bb][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text _builder_version=\u00bb4.6.1&#8243; _module_preset=\u00bbdefault\u00bb text_orientation=\u00bbcenter\u00bb width=\u00bb80%\u00bb module_alignment=\u00bbcenter\u00bb global_colors_info=\u00bb{}\u00bb]<\/p>\n<p>Untitled, fantasy landscape with covered bridge, c.1915. This scene may have been inspired by the covered bridges he encountered in Switzerland during his walking holiday in 1911.<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=\u00bb4.6.1&#8243; _module_preset=\u00bbdefault\u00bb width=\u00bb60%\u00bb width_tablet=\u00bb80%\u00bb width_phone=\u00bb\u00bb width_last_edited=\u00bbon|tablet\u00bb border_width_bottom=\u00bb1px\u00bb border_color_bottom=\u00bb#9f8d60&#8243; global_colors_info=\u00bb{}\u00bb][et_pb_column type=\u00bb4_4&#8243; _builder_version=\u00bb4.6.1&#8243; _module_preset=\u00bbdefault\u00bb global_colors_info=\u00bb{}\u00bb][et_pb_image src=\u00bbhttps:\/\/www.tolkienestate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/169jpg.jpg\u00bb title_text=\u00bb169+jpg\u00bb align=\u00bbcenter\u00bb _builder_version=\u00bb4.6.1&#8243; _module_preset=\u00bbdefault\u00bb global_colors_info=\u00bb{}\u00bb][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text _builder_version=\u00bb4.6.1&#8243; _module_preset=\u00bbdefault\u00bb text_orientation=\u00bbcenter\u00bb width=\u00bb80%\u00bb module_alignment=\u00bbcenter\u00bb global_colors_info=\u00bb{}\u00bb]<\/p>\n<p>The man in the moon, 1915, an unfinished illustration for his poem, \u2018Why the Man in the Moon Came Down Too Soon\u2019.<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=\u00bb4.6.1&#8243; _module_preset=\u00bbdefault\u00bb width=\u00bb60%\u00bb width_tablet=\u00bb80%\u00bb width_phone=\u00bb\u00bb width_last_edited=\u00bbon|tablet\u00bb border_width_bottom=\u00bb1px\u00bb border_color_bottom=\u00bb#9f8d60&#8243; global_colors_info=\u00bb{}\u00bb][et_pb_column type=\u00bb4_4&#8243; _builder_version=\u00bb4.6.1&#8243; _module_preset=\u00bbdefault\u00bb global_colors_info=\u00bb{}\u00bb][et_pb_image src=\u00bbhttps:\/\/www.tolkienestate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/204jpg.jpg\u00bb title_text=\u00bb204+jpg\u00bb align=\u00bbcenter\u00bb _builder_version=\u00bb4.6.1&#8243; _module_preset=\u00bbdefault\u00bb global_colors_info=\u00bb{}\u00bb][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text _builder_version=\u00bb4.6.1&#8243; _module_preset=\u00bbdefault\u00bb text_orientation=\u00bbcenter\u00bb width=\u00bb80%\u00bb module_alignment=\u00bbcenter\u00bb global_colors_info=\u00bb{}\u00bb]<\/p>\n<p>\u2018Maddo the armless hand that crept down curtains\u2019, 1928. This imagined \u2018bogey\u2019 terrified his son Michael, and Tolkien drew the picture to try and dispel his fears.<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=\u00bb4.6.1&#8243; _module_preset=\u00bbdefault\u00bb width=\u00bb60%\u00bb width_tablet=\u00bb80%\u00bb width_phone=\u00bb\u00bb width_last_edited=\u00bbon|tablet\u00bb border_width_bottom=\u00bb1px\u00bb border_color_bottom=\u00bb#9f8d60&#8243; global_colors_info=\u00bb{}\u00bb][et_pb_column type=\u00bb4_4&#8243; _builder_version=\u00bb4.6.1&#8243; _module_preset=\u00bbdefault\u00bb global_colors_info=\u00bb{}\u00bb][et_pb_image src=\u00bbhttps:\/\/www.tolkienestate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/192-medium.jpg\u00bb title_text=\u00bb192-medium\u00bb align=\u00bbcenter\u00bb _builder_version=\u00bb4.6.1&#8243; _module_preset=\u00bbdefault\u00bb global_colors_info=\u00bb{}\u00bb][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text _builder_version=\u00bb4.6.1&#8243; _module_preset=\u00bbdefault\u00bb text_orientation=\u00bbcenter\u00bb width=\u00bb80%\u00bb module_alignment=\u00bbcenter\u00bb global_colors_info=\u00bb{}\u00bb]<\/p>\n<p>\u2018The Tree of Amalion\u2019, August 1928. Many times over the years Tolkien drew a tree bearing different kinds of leaves and flowers. He called it the Tree of Amalion and it came to represent his literary work, his own personal \u2018Tree of Tales\u2019.<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=\u00bb4.6.1&#8243; _module_preset=\u00bbdefault\u00bb width=\u00bb60%\u00bb width_tablet=\u00bb80%\u00bb width_phone=\u00bb\u00bb width_last_edited=\u00bbon|tablet\u00bb border_width_bottom=\u00bb1px\u00bb border_color_bottom=\u00bb#9f8d60&#8243; global_colors_info=\u00bb{}\u00bb][et_pb_column type=\u00bb4_4&#8243; _builder_version=\u00bb4.6.1&#8243; _module_preset=\u00bbdefault\u00bb global_colors_info=\u00bb{}\u00bb][et_pb_image src=\u00bbhttps:\/\/www.tolkienestate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/193-medium.jpg\u00bb title_text=\u00bb193-medium\u00bb align=\u00bbcenter\u00bb _builder_version=\u00bb4.6.1&#8243; _module_preset=\u00bbdefault\u00bb global_colors_info=\u00bb{}\u00bb][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text _builder_version=\u00bb4.6.1&#8243; _module_preset=\u00bbdefault\u00bb text_orientation=\u00bbcenter\u00bb width=\u00bb80%\u00bb module_alignment=\u00bbcenter\u00bb global_colors_info=\u00bb{}\u00bb]<\/p>\n<p>An untitled version of the Tree of Amalion, 1928. It is the only one to feature a bird.<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=\u00bb4.6.1&#8243; _module_preset=\u00bbdefault\u00bb width=\u00bb60%\u00bb width_tablet=\u00bb80%\u00bb width_phone=\u00bb\u00bb width_last_edited=\u00bbon|tablet\u00bb border_width_bottom=\u00bb1px\u00bb border_color_bottom=\u00bb#9f8d60&#8243; global_colors_info=\u00bb{}\u00bb][et_pb_column type=\u00bb4_4&#8243; _builder_version=\u00bb4.6.1&#8243; _module_preset=\u00bbdefault\u00bb global_colors_info=\u00bb{}\u00bb][et_pb_image src=\u00bbhttps:\/\/www.tolkienestate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/219jpeg2.jpg\u00bb title_text=\u00bb219+jpeg2&#8243; align=\u00bbcenter\u00bb _builder_version=\u00bb4.6.1&#8243; _module_preset=\u00bbdefault\u00bb global_colors_info=\u00bb{}\u00bb][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text _builder_version=\u00bb4.6.1&#8243; _module_preset=\u00bbdefault\u00bb text_orientation=\u00bbcenter\u00bb width=\u00bb80%\u00bb module_alignment=\u00bbcenter\u00bb global_colors_info=\u00bb{}\u00bb]<\/p>\n<p>An elaborate version of the Tree of Amalion, undated. Tolkien described this imaginary tree as bearing, \u2018various shapes of leaves many flowers small and large signifying poems and major legends.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=\u00bb4.6.1&#8243; _module_preset=\u00bbdefault\u00bb width=\u00bb60%\u00bb width_tablet=\u00bb80%\u00bb width_phone=\u00bb\u00bb width_last_edited=\u00bbon|tablet\u00bb border_width_bottom=\u00bb1px\u00bb border_color_bottom=\u00bb#9f8d60&#8243; global_colors_info=\u00bb{}\u00bb][et_pb_column type=\u00bb4_4&#8243; _builder_version=\u00bb4.6.1&#8243; _module_preset=\u00bbdefault\u00bb global_colors_info=\u00bb{}\u00bb][et_pb_image src=\u00bbhttps:\/\/www.tolkienestate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/179-large.jpg\u00bb title_text=\u00bb179-large\u00bb align=\u00bbcenter\u00bb _builder_version=\u00bb4.6.1&#8243; _module_preset=\u00bbdefault\u00bb global_colors_info=\u00bb{}\u00bb][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text _builder_version=\u00bb4.6.1&#8243; _module_preset=\u00bbdefault\u00bb text_orientation=\u00bbcenter\u00bb width=\u00bb80%\u00bb module_alignment=\u00bbcenter\u00bb global_colors_info=\u00bb{}\u00bb]<\/p>\n<p>\u2018hringboga heorte gefysed\u2019, September 1927. The title is a line from the Old English poem <em>Beowulf<\/em>, which translates as \u2018Now was the heart of the coiling beast stirred\u2019. Tolkien studied and taught this epic poem throughout his career.<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=\u00bb4.6.1&#8243; _module_preset=\u00bbdefault\u00bb width=\u00bb60%\u00bb width_tablet=\u00bb80%\u00bb width_phone=\u00bb\u00bb width_last_edited=\u00bbon|tablet\u00bb border_width_bottom=\u00bb1px\u00bb border_color_bottom=\u00bb#9f8d60&#8243; global_colors_info=\u00bb{}\u00bb][et_pb_column type=\u00bb4_4&#8243; _builder_version=\u00bb4.6.1&#8243; _module_preset=\u00bbdefault\u00bb global_colors_info=\u00bb{}\u00bb][et_pb_image src=\u00bbhttps:\/\/www.tolkienestate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/183-jpeg.jpg\u00bb title_text=\u00bb183-jpeg\u00bb align=\u00bbcenter\u00bb _builder_version=\u00bb4.6.1&#8243; _module_preset=\u00bbdefault\u00bb global_colors_info=\u00bb{}\u00bb][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text _builder_version=\u00bb4.6.1&#8243; _module_preset=\u00bbdefault\u00bb text_orientation=\u00bbcenter\u00bb width=\u00bb80%\u00bb module_alignment=\u00bbcenter\u00bb global_colors_info=\u00bb{}\u00bb]<\/p>\n<p>\u2018Wudu wyrtum faest\u2019, July 1928. A drawing of Grendel\u2019s mere from the Old English poem, <em>Beowulf<\/em>. The title is a quotation which translates as, &#8216;tree held fast by its roots&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=\u00bb4.6.1&#8243; _module_preset=\u00bbdefault\u00bb width=\u00bb60%\u00bb width_tablet=\u00bb80%\u00bb width_phone=\u00bb\u00bb width_last_edited=\u00bbon|tablet\u00bb border_width_bottom=\u00bb1px\u00bb border_color_bottom=\u00bb#9f8d60&#8243; global_colors_info=\u00bb{}\u00bb][et_pb_column type=\u00bb4_4&#8243; _builder_version=\u00bb4.6.1&#8243; _module_preset=\u00bbdefault\u00bb global_colors_info=\u00bb{}\u00bb][et_pb_image src=\u00bbhttps:\/\/www.tolkienestate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/184-colour.png\u00bb title_text=\u00bb184-colour\u00bb align=\u00bbcenter\u00bb _builder_version=\u00bb4.9.4&#8243; _module_preset=\u00bbdefault\u00bb global_colors_info=\u00bb{}\u00bb][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text _builder_version=\u00bb4.9.4&#8243; _module_preset=\u00bbdefault\u00bb text_orientation=\u00bbcenter\u00bb width=\u00bb80%\u00bb module_alignment=\u00bbcenter\u00bb global_colors_info=\u00bb{}\u00bb]\u2018wudu wyrtum faest\u2019, July 1928. This was the second drawing that Tolkien made of Grendel\u2019s mere in the same month. Tolkien\u2019s prose translation describes the scene as Beowulf emerges triumphant from the lake, \u2018The waters of the lake lay dark and still beneath the clouds stained with deadly gore.\u2019[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=\u00bb4.6.1&#8243; _module_preset=\u00bbdefault\u00bb width=\u00bb60%\u00bb width_tablet=\u00bb80%\u00bb width_phone=\u00bb\u00bb width_last_edited=\u00bbon|tablet\u00bb border_width_bottom=\u00bb1px\u00bb border_color_bottom=\u00bb#9f8d60&#8243; global_colors_info=\u00bb{}\u00bb][et_pb_column type=\u00bb4_4&#8243; _builder_version=\u00bb4.6.1&#8243; _module_preset=\u00bbdefault\u00bb global_colors_info=\u00bb{}\u00bb][et_pb_image src=\u00bbhttps:\/\/www.tolkienestate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/182-large.jpg\u00bb title_text=\u00bb182-large\u00bb align=\u00bbcenter\u00bb _builder_version=\u00bb4.9.4&#8243; _module_preset=\u00bbdefault\u00bb global_colors_info=\u00bb{}\u00bb][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text _builder_version=\u00bb4.9.4&#8243; _module_preset=\u00bbdefault\u00bb text_orientation=\u00bbcenter\u00bb width=\u00bb80%\u00bb module_alignment=\u00bbcenter\u00bb global_colors_info=\u00bb{}\u00bb]Untitled, warrior fighting a dragon, May 1928. This small, delicate painting may have been inspired by Beowulf. It was certainly made around the same time as the other three Beowulf illustrations.[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=\u00bb4.6.1&#8243; _module_preset=\u00bbdefault\u00bb width=\u00bb60%\u00bb width_tablet=\u00bb80%\u00bb width_phone=\u00bb\u00bb width_last_edited=\u00bbon|tablet\u00bb border_width_bottom=\u00bb1px\u00bb border_color_bottom=\u00bb#9f8d60&#8243; global_colors_info=\u00bb{}\u00bb][et_pb_column type=\u00bb4_4&#8243; _builder_version=\u00bb4.6.1&#8243; _module_preset=\u00bbdefault\u00bb global_colors_info=\u00bb{}\u00bb][et_pb_image src=\u00bbhttps:\/\/www.tolkienestate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/202.png\u00bb title_text=\u00bb202&#8243; align=\u00bbcenter\u00bb _builder_version=\u00bb4.9.4&#8243; _module_preset=\u00bbdefault\u00bb global_colors_info=\u00bb{}\u00bb][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text _builder_version=\u00bb4.9.4&#8243; _module_preset=\u00bbdefault\u00bb text_orientation=\u00bbcenter\u00bb width=\u00bb80%\u00bb module_alignment=\u00bbcenter\u00bb global_colors_info=\u00bb{}\u00bb]Untitled, dragon coiled around a tree, from Tolkien\u2019s highly productive creative period in 1928.[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=\u00bb4.6.1&#8243; _module_preset=\u00bbdefault\u00bb width=\u00bb60%\u00bb width_tablet=\u00bb80%\u00bb width_phone=\u00bb\u00bb width_last_edited=\u00bbon|tablet\u00bb border_width_bottom=\u00bb1px\u00bb border_color_bottom=\u00bb#9f8d60&#8243; global_colors_info=\u00bb{}\u00bb][et_pb_column type=\u00bb4_4&#8243; _builder_version=\u00bb4.6.1&#8243; _module_preset=\u00bbdefault\u00bb global_colors_info=\u00bb{}\u00bb][et_pb_image src=\u00bbhttps:\/\/www.tolkienestate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/196.png\u00bb title_text=\u00bb196&#8243; align=\u00bbcenter\u00bb _builder_version=\u00bb4.9.4&#8243; _module_preset=\u00bbdefault\u00bb global_colors_info=\u00bb{}\u00bb][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text _builder_version=\u00bb4.9.4&#8243; _module_preset=\u00bbdefault\u00bb text_orientation=\u00bbcenter\u00bb width=\u00bb80%\u00bb module_alignment=\u00bbcenter\u00bb global_colors_info=\u00bb{}\u00bb]Flowers and exotic birds drawn over a geometric pattern, 1928.[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=\u00bb4.6.1&#8243; _module_preset=\u00bbdefault\u00bb width=\u00bb60%\u00bb width_tablet=\u00bb80%\u00bb width_phone=\u00bb\u00bb width_last_edited=\u00bbon|tablet\u00bb border_width_bottom=\u00bb1px\u00bb border_color_bottom=\u00bb#9f8d60&#8243; global_colors_info=\u00bb{}\u00bb][et_pb_column type=\u00bb4_4&#8243; _builder_version=\u00bb4.6.1&#8243; _module_preset=\u00bbdefault\u00bb global_colors_info=\u00bb{}\u00bb][et_pb_image src=\u00bbhttps:\/\/www.tolkienestate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/188-jpg.jpg\u00bb title_text=\u00bb188-jpg\u00bb align=\u00bbcenter\u00bb _builder_version=\u00bb4.6.1&#8243; _module_preset=\u00bbdefault\u00bb global_colors_info=\u00bb{}\u00bb][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text _builder_version=\u00bb4.6.1&#8243; _module_preset=\u00bbdefault\u00bb text_orientation=\u00bbcenter\u00bb width=\u00bb80%\u00bb module_alignment=\u00bbcenter\u00bb global_colors_info=\u00bb{}\u00bb]<\/p>\n<p>An Ent-like tree drawn in July 1928. An almost identical tree appears in the foreground of \u2018The Front Gate\u2019, an illustration for <em>The Hobbit<\/em> drawn in 1936.<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=\u00bb4.6.1&#8243; _module_preset=\u00bbdefault\u00bb width=\u00bb60%\u00bb width_tablet=\u00bb80%\u00bb width_phone=\u00bb\u00bb width_last_edited=\u00bbon|tablet\u00bb border_width_bottom=\u00bb1px\u00bb border_color_bottom=\u00bb#9f8d60&#8243; global_colors_info=\u00bb{}\u00bb][et_pb_column type=\u00bb4_4&#8243; _builder_version=\u00bb4.6.1&#8243; _module_preset=\u00bbdefault\u00bb global_colors_info=\u00bb{}\u00bb][et_pb_image src=\u00bbhttps:\/\/www.tolkienestate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/200-large.png\u00bb title_text=\u00bb200-large\u00bb align=\u00bbcenter\u00bb _builder_version=\u00bb4.9.4&#8243; _module_preset=\u00bbdefault\u00bb global_colors_info=\u00bb{}\u00bb][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text _builder_version=\u00bb4.9.4&#8243; _module_preset=\u00bbdefault\u00bb text_orientation=\u00bbcenter\u00bb width=\u00bb80%\u00bb module_alignment=\u00bbcenter\u00bb global_colors_info=\u00bb{}\u00bb]\u2018The Wood at the World\u2019s End\u2019, 1928. The dense rows of trees and the strong green colours in this painting were reprised in The Hobbit dust jacket nine years later. [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=\u00bb4.6.1&#8243; _module_preset=\u00bbdefault\u00bb width=\u00bb60%\u00bb width_tablet=\u00bb80%\u00bb width_phone=\u00bb\u00bb width_last_edited=\u00bbon|tablet\u00bb border_width_bottom=\u00bb1px\u00bb border_color_bottom=\u00bb#9f8d60&#8243; global_colors_info=\u00bb{}\u00bb][et_pb_column type=\u00bb4_4&#8243; _builder_version=\u00bb4.6.1&#8243; _module_preset=\u00bbdefault\u00bb global_colors_info=\u00bb{}\u00bb][et_pb_image src=\u00bbhttps:\/\/www.tolkienestate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/image92.jpg\u00bb title_text=\u00bbimage92&#8243; align=\u00bbcenter\u00bb _builder_version=\u00bb4.6.1&#8243; _module_preset=\u00bbdefault\u00bb global_colors_info=\u00bb{}\u00bb][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text _builder_version=\u00bb4.6.1&#8243; _module_preset=\u00bbdefault\u00bb text_orientation=\u00bbcenter\u00bb width=\u00bb80%\u00bb module_alignment=\u00bbcenter\u00bb global_colors_info=\u00bb{}\u00bb]<\/p>\n<p>\u2018Moonlight on a Wood\u2019, c.1928. Tolkien is experimenting here with a modern geometric style using straight lines and a monochromatic colour scheme to represent a natural scene.<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=\u00bb4.6.1&#8243; _module_preset=\u00bbdefault\u00bb width=\u00bb60%\u00bb width_tablet=\u00bb80%\u00bb width_phone=\u00bb\u00bb width_last_edited=\u00bbon|tablet\u00bb border_width_bottom=\u00bb1px\u00bb border_color_bottom=\u00bb#9f8d60&#8243; global_colors_info=\u00bb{}\u00bb][et_pb_column type=\u00bb4_4&#8243; _builder_version=\u00bb4.6.1&#8243; _module_preset=\u00bbdefault\u00bb global_colors_info=\u00bb{}\u00bb][et_pb_image src=\u00bbhttps:\/\/www.tolkienestate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/210-medium.jpg\u00bb title_text=\u00bb210-medium\u00bb align=\u00bbcenter\u00bb _builder_version=\u00bb4.6.1&#8243; _module_preset=\u00bbdefault\u00bb global_colors_info=\u00bb{}\u00bb][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text _builder_version=\u00bb4.6.1&#8243; _module_preset=\u00bbdefault\u00bb text_orientation=\u00bbcenter\u00bb width=\u00bb80%\u00bb module_alignment=\u00bbcenter\u00bb global_colors_info=\u00bb{}\u00bb]<\/p>\n<p>Untitled trees in the moonlight, c.1928. Possibly an earlier version of \u2018Moonlight on a Wood\u2019 where the curves, evident here, were replaced by straight lines.<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=\u00bb4.6.1&#8243; _module_preset=\u00bbdefault\u00bb width=\u00bb60%\u00bb width_tablet=\u00bb80%\u00bb width_phone=\u00bb\u00bb width_last_edited=\u00bbon|tablet\u00bb border_width_bottom=\u00bb1px\u00bb border_color_bottom=\u00bb#9f8d60&#8243; global_colors_info=\u00bb{}\u00bb][et_pb_column type=\u00bb4_4&#8243; _builder_version=\u00bb4.6.1&#8243; _module_preset=\u00bbdefault\u00bb global_colors_info=\u00bb{}\u00bb][et_pb_image src=\u00bbhttps:\/\/www.tolkienestate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/other-works-landing.png\u00bb title_text=\u00bbother-works-landing\u00bb align=\u00bbcenter\u00bb _builder_version=\u00bb4.9.4&#8243; _module_preset=\u00bbdefault\u00bb global_colors_info=\u00bb{}\u00bb][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text _builder_version=\u00bb4.9.4&#8243; _module_preset=\u00bbdefault\u00bb text_orientation=\u00bbcenter\u00bb width=\u00bb80%\u00bb module_alignment=\u00bbcenter\u00bb global_colors_info=\u00bb{}\u00bb]Untitled frieze of trees, 1928. This painting brings together key elements of Tolkien\u2019s imaginary landscapes (the path leading into the forest with distant mountains behind), with his interest in patterns and designs.[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=\u00bb4.6.1&#8243; _module_preset=\u00bbdefault\u00bb width=\u00bb60%\u00bb width_tablet=\u00bb80%\u00bb width_phone=\u00bb\u00bb width_last_edited=\u00bbon|tablet\u00bb border_width_bottom=\u00bb1px\u00bb border_color_bottom=\u00bb#9f8d60&#8243; global_colors_info=\u00bb{}\u00bb][et_pb_column type=\u00bb4_4&#8243; _builder_version=\u00bb4.6.1&#8243; _module_preset=\u00bbdefault\u00bb global_colors_info=\u00bb{}\u00bb][et_pb_image src=\u00bbhttps:\/\/www.tolkienestate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/766-jpg.jpg\u00bb title_text=\u00bb766-jpg\u00bb align=\u00bbcenter\u00bb _builder_version=\u00bb4.6.1&#8243; _module_preset=\u00bbdefault\u00bb global_colors_info=\u00bb{}\u00bb][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text _builder_version=\u00bb4.6.1&#8243; _module_preset=\u00bbdefault\u00bb text_orientation=\u00bbcenter\u00bb width=\u00bb80%\u00bb module_alignment=\u00bbcenter\u00bb global_colors_info=\u00bb{}\u00bb]<\/p>\n<p>Untitled drawings of trees. The upper drawing is in an art deco style whilst the lower drawing is a frieze. Trees, alone and in forests, were a recurring feature in Tolkien\u2019s work.<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=\u00bb4.6.1&#8243; _module_preset=\u00bbdefault\u00bb width=\u00bb60%\u00bb width_tablet=\u00bb80%\u00bb width_phone=\u00bb\u00bb width_last_edited=\u00bbon|tablet\u00bb border_width_bottom=\u00bb1px\u00bb border_color_bottom=\u00bb#9f8d60&#8243; global_colors_info=\u00bb{}\u00bb][et_pb_column type=\u00bb4_4&#8243; _builder_version=\u00bb4.6.1&#8243; _module_preset=\u00bbdefault\u00bb global_colors_info=\u00bb{}\u00bb][et_pb_image src=\u00bbhttps:\/\/www.tolkienestate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/220.jpg\u00bb title_text=\u00bb220&#8243; align=\u00bbcenter\u00bb _builder_version=\u00bb4.6.1&#8243; _module_preset=\u00bbdefault\u00bb global_colors_info=\u00bb{}\u00bb][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text _builder_version=\u00bb4.6.1&#8243; _module_preset=\u00bbdefault\u00bb text_orientation=\u00bbcenter\u00bb width=\u00bb80%\u00bb module_alignment=\u00bbcenter\u00bb global_colors_info=\u00bb{}\u00bb]<\/p>\n<p>Untitled tree bearing a variety of golden fruits and flowers, possibly another version of the Tree of Amalion.<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=\u00bb4.6.1&#8243; _module_preset=\u00bbdefault\u00bb width=\u00bb60%\u00bb width_tablet=\u00bb80%\u00bb width_phone=\u00bb\u00bb width_last_edited=\u00bbon|tablet\u00bb border_width_bottom=\u00bb1px\u00bb border_color_bottom=\u00bb#9f8d60&#8243; global_colors_info=\u00bb{}\u00bb][et_pb_column type=\u00bb4_4&#8243; _builder_version=\u00bb4.6.1&#8243; _module_preset=\u00bbdefault\u00bb global_colors_info=\u00bb{}\u00bb][et_pb_image src=\u00bbhttps:\/\/www.tolkienestate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/214-large-scaled.jpg\u00bb title_text=\u00bb214-large\u00bb align=\u00bbcenter\u00bb _builder_version=\u00bb4.9.4&#8243; _module_preset=\u00bbdefault\u00bb global_colors_info=\u00bb{}\u00bb][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text _builder_version=\u00bb4.9.4&#8243; _module_preset=\u00bbdefault\u00bb text_orientation=\u00bbcenter\u00bb width=\u00bb80%\u00bb module_alignment=\u00bbcenter\u00bb global_colors_info=\u00bb{}\u00bb]Untitled moonlit fountain, possibly 1928. Tolkien occasionally used coloured paper for his artwork, as shown here to great effect.[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=\u00bb4.6.1&#8243; _module_preset=\u00bbdefault\u00bb width=\u00bb60%\u00bb width_tablet=\u00bb80%\u00bb width_phone=\u00bb\u00bb width_last_edited=\u00bbon|tablet\u00bb border_width_bottom=\u00bb1px\u00bb border_color_bottom=\u00bb#9f8d60&#8243; global_colors_info=\u00bb{}\u00bb][et_pb_column type=\u00bb4_4&#8243; _builder_version=\u00bb4.6.1&#8243; _module_preset=\u00bbdefault\u00bb global_colors_info=\u00bb{}\u00bb][et_pb_image src=\u00bbhttps:\/\/www.tolkienestate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/754-medium.jpg\u00bb title_text=\u00bb754-medium\u00bb align=\u00bbcenter\u00bb _builder_version=\u00bb4.6.1&#8243; _module_preset=\u00bbdefault\u00bb global_colors_info=\u00bb{}\u00bb][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text _builder_version=\u00bb4.6.1&#8243; _module_preset=\u00bbdefault\u00bb text_orientation=\u00bbcenter\u00bb width=\u00bb80%\u00bb module_alignment=\u00bbcenter\u00bb global_colors_info=\u00bb{}\u00bb]<\/p>\n<p>Untitled grasses in black ink. In the 1960s after he had retired from his academic career, Tolkien began to draw more frequently again and experimented with different styles. This is one of a series of plants, in a style resembling the Eastern art form of black ink painting.<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=\u00bb4.6.1&#8243; _module_preset=\u00bbdefault\u00bb width=\u00bb60%\u00bb width_tablet=\u00bb80%\u00bb width_phone=\u00bb\u00bb width_last_edited=\u00bbon|tablet\u00bb border_width_bottom=\u00bb1px\u00bb border_color_bottom=\u00bb#9f8d60&#8243; global_colors_info=\u00bb{}\u00bb][et_pb_column type=\u00bb4_4&#8243; _builder_version=\u00bb4.6.1&#8243; _module_preset=\u00bbdefault\u00bb global_colors_info=\u00bb{}\u00bb][et_pb_image src=\u00bbhttps:\/\/www.tolkienestate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/756-colour.png\u00bb title_text=\u00bb756-colour\u00bb align=\u00bbcenter\u00bb _builder_version=\u00bb4.9.4&#8243; _module_preset=\u00bbdefault\u00bb global_colors_info=\u00bb{}\u00bb][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text _builder_version=\u00bb4.9.4&#8243; _module_preset=\u00bbdefault\u00bb text_orientation=\u00bbcenter\u00bb width=\u00bb80%\u00bb module_alignment=\u00bbcenter\u00bb global_colors_info=\u00bb{}\u00bb]\u2018goose grass\u2019, 1960s. One of a series of paintings of plants and grasses in black ink, made after his retirement from academia. This is the only one given a title in English.[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=\u00bb4.6.1&#8243; _module_preset=\u00bbdefault\u00bb width=\u00bb60%\u00bb width_tablet=\u00bb80%\u00bb width_phone=\u00bb\u00bb width_last_edited=\u00bbon|tablet\u00bb border_width_bottom=\u00bb1px\u00bb border_color_bottom=\u00bb#9f8d60&#8243; global_colors_info=\u00bb{}\u00bb][et_pb_column type=\u00bb4_4&#8243; _builder_version=\u00bb4.6.1&#8243; _module_preset=\u00bbdefault\u00bb global_colors_info=\u00bb{}\u00bb][et_pb_image src=\u00bbhttps:\/\/www.tolkienestate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/755jpg.jpg\u00bb title_text=\u00bb755+jpg\u00bb align=\u00bbcenter\u00bb _builder_version=\u00bb4.6.1&#8243; _module_preset=\u00bbdefault\u00bb global_colors_info=\u00bb{}\u00bb][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text _builder_version=\u00bb4.6.1&#8243; _module_preset=\u00bbdefault\u00bb text_orientation=\u00bbcenter\u00bb width=\u00bb80%\u00bb module_alignment=\u00bbcenter\u00bb global_colors_info=\u00bb{}\u00bb]<\/p>\n<p>Untitled drawings of bamboo, grasses and plants, using black ink, with touches of colour added in ballpoint pen, 1960s.<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=\u00bb4.6.1&#8243; _module_preset=\u00bbdefault\u00bb width=\u00bb60%\u00bb width_tablet=\u00bb80%\u00bb width_phone=\u00bb\u00bb width_last_edited=\u00bbon|tablet\u00bb border_width_bottom=\u00bb1px\u00bb border_color_bottom=\u00bb#9f8d60&#8243; global_colors_info=\u00bb{}\u00bb][et_pb_column type=\u00bb4_4&#8243; _builder_version=\u00bb4.6.1&#8243; _module_preset=\u00bbdefault\u00bb global_colors_info=\u00bb{}\u00bb][et_pb_image src=\u00bbhttps:\/\/www.tolkienestate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/1009jpg-cropped.jpg\u00bb title_text=\u00bb1009+jpg-cropped\u00bb align=\u00bbcenter\u00bb _builder_version=\u00bb4.9.4&#8243; _module_preset=\u00bbdefault\u00bb global_colors_info=\u00bb{}\u00bb][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text _builder_version=\u00bb4.9.4&#8243; _module_preset=\u00bbdefault\u00bb text_orientation=\u00bbcenter\u00bb width=\u00bb80%\u00bb module_alignment=\u00bbcenter\u00bb global_colors_info=\u00bb{}\u00bb]Untitled plant design, 1960s. Tolkien drew many similar designs on the  newspaper as he completed the crossword puzzle.[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=\u00bb4.6.1&#8243; _module_preset=\u00bbdefault\u00bb width=\u00bb60%\u00bb width_tablet=\u00bb80%\u00bb width_phone=\u00bb\u00bb width_last_edited=\u00bbon|tablet\u00bb border_width_bottom=\u00bb1px\u00bb border_color_bottom=\u00bb#9f8d60&#8243; global_colors_info=\u00bb{}\u00bb][et_pb_column type=\u00bb4_4&#8243; _builder_version=\u00bb4.6.1&#8243; _module_preset=\u00bbdefault\u00bb global_colors_info=\u00bb{}\u00bb][et_pb_image src=\u00bbhttps:\/\/www.tolkienestate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/831.jpg\u00bb title_text=\u00bb831&#8243; align=\u00bbcenter\u00bb _builder_version=\u00bb4.6.1&#8243; _module_preset=\u00bbdefault\u00bb global_colors_info=\u00bb{}\u00bb][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text _builder_version=\u00bb4.6.1&#8243; _module_preset=\u00bbdefault\u00bb text_orientation=\u00bbcenter\u00bb width=\u00bb80%\u00bb module_alignment=\u00bbcenter\u00bb global_colors_info=\u00bb{}\u00bb]<\/p>\n<p>Page of doodles drawn on newspaper, 1960. Tolkien liked to complete the cryptic crossword in The Times and the Daily Telegraph, both daily newspapers. 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