Winter at Frodo's (1977)

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I remember painting this in a furiously inspired mood about one year after I had first read LOtR. My English teacher, who was a favorite of mine as she protected me from the girl gangs who liked to beat me up, was sadly not too impressed. She seemed to be less impressed when I informed her that it was not really Frodo in the picture, but rather Sam bringing Frodo firewood. Maybe she was thinking a wheelbarrow would have made his job easier...? Note tiny Bill the Pony standing behind the fence on top of the Hill!