"Then for a season they wandered together in the glades of Lothlórien, until it was time for him to depart. And on the evening of Midsummer Aragorn, Arathorn’s son, and Arwen daughter of Elrond went to the fair hill, Cerin Amroth, in the midst of the land, and they walked unshod on the undying grass with elanor and niphredil about their feet. And there upon that hill they looked east to the Shadow and west to the Twilight, and they plighted their troth and were glad. "
Tolkien, J. R. R.. The Lord of the Rings Illustrated (Tolkien Illustrated Editions) (pp. 1546-1547). HarperCollins. Kindle Edition.
Here we are, rereading the Lord of the Rings again.
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Celebrían | Lady of Rivendell and Lothlórien | Daughter of Lord Celeborn and Lady Galadriel
‘…She was a mix of her parents’ features, eyes that were piercing which held an air of strength. But even with that, they glowed with a softer edge. A sort of humbleness and aura that made her heart slow down to a normal pace and could make anyone feel a little bit more homely and comforted.’
- Description of Celebrían from Chapter 15 of Changing of The Song (Tolkien/Marvel Crossover).
I love Celebrían as a character but it’s quite difficult to write her that doesn’t make her too soft and easily kind - compared to her mother who I’ve always have given the air of pride and ambition. She has that balance of being a very firm leader but also a motherly view to her, with a touch of innocence and light that reflects so well in canon through her children (especially with Arwen).
I decided to give her silver wavy hair to at least give her some resemblance from her father’s side. And since she’s actually Queen of the Noldor in my story, she wears the colours and the nice golden circlet to just give that girlboss vibes.
At the moment, she hasn’t done that much in the story, but honestly - she’s going to get a good spotlight in the future, especially when it comes to defending her family.
Knight, if you want, you can hope to taste my mouth, however you will have to grab the longed-for kiss to the cold lips of my corpse! Although more likely you will cry in despair, while life slips through your fingers with blood, since no one acts against my objections and stays alive to brag about it!
“Voyage of the Vingilot.” A watercolor I did a while back in 2017.
Of Vingilot:
"...he built a boat of timber felled
in Nimbrethil to journey in;
her sails he wove of silver fair,
of silver were her lanterns made,
her prow was fashioned like a swan,
and light upon her banners laid."
~ Song of Eärendil
Every time I look at a picture of galaxies and nebulae, I can't help but think of them as the wake of some star-ship sailing across the skies. The Silmarillion is such a big part of how I look at the world.
Tinuviel was dancing there To music of a pipe unseen, And light of stars was in her hair, And in her raiment glimmering. Finished! It was a fun study, I liked all the indigo 😂. It was a little weird to paint her while drawing fae though- as I mentioned before, the fae that pop into my head are very different from Tolkien elves. I like to think that they’d get tea occasionally though, maybe share some chocolate and kombucha. #amelialeonardsart #art #artist #artwork #fantasyart #fantasyartist #fantasyillustration #watercolor #watercolorart #watercolorartist #watercolorpainting #painting #tinuviel #luthien #elf #tolkien #tolkienelves #silmarillion #dance #instaart #instaartist #traditionalart #traditionalartist (at Rockport, Massachusetts)