Billberry - " As quickly as they could they scrambled off the beaten way and up into the deep h eather and bilberry brushwood on the slopes above," - LotR 1: XII Havent had much experience with Billberry in the past, drawing the fruits and making them round was a very fun challange in this piece.

Beeches - "At the feet of Hirilorn the great beech Luthien met them walking slow, and some bore torches beside the bier." (SILM 19) - Additional photos included on th is one from my fathers field work. #floraofmiddleearth #lotr #lotrart #tolkienart #tolkien #mnartists #hobbit #fantasyart #botany

Beard Lichens - "The entrance to the path was like a sort of arch leading into a gloomy tunnel made by two green trees leant together, too old and strangled with ivy and hung with luchens to bear more than a few blackened leaves." (Hobbit VIII) -.#floraofmiddleearth #lotr #lotrart #tolkienart

Alder - "After some time they crossed the water, west of Hobbiton, by a narrow plank bridge. The stream was there no more than a winding black ribbon bordered with leaning alder-trees" (Lotr 1 :III) This is actually the very first illustration i made for this book. #floraofmiddleearth #tolkienart

Alfrin and Mallos - "And the golden bells are shaken of mallos and alfrin In the green fields of Lebennin." - (LotR 5: XI) I really enjoyed the textures on this one! #floraofmiddleearth #lotr #lotrart #tolkienart #tolkien #mnartists

Anemones - "About them lay long launds of green grass dappled with celandine and anemones, white and blue, now folded for sleep" - (Lotr 4: VII) - Had additional reference photos to share of the actual plants on this one! enjoy!#floraofmiddleearth #lotr #lotrart #tolkienart #tolkien #mnartists

Apples - "apples for walking, and a pipe for sitting" (LotR 1: XI) - I am personally a massive fan of apples, got two trees in my side yard that are still just a few years old! #floraofmiddleearth #lotr #lotrart #tolkienart #tolkien #mnartists

Ash - "Some recalled the ash; tall straight grey Ents with many-fingered hands and long legs. - (LotR 3: IV) #floraofmiddleearth #lotr #lotrart #tolkienart #tolkien #mnartists

Barley - "The Northfarthing barley was so fine that the beer of 1420 malt was long remembered and became a byword." (LotR 6: IX) - #floraofmiddleearth #lotr #lotrart #tolkienart #tolkien #mnartists

"Beyond, upon the moors and about the lower slopes of Amon Rudh there grew thickets of aeglos" - (CoH Vii) As i revist the art from the origional book, which is now almost 10 years old i am sharing some of our research photos taken for the work. #TolkienArt #lotrart #floraofmiddleearth #mnartist

First post! Taken a long break from social media but im excited to so we are cooking on a second edition of Flora of Middle Earth! Gunna be pumping out around 40 exciting new LOTR illustrations this year!