LMRourke
Of the art that I have in my Harry Potter collection that isn’t scenes from canon, the overwhelming majority is character portraits. I love art that really captures the essence of a character, and LMRourke absolutely nails it, just about every time. In fact, I’d say her drawings have had more of an influence on how I picture the characters when reading than the movies have – high praise, considering how many times I’ve seen the movies! ;) Unfortunately, because portraits don’t always fit into the books’ descriptions particularly well, I will almost certainly be including less of her artwork than I’d like to, but I’m so pleased to be using all the pieces I can, and I highly recommend a visit to her website for more.
About the Artist
Website: lmrourke.deviantart.com
Contact: lmrourke at yahoo dot com
Quote: “I probably would not have even taken up portraiture had it not been for JK Rowling and her wonderful books. I loved the characters so much that I just felt a need to draw them. ^_^”
LMRourke’s artwork
‘Ginny Weasley’ from Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, chapter 4 & Character Portrait: Ginevra ‘Ginny’ Molly Weasley Potter
‘Neville’ from Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, chapter 7
‘The Potions Master’ from Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, chapter 9
‘Charlie’ from Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, chapter 5
‘Fleur’ from Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, chapter 16
‘Cedric’ from Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, chapter 16
‘Moody’ from Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, chapter 29
‘Molly’ from Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, chapter 31
‘Dumbledore’ from Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, chapter 37
‘Arthur Weasley’ from Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, chapter 7
‘That Umbridge Woman’ from Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, chapter 8
‘Sirius Black’ from Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, chapter 14
‘Cho’ from Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, chapter 16
‘Hermione’ from Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, chapter 18
‘Thinking Harry’ from Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, chapter 27 & Character Portrait: Harry James Potter
‘Phineas Nigellus’ from Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, chapter 27
‘Young Remus’ from Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, chapter 28
‘Dumbledore’ from Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, chapter 37 & Character Portrait: Albus Percival Wulfric Brian Dumbledore
‘Narcissa’ from Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, chapter 2
‘Narcissa’ from Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, chapter 6
‘Lone Wolf’ from Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, chapter 29
‘Bill W’ from Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, chapter 5
‘Percy Weasley’ from Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, chapter 30
‘Lord Voldemort’ from Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, chapter 30
‘Young Severus’ from Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, chapter 33
‘Lupin’ from Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, chapter 34
‘Voldemort’ from Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, chapter 36
‘Harry and Ginny’ from Character Portrait: Harry James Potter
‘The New DADA Teacher’ from Character Portrait: Remus John Lupin
Wowee! These portraits are astonishing. It’s clear that this artist has great talent for drawing her image of the characters! I can picture all of these snapshots hanging in a cluster on a wall in the Burrow, moving and mingling with each other.
Lydia said this on February 15, 2010 at 12:14 pm
These are beautiful!! I totally agree about her capturing the essence of the characters…
Eliza said this on June 8, 2010 at 5:00 am
Wow. These are amazing.
Clare said this on January 27, 2011 at 8:19 am
Clearly had Hugh Jackman in mind when drawing Sirius!!!
Well done, particularly with the Snapes. However I disagree with John on seeing the actual characters differently. What the movies have done well, if anything, is casting perfect characters for the roles.
Lewis said this on June 28, 2011 at 5:27 am
I think these are fabulous! Especially thinking Harry! I pictured Hermione slightly differently though :)
Tally said this on July 30, 2011 at 4:39 pm
Absolutely stunning. I went through all the categories choosing my favorites and then I realized they were all from the same account. Just absolutely stunning…
Katie said this on September 12, 2011 at 8:21 am