Mystical Realms Newsletter for May, 2012

[Jef]

Greetings!

And welcome to my newsletter for May, 2012! Please feel free to
forward this to anyone you think would be interested in keeping up
with me! To receive these newsletters regularly, please drop me an
email or subscribe online from my website (http://www.JefMurray.com )
or at: http://groups.google.com/group/Mystical_Realms . Notices of
events and items of interest are at the bottom of this email.


Pitchers ===============

I have posted three new painting images on my website. These include
“Glenstorm’s Doughty Son”, “Amon Sûl”, and “Marshwiggle”. These are
located in two different places; the first and last are in the “Once
upon a time” gallery (in the “Paintings inspired by C.S. Lewis”
section), and the middle one is within the Tolkien gallery (“The Third
Age - The Lord of the Rings” section). However, you can see all three
by going to http://www.JefMurray.com and clicking on the “Newest
Works” icon (the dragon!) at the top of the page.

As always, these and all of the images in my online galleries and on
my Facebook page (see https://www.facebook.com/JefMurrayStudios ) are
available as signed and numbered limited-edition Giclee prints. See my
webpage for details.

And, do let me know how these new works strike you!


Ponderings ==============

For this month’s reflections, allow me to direct you to two marvelous
interviews that were published this week. The first, on featured
websites, was included on Middle-earth News, and the second begins a
new series on Tolkien artists by Rifflo, of the Middle-earth Network:

http://middleearthnews.com/2012/04/28/featured-website-mystical-realms/

http://rifflos8.mymiddle-earth.net/2012/05/03/presenting-jeff-murray-with-contest/


Prospects ===================

• The Middle-earth Network ( http://middleearthnetwork.com ) has
announced a new publishing imprint that will join Grail Quest Books
(http://grailquestbooks.com/ ) as a vehicle for new media in a variety
of fantasy-related genres (see https://www.facebook.com/OlorisPublishing
and http://mymiddle-earth.net/groups/oloris-publishing/ ). I am
honoured to announce that their inaugural publication will by my own
book, entitled "Seer: A Wizard’s Journal". Look for details about this
illustrated work over the next couple of weeks!

• I have returned safely from the Bram Stoker Centenary
Conference at the University of Hull and in Whitby, England. The trip
was marvelous, and at the request of attendees, I’ve made available
signed and numbered prints of the two logo images that were used
there. You can find these in my “Books and Publications” gallery at
http://userwww.service.emory.edu/~jmurra2/jefmurraystudios/books_gallery.html
.

• The Return of the Ring 2012 (see http://www.returnofthering.org/
) will be a huge Tolkien-themed conference and gathering at
Loughborough University on 16-20th August, 2012. Although at this time
it appears I will not be able to attend in person, I am hoping to be
able to have some of my work included either in publications in
support of the event, or at the art show. Stay tuned for more
details!