02-25-2014, 03:24 PM
Whoa. What a sobering experience.
I can only talk about the British Tolkien fan groups, which I perceive as being very appreciative of artists and artwork - I will forever cherish that moment when, in 2012, I visited my first big Tolkien convention in Loughborough. I'd been talking to a few people for half an hour when we finally remembered to introduce ourselves, and when I said my name, I was treated to double-takes: "You are Jenny Dolfen?"
That was with a Canadian and an Austrian, though. Hmmm... proving your point.
Jori: A thousand actually sounds like a lot! At least you have people like Marini et al., who seem to be able to afford doing a huge, 48 page full colour gouache album a year. (The Eagles of Rome volume three is out this week... yay!)
I can only talk about the British Tolkien fan groups, which I perceive as being very appreciative of artists and artwork - I will forever cherish that moment when, in 2012, I visited my first big Tolkien convention in Loughborough. I'd been talking to a few people for half an hour when we finally remembered to introduce ourselves, and when I said my name, I was treated to double-takes: "You are Jenny Dolfen?"
That was with a Canadian and an Austrian, though. Hmmm... proving your point.
Jori: A thousand actually sounds like a lot! At least you have people like Marini et al., who seem to be able to afford doing a huge, 48 page full colour gouache album a year. (The Eagles of Rome volume three is out this week... yay!)
Jenny Dolfen
My illustrated novel project: [URL="http://darknessovercannae.com/"]Darkness over Cannae[/URL]
My illustrated novel project: [URL="http://darknessovercannae.com/"]Darkness over Cannae[/URL]