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Well, hello Silmarillion - where hast thou been?

Journal Entry: Sat Apr 3, 2010, 10:54 AM
  • Mood: Zest
  • Listening to: Annie Lennox - Into the West
  • Reading: Paramedic - Peter Canning
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Sometimes, weird things happen. You think you're in the middle of the greatest art slump of your life, which has gone on for *so* long that you don't even feel bothered by it anymore. And then along comes a totally wonderful person commissioning me to do a picture of Túrin Turambar. And, three days later, goes on to commission a second of Maedhros, both in watercolour and art nouveau style. And suddenly the muse hits me with a mallet. Yes, she did. Out of nowhere. O_o

So, here's a teeny-tiny preview to a series-to-be that I jokingly refer to as "Silmarillion Guys and Their Swords". Oh dear, my Year Eight is going to kill me if I don't manage to finish marking their English test until next week too...!

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I haven't felt this happy about drawing... since my last Maedhros pic. Which was... 2004? Oh my. Old love never dies. ^^

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:iconlawenta:
*Lawenta Apr 18, 2010  Hobbyist General Artist
That's all wonderful news. :w00t: Even though it will be some time before I get to actually see all the pictures, seeing I just returned to deviantART after quite a long and unexpected break and I'm drowning in my message center :)

But anyway. I'm happy you found your muse again. Old loves never die! :D (And Tolkien is a good love to return to.)
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Mood: Love ~QuirkyIceHeart Apr 12, 2010  Hobbyist General Artist
Yay!!! I'll be excited to see how they come out!!!
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:iconvaladix:
~Valadix Apr 8, 2010  Hobbyist General Artist
How exciting! I can't wait to see the finished products! Stand by, 'add to favourites' button! :excited:
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:iconcaptainjacqueline:
I can't tell you how excited I am for these new Sil pics! Your Tolkien art is always my favorite, and these look fantastic!
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:icongold-seven:
=Gold-Seven Apr 8, 2010  Professional Traditional Artist
Veeeeeery close to done with the first... ^^
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:iconru2563:
almost hyperventilating here, I'm SO excited to see more Tolkien art from you!!! :SQUEE:
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:icongold-seven:
=Gold-Seven Apr 8, 2010  Professional Traditional Artist
Hee hee, I'll echo that squee ^^
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:iconhaius:
Well, since your Maedhros is (I must confess) my favorite of your subjects, and the only way I'll ever be able to imagine him ever again, I have to say I'm terribly excited.

...Now you just need to draw some more Rhys and we shall want for nothing. XD
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:icongold-seven:
=Gold-Seven Apr 7, 2010  Professional Traditional Artist
Rhys has just lost a battle of redheads, I fear :D
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:iconhaius:
Perhaps next time he'll emerge victorious.
...I suddenly have an image of Rhys and Maedhros duelling over who gets to be drawn. :iconfacepalmplz: I have a problem.

Though you have to admit it would be pretty epic.
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