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Andres Carrandi from Mexico City wrote on December 24, 2014 at 8:11 PM
Dear Sir, just wanted to say Merry Christmas and to congratulate you and your colleagues on the Art and Design Chronicles of the Battle of the Five Armies book. It's really beautiful, and in my opinion, the best of the three by far.

May your future projects be as successful as your immensely valuable contribution to our visualization of Peter Jackson's Middle-earth!
Noelle Eve from Philippines wrote on June 25, 2014 at 7:20 AM
I've been lurking on your website for some months now and I've finally mustered up the courage to leave a message.

You have completely blown me away not only with your art, but with your personality as well (deadpan humor, sword craze, wheezy voice, and all)!

So glad am I to see you standing all knobbly-kneed 😉 bringing fantasy art to new heights!

How I wish I could meet you in person and shake your hand!

You are a-m-a-z-i-n-g.

-Noelle

PS Are you sure you're not some reincarnation of a medieval knight? 🙂
nick lumley from Bangor,North Wales. UK wrote on February 10, 2014 at 12:16 AM
Dear John Howe, I would like to congratulate you on all of your hard work on the lord of the rings trilogy and The Hobbit also. The middle earth that you have shown in your illustrations,Tolkien would be proud off. Your books forging dragons and Myth&Magic have been a big influence and help in my own art work. I would just like to say thank you for the middle earth we could only have dreamed off.
Sharisse Petrossian from Los Angeles wrote on December 8, 2013 at 9:22 PM
Hi John!
I recently attended the world premiere of The Hobbit: Desolation of Smaug, and I was sad I did not get a chance to thank you in person. So this is my thank you. I am trying to get it around so that the whole production team sees it. It's not too long, I promise, and please don't judge my artwork too harshly 🙂 I scrambled it together last minute:

http://attackofthesharks.tumblr.com/post/69399298237/one-fans-journey-through-middle-earth
Vafa from Azerbaijan wrote on April 8, 2013 at 4:58 PM
Hello dear John Howe !
I got to know about you and your works from production videos of Peter Jackson, and I understood where comes all that extraordinary beautiful scenes at the movies!

I wanna thank you from far East of Europe, and I really wish I will have a chance to visit your exsibitions at least once 🙂

Thanks a lot for your contribution with your magic hands!

Sincerely,
Vafa Sadigzade.
Elizabeth Sharp from Australia wrote on March 7, 2013 at 11:19 AM
John, I love your work! Especially from LOTR and The Hobbit. Your work is so inspirational to me and motivates me to keep drawing 🙂
Jonathan Goostree from United States wrote on January 18, 2013 at 4:39 AM
Hello, I love all your artwork. I recently bought a new phone ans I would like to ask your permission to use one of your pieces of artwork as a custom decal. I do not work for the decal site nor would I be making a profit off of this in anyway. The site that makes the custom decals allows you to upload an image, but I need your consent if they are to make the skin. Here is the link to the website:

http://www.decalgirl.com/custom/

Thank you.
Brad from Zimbabwe, Africa wrote on July 23, 2012 at 6:40 PM
John the work I've been seeing for The Hobbit is truly fantastic...you're no doubt part of that process. Keep up the good work! A big fan!
Sarah from Travelers Rest, SC wrote on July 14, 2012 at 3:39 PM
Thanks for all the hard work you do and sharing your talents. I get to visit Middle Earth every year. Its my summer tradition. 🙂
Veronica from Sweden wrote on June 26, 2012 at 5:11 PM
I went to England recently and I found this book "Myth & Magic, the art of John Howe, designer for the hobbitfilms". I bought it because I love fantasyart and lotr, little did I know that this man, John Howe, would make such an impact on me. I couldn't lay down the book. I also found that the bookcovers of my own copies of Tolkien's trilogy were done by you. I've been searching all over the internet for these bookcovers, wanting to know who did them and getting highresulation copies of them. But I never found anything. I've even tried to draw the cover of the first book, which I now, after reading the book with your art, know is called "Black Riders in the Shire". I have it as my desktop background now.
I just wanted to say that your drawings are the best, they really take you away to another world. Thanks for being awesome... Cheers
Felix Ernoult from France wrote on June 26, 2012 at 2:30 PM
I'm a 16 years old french student and I just want to say thank you 🙂 I love your drawing and I want to become a drawer like you, you inspired me.
Lauren from Chicago, U.S. wrote on June 14, 2012 at 2:13 AM
Dear John,

Your work is inspirational. Just want to say thank you. It makes me feel alive. I'll buy a book without knowing what it's about if I see you illustrated it. I've been a big fan for years!

All the best,
Lauren
Marcio Cardoso from portugal wrote on June 13, 2012 at 8:33 AM
i love your work .tu &#xE9
Declan from Brisbane, Australia wrote on June 12, 2012 at 4:15 AM
Dear John Howe,
I would just like to congratulate you on the fantastic talent you have and the amazing way you have used it.
You have inspired the world and created masterpieces.
May the Blessings of the Valar be upon you.
Riley III from right here wrote on April 30, 2012 at 1:25 PM
Just yesterday I found my copy of A Diversity of Dragons. My wife was there with me and said the sound I made was one of a child re-discovering his favorite toy. That is about how I felt as I lifted the old tote bag and there it was. I had been searching for literally years. Seems I had moved somethings out of our bedroom, only god knows how long ago, and had put them in the garage for safe storing. It was in among some old magazines from the '90s, a book on Native Americans and one Marlboro tote on top of the lot. I'm still smiling from ear to ear at how fortunate I am to have this wonderful collection from you and Anne, may she rest in peace.
Just wanted to let you know you have another older big kid as a fan!!! peace, Riley, Orangevale,Ca
Matthew Fieldhouse from London wrote on March 27, 2012 at 11:42 PM
Hi John,

I would just like to thank you for relighting the artist within me, just turned 28 and treat myself too couple your book on art, im a massive Tolkien fan and looking to draw my own fantasy world to inspire writing a book.

Big thank you
Russ from UK wrote on March 13, 2012 at 1:27 PM
It's all your fault !
Well, partially.
Yours and Tom Bakers.

I was six years old and suddenly became fascinated with Tolkien art and Dr Who.

I became obsessed with drawing and writing stories...I can still draw Tom Bakers face accurately without using reference...and I still remember the hair raising thrill I felt when I saw your illustration of Smaug destroying Dale.

I was set on a lifetimes course of drawing and writing that has both delighted and frustrated me ever since.

It's your fault and I can't thank you enough.
Julieta from Buenos Aires, Argentina wrote on February 23, 2012 at 2:48 AM
Mr. Howe: my sister and i are fans of The Lord of the Rings and we love your drawings of the Middle Earth. How do you do for imagine and draw so good the concept of the books? Because when we read the books and we imagine the Middle Earth, we are watching a drawing yours. You are a genius with the pencil and paper. Thanks! Juli and Clara 🙂
Willie from Oklahoma wrote on February 12, 2012 at 10:10 PM
Mr. Howe what can I say that you haven't heard. I think your a wonderful artist. I have enjoyed everything I have seen from you. Thanks for the art.
Wendy Madison from United States wrote on February 9, 2012 at 10:17 PM
Mr. Howe, viewing your beautiful Middle-Earth art makes the books even more magical. Thank you for sharing your gift with us.
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