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Museum-Quality Matte Paper Print available in two sizes:
12" x 16" (30cm x 40cm): $35.00
24" x 32" (60cm x 80cm): $48.00
 
"Sam led him along several passages and down many steps and out into a high garden above the steep bank of the river. He found his friends sitting in a porch on the side of the house looking east. Shadows had fallen in the valley below, but there was still a light on the faces of the mountains far above. The air was warm. The sound of running and falling water was loud, and the evening was filled with a faint scent of trees and flowers, as if summer still lingered in Elrond's gardens." - The Fellowship of the Ring, Book 2, Chapter 1: Many Meetings
 
This original painting depicts the lovely scene in J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Lord of the Rings in which Sam leads a recovering Frodo from his bedchamber and through the High Garden at Rivendell. It is based with great care on Professor Tolkien’s own artwork, descriptions, and maps that offer a novel view of Imladris as seen looking west.
 
Things to notice in this Tolkien-inspired art print include:
 
Because we are behind the main building of the Last Homely House and looking west, we see a view of the east porch on which the Council of Elrond will soon take place. 
Gandalf, Merry, and Pippin relax over their pipes on the porch, waiting for Sam to bring Frodo to them. 
The music of the falls mingles with the music of Elrond’s silver harp - an instrument that is so dear to him that he will one day take it with him to Valinor. 
The rider coming in at the garden gate is Glorfindel.
Elves stand on the balconies of the wooden house, admiring the sunset and the alpenglow.
Given Elrond’s status as a healer, there are many medicinal alpine herbs growing in his terraced garden.
Bilbo’s room, which you can see depicted here, is at the lower corner of the stone building next to the porch.
I have imagined that the small dining room in which Bilbo, Gandalf, and the dwarves dine with Elrond in The Hobbit is located at the bottom of the smaller tower. 
I also imagine that the Hall of Fire is located in the windowless portion of the larger tower.
Other spires rise out of the woodland beyond, taking into account that Rivendell once housed a great army of elves before the Last Alliance. 
 
If you have ever been in a mountain setting at sunset, you know the beautiful colors that grace every surface in the changing light. I have hoped to capture the aweing peace of such settings, which Professor Tolkien must have experienced on his great trek through the Lauterbrunnen Valley in Switzerland. I am so devoted to his own illustrations of Rivendell and have done my best to honor them here while providing a new angle from which to see this place of retreat. Imagine coming here for rest and healing. 
 
By hanging this museum-quality art print in your home, you can provide your senses with a little retreat every time you contemplate the scene. It is a good thing to carry a little bit of the wisdom and tranquility of Rivendell in our hearts at all times.