A Green Country under a Swift Sunrise
Tim Kirk
Comments: 76 Rating: 4.00
Reader Comments
Lanklamenyn
I'm not sure which scene this is supposed to portray (if it is of a specific scene at all), so if anyone has any knowledge of this, please let me know. Anyway, I like lighting work in the background and the way the hobbit is standing in the foreground. Very nice, good use of medium.
Rating: 4
Fri March 9, 2001 1:15 PM PDT
Jonathan
I believe this is Frodo looking on the land of the Valar... "And it seemed to him that as in his dream in the house of Bombadil, the grey rain-curtain turned all to silver glass and was rolled back, and he beheld white shores and beyond them a far green country under a swift sunrise." (ROTK, Book 6, Chapter IX: The Grey Havens).
Rating: 4
Fri March 9, 2001 1:27 PM PDT
Jonathan
I believe this is Frodo looking on the land of the Valar... "And it seemed to him that as in his dream in the house of Bombadil, the grey rain-curtain turned all to silver glass and was rolled back, and he beheld white shores and beyond them a far green country under a swift sunrise." (ROTK, Book 6, Chapter IX: The Grey Havens).
Rating: 4
Fri March 9, 2001 1:27 PM PDT
Aignatius
Interesting how one's vision can be so different from another, and both be following the text. That is what is so wonderful about Tolkien's work, he gives enough detail to enrich the imagination, and yet leaves things open enough for one's own interpretation.
Rating: 4
Fri March 9, 2001 8:43 PM PDT
Aignatius
Interesting how one's vision can be so different from another, and both be following the text. That is what is so wonderful about Tolkien's work, he gives enough detail to enrich the imagination, and yet leaves things open enough for one's own interpretation.
Rating: 4
Fri March 9, 2001 8:43 PM PDT
Telperion
How glorious! The pass of the Pelori! The Gate to Valinor, the Blessed Realm! Moves me to tears! =) I haven't seen this picture in years and years... and I finally understand it now that I've seen it again. =)
Rating: 5
Sat March 10, 2001 4:04 AM PDT
Telperion
How glorious! The pass of the Pelori! The Gate to Valinor, the Blessed Realm! Moves me to tears! =) I haven't seen this picture in years and years... and I finally understand it now that I've seen it again. =)
Rating: 5
Sat March 10, 2001 4:04 AM PDT
Calma
Something that stirs my soul. I can't quite put my finger on it, but it's there and it feels good. Thus, I give it a five.
Rating: 5
Sat March 10, 2001 7:44 AM PDT
Calma
Something that stirs my soul. I can't quite put my finger on it, but it's there and it feels good. Thus, I give it a five.
Rating: 5
Sat March 10, 2001 7:44 AM PDT
Theashnazg
My first reaction was of Valar( without having seen the other comments)But then I think the picture conveys the spirit of the Hobbits. Small in stature in a world of turmoil but able to find the light.You can feel their courage.
Rating: 5
Sat March 10, 2001 9:59 AM PDT
Theashnazg
My first reaction was of Valar( without having seen the other comments)But then I think the picture conveys the spirit of the Hobbits. Small in stature in a world of turmoil but able to find the light.You can feel their courage.
Rating: 5
Sat March 10, 2001 9:59 AM PDT
WonderBroad
For decades I've been fond of this painting of Frodo's Dream. Tim Kirk is excellent--and he paints the best orcs I've ever seen (although, of course, not in this particular picture).
Rating: 4
Sat March 10, 2001 7:34 PM PDT
WonderBroad
For decades I've been fond of this painting of Frodo's Dream. Tim Kirk is excellent--and he paints the best orcs I've ever seen (although, of course, not in this particular picture).
Rating: 4
Sat March 10, 2001 7:34 PM PDT
esmeralda
Tim Kirk is one of my favorite LOTR artists. For me his art has always been very accurate in depicting what Tolkien wrote about. I feel very moved by this piece, as it helps add to the bitter-sweet ending of the story. It assures me that Frodo did indeed make it to the Blessed Realm.
Rating: 5
Sun March 11, 2001 5:49 PM PDT
esmeralda
Tim Kirk is one of my favorite LOTR artists. For me his art has always been very accurate in depicting what Tolkien wrote about. I feel very moved by this piece, as it helps add to the bitter-sweet ending of the story. It assures me that Frodo did indeed make it to the Blessed Realm.
Rating: 5
Sun March 11, 2001 5:49 PM PDT
iman
I agree with the rest of you but 1 thing I find a little strange. The hobbit here looks a little out of proportion(maybe a little too small?). The painting is wonderful, I love the background but in my imagination, the scene was brighter, with a much richer green and really white shores(sand). But, as Agnatius puts it, Tolkien really left it to the reader's imagination and that's what's so great about his work!:)
Rating: 4
Mon March 12, 2001 7:26 PM PDT
iman
I agree with the rest of you but 1 thing I find a little strange. The hobbit here looks a little out of proportion(maybe a little too small?). The painting is wonderful, I love the background but in my imagination, the scene was brighter, with a much richer green and really white shores(sand). But, as Agnatius puts it, Tolkien really left it to the reader's imagination and that's what's so great about his work!:)
Rating: 4
Mon March 12, 2001 7:26 PM PDT
mithril
I like the misty, dreamy look of the painting. At the ending of the story, it's always a bit sad, somewhat depressing, but beautiful. This painting has captured this feeling, although it didn't capture the exact imagination that I had of the ending. The very last image I have in my mind at the ending always was seeing Frodo and the ship fade away in the wide open sea.
Rating: 5
Thu March 15, 2001 10:53 PM PDT
mithril
I like the misty, dreamy look of the painting. At the ending of the story, it's always a bit sad, somewhat depressing, but beautiful. This painting has captured this feeling, although it didn't capture the exact imagination that I had of the ending. The very last image I have in my mind at the ending always was seeing Frodo and the ship fade away in the wide open sea.
Rating: 5
Thu March 15, 2001 10:53 PM PDT
Inwir_Draunimion
There have been very few representations of the Blessed Realm that have matched my daydreams.
This is one of them.
Rating: 5
Mon March 26, 2001 1:10 AM PDT
Inwir_Draunimion
There have been very few representations of the Blessed Realm that have matched my daydreams.
This is one of them.
Rating: 5
Mon March 26, 2001 1:10 AM PDT
RWeiss
Warm, soothing green, dream-
like, serene. Blessed Realm.
All above have said it so well
Rating: 5
Sat May 19, 2001 9:31 PM PDT
RWeiss
Warm, soothing green, dream-
like, serene. Blessed Realm.
All above have said it so well
Rating: 5
Sat May 19, 2001 9:31 PM PDT
bluemoon
I think that the colors used in this drawing/painting are pretty, but what's with the hobbit? It looks like a Kelber Elf. Not a good picture if you ask me.
Rating: 2
Fri August 3, 2001 9:07 AM PDT
bluemoon
I think that the colors used in this drawing/painting are pretty, but what's with the hobbit? It looks like a Kelber Elf. Not a good picture if you ask me.
Rating: 2
Fri August 3, 2001 9:07 AM PDT
arcturus55
Rating: 5
Sat September 22, 2001 7:58 AM PDT
arcturus55
Rating: 5
Sat September 22, 2001 7:58 AM PDT
tookofsmials
Rating: 3
Thu February 28, 2002 1:04 AM PDT
tookofsmials
Rating: 3
Thu February 28, 2002 1:04 AM PDT
Eltirwen
Wow.
Rating: 5
Fri March 1, 2002 12:16 PM PDT
Eltirwen
Wow.
Rating: 5
Fri March 1, 2002 12:16 PM PDT
yarazi
Rating: 2
Tue March 5, 2002 3:42 PM PDT
yarazi
Rating: 2
Tue March 5, 2002 3:42 PM PDT
Anariel
it's nice but there's something about it that I don't like...
Rating: 3
Wed May 1, 2002 5:29 AM PDT
Anariel
it's nice but there's something about it that I don't like...
Rating: 3
Wed May 1, 2002 5:29 AM PDT
theladyclearwater
its ok
Rating: 4
Sat August 10, 2002 6:20 AM PDT
theladyclearwater
its ok
Rating: 4
Sat August 10, 2002 6:20 AM PDT
Hobbit-lass
I like the background very much, though I agree there is something wrong with the hobbit. What I like the most about this picture is that it goes beyond the scene it depicts and reach into a far older trend in legends -the mortal having a glimpse of a fantastic world that is not his own (think of Avalon in the mist for example).
Rating: 4
Sat August 10, 2002 6:34 AM PDT
Hobbit-lass
I like the background very much, though I agree there is something wrong with the hobbit. What I like the most about this picture is that it goes beyond the scene it depicts and reach into a far older trend in legends -the mortal having a glimpse of a fantastic world that is not his own (think of Avalon in the mist for example).
Rating: 4
Sat August 10, 2002 6:34 AM PDT
gwilwering
Rating: 3
Sat August 10, 2002 8:18 AM PDT
gwilwering
Rating: 3
Sat August 10, 2002 8:18 AM PDT
nerdanel14
I have never seen any of Tim Kirk's paintings before, but this one confirms that I love his work! Wow! It really fulfills all my dreams about glimpsing Valinor. I'm so glad Frodo finally got an end to his pain!
Rating: 5
Sat August 10, 2002 9:01 AM PDT
nerdanel14
I have never seen any of Tim Kirk's paintings before, but this one confirms that I love his work! Wow! It really fulfills all my dreams about glimpsing Valinor. I'm so glad Frodo finally got an end to his pain!
Rating: 5
Sat August 10, 2002 9:01 AM PDT
Sacred*Star
Not style which I like.
Rating: 2
Sat August 10, 2002 9:46 AM PDT
Sacred*Star
Not style which I like.
Rating: 2
Sat August 10, 2002 9:46 AM PDT
fasol
I want to be there
Rating: 4
Sat August 10, 2002 11:44 AM PDT
fasol
I want to be there
Rating: 4
Sat August 10, 2002 11:44 AM PDT
fishy071
This is a nice and beautiful painting, but it brings me back the sorrow of the ending of LOTR. I wish there were more written about the Undying Lands and what happened to the characters when they arrived there. I also wish those who arrived there could still stay in tocuh with those on Middle-earth.
Rating: 5
Sat August 10, 2002 9:10 PM PDT
fishy071
This is a nice and beautiful painting, but it brings me back the sorrow of the ending of LOTR. I wish there were more written about the Undying Lands and what happened to the characters when they arrived there. I also wish those who arrived there could still stay in tocuh with those on Middle-earth.
Rating: 5
Sat August 10, 2002 9:10 PM PDT
short_as_a_hobbit
is it valinor or the grey havens... its pretty good though, but maybe too green
Rating: 3
Sun August 11, 2002 7:22 AM PDT
short_as_a_hobbit
is it valinor or the grey havens... its pretty good though, but maybe too green
Rating: 3
Sun August 11, 2002 7:22 AM PDT
Orlichick
this is beautiful... i love it!! the buildings seem to glow in the back, it's lovely!!
Rating: 5
Sun August 11, 2002 10:25 AM PDT
Orlichick
this is beautiful... i love it!! the buildings seem to glow in the back, it's lovely!!
Rating: 5
Sun August 11, 2002 10:25 AM PDT
Undomiel_Eowyn
Wonderful pic! It's kind of sad.
Rating: 5
Sun August 11, 2002 11:20 AM PDT
Undomiel_Eowyn
Wonderful pic! It's kind of sad.
Rating: 5
Sun August 11, 2002 11:20 AM PDT
naurghash
I'm happy to have any pic at all of this moment. However, I'm still holding out for one as lovely as that great shot of Tuor viewing Gondolin.
I wish Tirion had a little more space in the Pass of Light. I think this is a view of Frodo's Dream, with the towers of Tirion appearing to the hobbit as a delicious collection of mushrooms.
The white ship seems to've gotten pretty weathered, also.
Man, Frodo is going to feel rather uglied up after his long journey, having to mix with a bunch of High Elves who've never seen other races. I hope he knows some good jokes. Hope Gandalf doesn't ditch him at the quay for some R&R at Club Lorien.
Now I'd Really like to see a pic of Sam showing up in Aman, or Gimli or Celeborn. The hobbits would probably be long dead by the time Gimli showed -- it'd be something to see him visiting the hobbits' graves in Aman. Not a huge market for that pic though :)
Rating: 2
Tue August 13, 2002 10:11 AM PDT
naurghash
I'm happy to have any pic at all of this moment. However, I'm still holding out for one as lovely as that great shot of Tuor viewing Gondolin.
I wish Tirion had a little more space in the Pass of Light. I think this is a view of Frodo's Dream, with the towers of Tirion appearing to the hobbit as a delicious collection of mushrooms.
The white ship seems to've gotten pretty weathered, also.
Man, Frodo is going to feel rather uglied up after his long journey, having to mix with a bunch of High Elves who've never seen other races. I hope he knows some good jokes. Hope Gandalf doesn't ditch him at the quay for some R&R at Club Lorien.
Now I'd Really like to see a pic of Sam showing up in Aman, or Gimli or Celeborn. The hobbits would probably be long dead by the time Gimli showed -- it'd be something to see him visiting the hobbits' graves in Aman. Not a huge market for that pic though :)
Rating: 2
Tue August 13, 2002 10:11 AM PDT
StarWarsD
The dark edges and the mist make it as if the Hobbit, Frodo, is entering a dark land. Also, mist in art usually represents the unknown. I think Frodo knows what he's getting into, it's the High Elves it's kinda' "misty" for.
It's obvious, the hobbit is too short. He's a halfling, not a quarterling.
The waterfall is too faint. Normally I don't examine pictures, except on this website. I should be able to notice the waterfall, it seems essential.
Last, he looks like he got ship wrecked right off shore...that sucks.
Rating: 3
Wed August 14, 2002 4:56 PM PDT
StarWarsD
The dark edges and the mist make it as if the Hobbit, Frodo, is entering a dark land. Also, mist in art usually represents the unknown. I think Frodo knows what he's getting into, it's the High Elves it's kinda' "misty" for.
It's obvious, the hobbit is too short. He's a halfling, not a quarterling.
The waterfall is too faint. Normally I don't examine pictures, except on this website. I should be able to notice the waterfall, it seems essential.
Last, he looks like he got ship wrecked right off shore...that sucks.
Rating: 3
Wed August 14, 2002 4:56 PM PDT
HopeSpringsEternal
But it makes me think of Sam rather than Frodo. I imagine Frodo standing with Bilbo and Gandalf beside him, whereas Sam went alone ( in the sense of not going with any of the fellowship) -
"Among them the tradition is handed down from Elanor that Samwise passed the Towers, and went to the Grey Havens, and passed over Sea, last of the Ring-bearers." from the end of Appendix B, tRotK.
Rating: 4
Wed August 14, 2002 6:57 PM PDT
HopeSpringsEternal
But it makes me think of Sam rather than Frodo. I imagine Frodo standing with Bilbo and Gandalf beside him, whereas Sam went alone ( in the sense of not going with any of the fellowship) -
"Among them the tradition is handed down from Elanor that Samwise passed the Towers, and went to the Grey Havens, and passed over Sea, last of the Ring-bearers." from the end of Appendix B, tRotK.
Rating: 4
Wed August 14, 2002 6:57 PM PDT
HopeSpringsEternal
It's lovely in that sense to think that Frodo, Bilbo and Gandalf would be there to greet him.
Wed August 14, 2002 7:02 PM PDT
HopeSpringsEternal
It's lovely in that sense to think that Frodo, Bilbo and Gandalf would be there to greet him.
Wed August 14, 2002 7:02 PM PDT
Master_of_Arda
Awesome. I believe it is Sam ariving in Valinor so I agree with HSE, IMHO Tirion sucks, imagined the Gap much wider, with the hill and everything, and of course a beach, where the elves come to drink their cocktails and enjoy the rising of the sun.
A 4
Rating: 4
Fri August 16, 2002 8:06 AM PDT
Master_of_Arda
Awesome. I believe it is Sam ariving in Valinor so I agree with HSE, IMHO Tirion sucks, imagined the Gap much wider, with the hill and everything, and of course a beach, where the elves come to drink their cocktails and enjoy the rising of the sun.
A 4
Rating: 4
Fri August 16, 2002 8:06 AM PDT
Cresson
Of course the others would be there to greet Gimli, Legolas and eventually Sam. It's called the Undying Lands for a reason. Remember that it's been "removed from the circles of the world," at the end of the Second age, and that now one must take "the straight way," meaning going straight on a curved world, and so into the heavens. It made me think of a glad reunion there, but of course the Men stay on Middle-earth. Boromir and Aragorn never leave the world of Men.
Tough to say if the hobbit is out of proportion without anything to compare him. This is my last vision of Frodo, Gandalf and my favourite, Bilbo -- safe in Valinor
Rating: 4
Fri August 16, 2002 12:12 PM PDT
Cresson
Of course the others would be there to greet Gimli, Legolas and eventually Sam. It's called the Undying Lands for a reason. Remember that it's been "removed from the circles of the world," at the end of the Second age, and that now one must take "the straight way," meaning going straight on a curved world, and so into the heavens. It made me think of a glad reunion there, but of course the Men stay on Middle-earth. Boromir and Aragorn never leave the world of Men.
Tough to say if the hobbit is out of proportion without anything to compare him. This is my last vision of Frodo, Gandalf and my favourite, Bilbo -- safe in Valinor
Rating: 4
Fri August 16, 2002 12:12 PM PDT
Helkaundomeion
Rating: 5
Sat August 17, 2002 4:01 PM PDT
Helkaundomeion
Rating: 5
Sat August 17, 2002 4:01 PM PDT
DrogoBaggins
Someone with books handy please provide quotes, but I don't believe the mortals (Frodo, etc) reached Valinor, but rather went to Elvenhome (is there another name?) east of Valinor to heal before death.
Anyone?
Drogo
Rating: 3
Mon August 19, 2002 6:56 PM PDT
DrogoBaggins
Someone with books handy please provide quotes, but I don't believe the mortals (Frodo, etc) reached Valinor, but rather went to Elvenhome (is there another name?) east of Valinor to heal before death.
Anyone?
Drogo
Rating: 3
Mon August 19, 2002 6:56 PM PDT
Kemmotar
nice
Rating: 3
Thu August 22, 2002 8:55 AM PDT
Kemmotar
nice
Rating: 3
Thu August 22, 2002 8:55 AM PDT
ladykris
I like it - great composition
Rating: 5
Sat January 3, 2004 10:34 AM PDT
Witch-King-of-Angmar
It's great but... I don't think you could actually paint how beautifully it really is. Cuz I read something about Tolkien and god and stuff and that hell would be too scary u would die and heaven is so beautiful, it has no resemblance to this earth and is too great to even speak of.
Lanklamenyn
I'm not sure which scene this is supposed to portray (if it is of a specific scene at all), so if anyone has any knowledge of this, please let me know. Anyway, I like lighting work in the background and the way the hobbit is standing in the foreground. Very nice, good use of medium.
Rating: 4
Fri March 9, 2001 1:15 PM PDT