"Morgul Lord"

"Morgul Lord"

2024

This way and that turned the dark head helmed and crowned with fear, sweeping the shadows with its unseen eyes.

-"The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers", by J.R.R. Tolkien

The evil, greenish, foreboding light of Minas Morgul really suits the Witch-king beautifully.

Done for Day 2 of Allan Whincup's Tolkien Art Challenge on Instagram.

"The Grey Havens"

2023

... the grey rain-curtain turned all to silver glass and was rolled back, and he beheld white shores and beyond them a far green country under a swift sunrise.

-"The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King", by J.R.R. Tolkien

My tribute to the Lord of the Rings Film Trilogy ends, fittingly, at the shores of the sea. The Grey Havens scene has become the epitome of bittersweet endings everywhere; it's breathtakingly sad, but also wholesome, tender, and comforting in its sadness. And it is elevated by one of the most beautiful yet underrated musical themes in the films, which is also melancholic but carrying within it a powerful sentiment of hope. And I don't know how, but Howard Shore made this tune sound like the sea, if that makes any sense.

This scene also notably contains one of my very favorite LotR quotes ever, uttered by none other than Gandalf himself: "I will not say 'do not weep', for not all tears are an evil."

"Evening Moon"

2024

Found a picture on here with a nice mix of warm and cool color tones, and felt inspired to draw it.

"Sunglasses"

2024

"Avatar State"

2023

Yip-yip

"Roseate Spoonbill"

2024

Roseate Spoonbill (Platalea ajaja)