relevance post about art

I thoroughly enjoyed reading about Tolkien as an artist because it felt like I could relate to him as a person, I feel that as a fan of his works it is sometimes important to find some sort of common ground which was very hard for me at times as a modern woman. I related more specifically to where it mentions that he wasn’t confident in his artwork but he was very encouraged by his publishers accolades. I am a minor in art and have been passionate about drawing and painting for as long as I can remember, my mother has a collection of my very early childhood drawings which I look back upon in horror. Like Tolkien I often look at my work as poor quality and more for myself than anyone else, but I am still completely flattered when someone compliments on one of my paintings and it encourages me to continue painting. Also like Tolkien one of my favorite mediums is water colors, I enjoy how they can be very bright and vivid or a little washed out giving a bit of a fantastical illusion. While I am less skilled at it I also love ink paintings. The third thing I related to Tolkien as an artist is the inability to draw the human form, and therefore opting to solely portray landscapes and symbols. It was definitely interesting to find that I can relate to Tolkien on something so both independent and very intrinsic to his work.