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"The Edge of Fangorn Forest" by Katherine Tuck

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SciFi and Fantasy Art The Edge of Fangorn Forest by Katherine Tuck

This is another Tolkien inspired Oil Painting, I don't imagine that Fangorn Forest would really look like this at all! But the sense of foreboding that Tolkien creates when describing it is what gave me the inspiration to paint such a forest. Dark and looming, indistinct and omonous. This is a 1.25m by 0.75m Oil Painting on Canvas, thin washes created with lots of turpentine and then heavy palette knife work using lots of liquin impasto.

Date	Name	Comment
24 Jan 2006	Anonymous	Loading... I like this one more than the other one, but I love them both. Looks for all the world like the landscapes round here on gloomy days. Katherine Tuck replies: "gloomy and foeboding is what i was going for...you have a real nack at knowing what people are getting at with their work...maybe you should think about being an art writer or critic...seriously you seem to have a really good intuition for it..."
24 Jan 2006	Bagdolldragon	Loading... I like this one too, he he he. Katherine Tuck replies: "wow...three comments...i love you!"
5 May 2007	Joe	Loading... Nice one. I agree that it doesnt look like what Fangorn should be, but certain has a broding atmosphere. Katherine Tuck replies: "I think my idea for it was supposed to be something foreboding on the horizon or as you get near to it, not the heavy darkness of the forest itself but a metaphore for things that scare us even if they are miles away..."

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'The Edge of Fangorn Forest':

• Created by:

Katherine Tuck
• Copyright: ©Katherine Tuck. All rights reserved!

• Keywords: Fangorn, Forest, Oil painting, Tolkein, Wood
• Categories: Landscape, Nature, Panoramic, Book Illustration
• Techniques: Oil Paint
• Inspirations: JRR Tolkien
• Submitted: 2005-12-30 02:03:30
• Views: 688
• Resolution: 700x541

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