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“He is a skin-changer. He changes his skin: sometimes he is a huge black bear, sometimes he is a great strong black-haired man with huge arms and a great beard…Some say that he is a bear descended from the great and ancient bears of the mountains that lived there before the giants came. Others say he is a man descended from the first men who lived before Smaug or the other dragons came into this part of the world, and before goblins came into the hills out of the North. I cannot say, though I fancy the last is the true tale… I once saw him sitting all alone on the top of the Carrock at night watching the moon sinking towards the Misty Mountains, and I heard him growl in the tongue of bears: ‘The day will come when they will perish and I shall go back!’ That is why I believe he once came from the mountains himself”

-J.R.R. Tolkien, The Hobbit: Queer Lodgings

The imagery conjured by this passage has remained with me for nearly a year and a half. Countless projects have seen completion before this one, but ‘Beorn’ preceded them as a nearly polished idea in my subconscious. Despite its simplicity, illustrating the transfiguration of Beorn into a black bear was immensely challenging. The ambiguity of this ‘in-between’ stage was compensated for by fog and light. Intending for this to be more than portrait, I knew I had to introduce a conceptual element. I capitalized on the shapeshifter’s affinity for animals by encircling his body in an ethereal current made up of birds. Although Beorn had a particular love of bees, they didn’t translate as well from a visual standpoint. Constructive criticism is much appreciated

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~lostmyparadise 6 days ago

absolutely brilliant. his eyes produce so much fear inside me haha i love it! that would be a poster id like to own.

~jahchild1904 May 9, 2013 Hobbyist General Artist

This is amazing. I can't wait to see him in the movie if his depiction is anything like this.

~Satsuki98 May 9, 2013 Hobbyist Digital Artist

_{I always wonder how he would look like!
This is just beautiful!}

~noleme Jan 15, 2013

Impressive and somewhat scary! Good job on portraying Beorn, and also on the technique.

*NordicLynx Jan 15, 2013 Student Traditional Artist

Wow, really cool and impressive. He looks very intimidating. I'm really looking forward to see him in the movie, because he's played by Michael Persbrant who's Swedish like me

~fresco-child Jan 16, 2013

Thank you!

Like you, I'm mightily excited for Mikael Persbrant's portrayal of Beorn. There's a duality to his eyes and facial expressions that recall the kindness and ferocity of a bear. The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey left off at the moment just before Bilbo, Gandalf and the Dwarf company meet with Beorn

*NordicLynx Jan 16, 2013 Student Traditional Artist

I know! The first movie has gotten me even more exited to see the next two. It think they will be much better and I still liked the first

~schowell Jan 14, 2013 Hobbyist Digital Artist

How long did this take? and how big is it? is it acrylics?

~JoriB Jan 14, 2013 Professional Traditional Artist

Fantastic, Danielle!

~fresco-child Jan 18, 2013

Thank you so much Jori!

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