Middle-earth Journeys

Iolanthe wrote:I'm really glad the 'Otherness' comes through. I tried very, very hard to capture that but thought it was only in my head .

I think that if a concept is in an artist's head it will convey itself in the painting somehow. And you've certainly captured that "otherness" with your Tom!

Iolanthe wrote: I have the Goldberry design all sketched out . . . Marbretherese knows the agonies we all go through waiting for the poster designs for our G&S shows to 'pop' into my head .

Yes, I do. So I'm relieved that your Goldberry is on her way - I don't think I could stand it otherwise . . .

Merry wrote: Of course, deadlines seem to attract the Muse pretty well!

They certainly do! and then there's the danger that you can only work to a deadline. I see a lot of that in publishing! Good luck with your talk, btw, I wish I could be there to hear it!

Thanks! It went pretty well, I think. I talked about Lewis' The Great Divorce--have you read it? It's an allegory (horrors!) about heaven and hell and 'The Last Judgment' which really isn't a judgment at all.

I read it long, long ago. Great book! I'm glad it went well, Merry .

Merry wrote:Thanks! It went pretty well, I think. I talked about Lewis' The Great Divorce--have you read it? It's an allegory (horrors!) about heaven and hell and 'The Last Judgment' which really isn't a judgment at all.

Have not read it. Must give it a try. Glad you did well Merry!

Thanks! And sorry--didn't mean to divert the art thread.

I really changed the coloring on this one. I am submitting six of this series (if I get them done in time ) for an exhibit through my local art guild. We'll see if they accept any of them.
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© Rabbit Ridge Art

Good luck Riv! Seeing this one how can they not accept them? This is just terrific. The new colours are so much more intense and the ivy really stands out now against the red. The variagated leaves (which were a little lost before) really catch the eye and look beautiful.

Using the opposite colour on the colour wheel really makes it 'ping' !

Riv Res wrote:I am submitting six of this series (if I get them done in time ) for an exhibit through my local art guild. We'll see if they accept any of them.

Terrific, Riv - and good luck with the exhibition entries!

Yes what a difference. I like the bold colors much better. When you've decided upon which six your submitting let us know please.

I've finished Goldberry. I've shown her in the river, probably after pulling Tom in on the first day he saw her! Somehow I just wanted to show her in the Withywindle, not in a house surrounded by pots. If you look carefully you can see that her trailing sleeves make the shape of another waterlily . Lucky I have huge yellow flag iris's and waterlilies in my garden pond so I wasn't short of reference material .


Goldberry

© Iolanthe

What can I say Iolanthe? She is breathtaking.

Fantastic Iolanthe. I like what you've also done to the surface of the water.

Thanks! That was tricky - I was trying to get the fragmented effect I've had in other paintings while still making it look like water, so it's not entirely realistic. I wasn't sure whether it would work or not, but I wanted it to be clearly part of the series.

I love the waterlilies - they almost look like lotus flowers and the whole painting has a mystical quality! the colours are extremely subtle, I particularly like the blue of the leaves at the top.

Lovely, Iolanthe. I like the water very much!

RR, the gate was one of my favorites of your works, and I still like the original. I don't dislike the new version, but the simplicity and calmness of the original still appeal to me. Apples and oranges, I guess.