Jenny Dolfen
Jenny Dolfen (born 1975) is a German illustrator and teacher.
She was born in Bremerhaven, and in 2001, she received a degree in English and Latin at the University of Cologne. Dolfen lives near Aachen with her husband and her two children.
Dolfen has done artwork for several role-playing games, including Fuller Flippers' Quest Cards, Action Studios' Realms of Wonder, Final Sword Productions' The World of Erien and the German Das Schwarze Auge.[1]
She is known for her fan art based on the works of J. R. R. Tolkien, chiefly The Silmarillion.[2] Dolfen won the inaugural Tolkien Society award in the category "best artwork" in 2014, for her watercolour painting "Eärendil the Mariner".[3]
Dolfen has made illustrations for George R. R. Martin's novel A Song of Ice and Fire, as documented in the 2005 book The Art of George R.R. Martin's A Song of Ice and Fire.[4][5]
See also
- Works inspired by J. R. R. Tolkien
- Maedhros (features an illustration by Dolfen)
References
- Official site. Accessed 12 February 2021.
- Gunner, Shaun (October 2015). "Jenny Dolfen announces new Tolkien art book". The Tolkien Society. Retrieved 12 February 2021.
- Awards: Best Artwork, Tolkien Society. Accessed 12 February 2021.
- Martin, George R. R.; Wood, Brian (2005). The art of A song of ice and fire. Fantasy Flight. ISBN 1-58994-218-3. OCLC 63172787.
- http://www.georgerrmartin.com Archived 2012-02-10 at the Wayback Machine Accessed 12 February 2021.
External links
- Official site
- Jenny Dolfen on Elfwood, Epilogue, and Deviantart