Tolkien's short stories - 2017

I was commissioned by a French fanzine to create illustrations based on three of Tolkien's short stories.

Leaf, by Niggle. "“He went on looking at the Tree. All the leaves he had ever laboured at were there, as he had imagined them rather than as he had made them (...)"

Roverandom. “When he opened [his eyes] again the moon was laid out below them, a new white world shining like snow (...)"

Smith of Wotton Major: “He had business of its own kind in Faery, and he was welcome there; for the star shone bright on his brow, and he was safe as a mortal can be in that perilous country.”

Alice in Wonderland - 2016

Personal project of 13 traditional black and white illustrations based on Alice in Wonderland.

All are original ball point on paper.

"Once or twice she had peeped into the book her sister was reading, but it had no pictures or conversations in it, “and what is the use of a book,” thought Alice, “without pictures or conversations?”"

“Oh dear! I shall be too late!” But when the Rabbit actually took a watch out of its waistcoat-pocket and looked at it and then hurried on, Alice started to her feet, for it flashed across her mind that she had never before seen a rabbit with either a wai

"Down, down, down! Would the fall never come to an end?"

"There were doors all ‘round the hall, but they were all locked; and when Alice had been all the way down one side and up the other, trying every door, she walked sadly down the middle, wondering how she was ever to get out again."

“O Mouse, do you know the way out of this pool?"

"At last the Mouse, who seemed to be a person of some authority among them, called out, “Sit down, all of you, and listen to me!"

“What do you mean by that?” said the Caterpillar, sternly. “Explain yourself!”

“Oh you can’t help that,” said the Cat.; “we’re all mad here.”

“I didn’t know that Cheshire-Cats always grinned; in fact, I didn’t know that cats could grin,” said Alice.

“Take some more tea,” the March Hare said to Alice, very earnestly."

"Just as she said this, she noticed that one of the trees had a door leading right into it."

“Give your evidence,” said the King, “and don’t be nervous, or I’ll have you executed on the spot.”