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    GoldSeven
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        Hi all,

        I hope I’m not too much of an oddity around here. This community seems such a wonderful place that I still fit in. :wave:

        I’m a 37-year old illustrator working mostly with liquid watercolours (at the moment) and suffering from (or enjoying) bouts of severe Tolkien obsession.

        I’m in the middle of one right now, and would love to share some of the latest bunch.

        Dr Martin’s liquid watercolours on Canson student’s paper.

        Dr Martin’s liquid watercolours on Canson Montval.

        Schmincke Horadam watercolours on Hahnemühle Torchon.

        Thanks for looking! :)

        Jenny Dolfen
        My blog

        #1162198
        reikiart
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            I think your work is amazing! :clap: We all have our own unique way that we express ourselves and that is what makes the world such a beautiful place! How boring would it be if we were all the same. I hope to see more of your work! :wave:

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            Beautiful work Jenny.

            Welcome to the forum. We have another fantasy illustrator here Jana Souflova (Maffet) I think you will like her work.

            I visited Hobbiton, the set for Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit in New Zealand last month.

            Doug


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            #1162192
            jillanne
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                You have done a wonderful job on these. I have worked with Dr. Martin’s liquid watercolors and I know they are extraordinary to work with but also a little unforgiving. You would never know that with these paintings–amazing, and welcome to this forum if you have not been here before.

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                artist144
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                    Your work is wonderful. Everything about it is GREAT!!:clap: :clap:

                    Pat :)

                    #1162190
                    M.L. Schaefer
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                        Wonderful! I like No. 3 the best, the one done with Schmincke Horadam, a greater depth and variety of tone in the colors….so very very nice! But all superb! Welcome to WetCanvas! :grouphug:

                        :heart: M.L.

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                        #1162205
                        clayville
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                            That’s some serious – and very accomplished – old testament/Silmarillion stuff right there!
                            :)

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                            Jenny, we do welcome you to the Watercolor Forum!! Wonderful illustrations!! Love the details so much!!

                            When you post here, we like to know more about your work: size of the paintings and you gave us the paper and paints used!

                            Looking forward to more of your work!!

                            Katherine

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                            #1162201
                            moirah
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                                wonderful work!
                                when my boys were little, The lord of the Rings was standard bedtime reading… we went through them all several times over (and now my oldest is getting his doctorate in literature- I credit Tolkien and Asimov, C.S Lewis and L’Engle directly)
                                moira

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                                #1162208
                                GoldSeven
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                                    Wow, thanks so much for the warm welcome! I’m looking forward to hanging around here. Especially the media exchange subforum sounds great. I don’t know that many people working mostly or even exclusively in watercolours, and I’ve already found such a wealth of information there. I’m 100% self-taught, by the way, so my approach may be a bit unconventional – definitely less “artistic” than “illustratory”.

                                    Katherine: Oh sorry, I forgot the sizes. All of the ones above are A3 size. :)

                                    I’ve already read the Hobbit to my son as well ^__^ My mother read me the Lord of the Rings (paraphrasing passages and shortening bits) when I was eight, so I suppose I can get him started on that sometime next year.

                                    Jenny Dolfen
                                    My blog

                                    #1162184
                                    Lulu
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                                        What amazing work! welcome to WetCanvas, looking forward to seeing more of your work.:thumbsup:

                                        Lulu

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                                        #1162203
                                        JoL56
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                                            Wow, wonderful!!!!

                                            Joachim

                                            #1162187
                                            Bertoni
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                                                Superfine work!!!:thumbsup: Welcome to WC…look forward to seeing more of your work here! I have a set of Dr. Martin liquid WCs I haven’t tried yet. Will have to experiment with them!

                                                Bertoni

                                                #1162207
                                                chkre
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                                                    excellent work, it was surprising to read that you are actually not a professional illustrator, as your work suggests exactly that,

                                                    Greetings from Northern Germany and – being an EFL-Teacher myself – I have to say: happy teaching

                                                    Christian

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                                                    Luna08
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                                                        Those are awesome! I love Tolkien!

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