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
‘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
‘Remus Lupin’ from Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, chapter 3
‘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
‘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
‘Narcissa’ from Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, chapter 2
‘Narcissa’ from Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, chapter 6
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