I shan't get into the question of the eyes - oh, all right then, I will! Obviously closed.
I too like Anke's work. I find her palette is very much like that of Alan Lee; very subtle: though her draughtsmanship is sufficiently her own so as not to be confused with Lee's work. I've had the pleasure of meeting and talking with Anke several times at various Tolkien related 'do's'. I find her very charming; and modest with it. I remember sitting behind Anke once at a Tolkien seminar. We were all listening to one of the speakers, and Anke was doodling with a pencil on a pad; gradually an image of Faramir appeared on the paper. I (half jestingly) asked if this might be for sale, but no - it was something she wanted to use, so no dice there. But there was a sale of some of her art at Oxonmoot a couple of years ago; held at Christchurch, and I was happy to buy one of her pieces then. Happy day!
