Members' Art, Prose and Poetry

Iolanthe · Post by **Iolanthe** » Thu Apr 23, 2009 2:47 pm

I'd like it even more if she did the garden for me while I sat with a long cool drink and a good book

. I'd only get in her way....

Philipa · Post by **Philipa** » Thu Apr 23, 2009 8:28 pm

Now I on the other hand would pick her brain for tips.

Riv Res · Post by **Riv Res** » Fri Apr 24, 2009 6:51 pm

The Party Tree

Iolanthe · Post by **Iolanthe** » Sat Apr 25, 2009 10:44 am

Fabulous! I LOVE it

. I'd party under there any day! Great details to enjoy - Gandalf's cipher on the fireworks, the seating directions for all the Hobbit families, the bird boxes in the tree, the lit window in the background - all ready and waiting for us to come and sit down

(and that's the key - with no Hobbits there to distract we feel we can step in ourselves instead of just being bystanders).

Merry · Post by **Merry** » Sat Apr 25, 2009 3:07 pm

This is wonderful! (I just realized that this is the tree I've been doodling on my faculty meeting agendas for 15 years--thousands upon thousands of little green leaves! I grade and correct in green ink, so I've always got a green pen at hand.)

I think the lanterns in the tree make it, coupled by the flame pattern in the border. I also like the pattern in the grass--good way to do that.

Riv Res · Post by **Riv Res** » Sat Apr 25, 2009 6:43 pm

Merry wrote:(I just realized that this is the tree I've been doodling on my faculty meeting agendas for 15 years--thousands upon thousands of little green leaves! I grade and correct in green ink, so I've always got a green pen at hand.)

Doodling is the sign of a latent artist, Merry.

Lindariel · Post by **Lindariel** » Sat Apr 25, 2009 6:56 pm

WOW Riv! Bring on the big cake with eleventy-one candles and about 144 hobbits at the surrounding tables! Just TERRIFIC!

Merry · Post by **Merry** » Sat Apr 25, 2009 11:20 pm

Riv Res wrote:Doodling is the sign of a latent artist, Merry.

It must be very latent indeed.

marbretherese · Post by **marbretherese** » Mon Apr 27, 2009 4:31 pm

I love Iolanthe's Fimbrethil - all those lovely pastoral references! it will go down a storm at Oxonmoot and Fangorn will be very pleased!! Riv, your party tree makes me want to sit right down on one of those hobbity stools with a tankard of beer. And Merry - latent or not, doodles count as art!

Iolanthe · Post by **Iolanthe** » Tue Apr 28, 2009 4:44 pm

This is the second painting I completed a couple of weeks ago. I'm not so happy with this one but I won't be redoing it. I've wrestled with it enough! I'm quite pleased with the dragon though. It's just the rest of it

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Glaurung's Death Throes

Riv Res · Post by **Riv Res** » Tue Apr 28, 2009 4:47 pm

It is still VERY well done Iolanthe! Very fierce and I do love your colors. Yes. The dragon is quite magnificent!

Elegaer · Post by **Elegaer** » Tue Apr 28, 2009 7:19 pm

I think you should be very proud of it all! The rocks are wonderfully done, and I like the little tree falling into the river (which does look a tiiiiiny bit pink, but that's being picky). And the dragon is just wonderful!

Philipa · Post by **Philipa** » Tue Apr 28, 2009 9:17 pm

Poor Turin is hanging on for dear live to that little tree.

I like this one Iolanthe. It gives us the enormity of the situation because Glaurung is so huge. That's some fiery worm.

Iolanthe · Post by **Iolanthe** » Wed Apr 29, 2009 9:14 am

He is, isn't he? I wanted his underside to glow so the whole ravine was lit (although dragon's aren't generally shown that way). Tolkien does describe him as a very hot dragon though.

The river isn't quite so pink on the original, more a yellow/orange. I balanced the colours for my screen but it's impossible really to get it right! I may take it to Oxonmoot (along with Gandalf and Fimrethil) - it depends whether I paint something better between now and September!

Lindariel · Post by **Lindariel** » Wed Apr 29, 2009 1:31 pm

I LOVE it Iolanthe! Glaurung is magnificent, and Turin looks both brave and vulnerable at the same time -- hanging onto that pathetic little tree, plus the proximity of those massive, vicious claws. It gives me the shivers!