Day 62 of 365 in 2013
“Lothlórien” / Chapter XVIII of The Lord Of The Rings / 18 of 62 / view whole collection here
Main art: Mallorn trees on Cerin Amroth
Complementary art: ladders that the Lórien Elves seem to be so fond of
Day 51 of 365 in 2013
“The Bridge Of Khazad-Dum” / Chapter XVII of The Lord Of The Rings / 17 of 62 / view whole collection here
Main art: Gandalf hanging on for his life (really proud of this, managed it without one single reference and did it in ten minutes)
Complementary art: orc arrows
Day 40 of 365 in 2013
“A Journey In The Dark” / Chapter XVI of The Lord Of The Rings / 16 of 62 / view whole collection here
Main art: the Fellowship making their way through Moria in the dark
Complementary art: the “foul pool” at the doors
Day 37 of 365 in 2013
“The Ring Goes South” / Chapter XV of The Lord Of The Rings / 15 of 62 / view whole collection here
Main art:
Their farewells had been said in the great hall by the fire, and they were only waiting now for Gandalf, who had not yet come out of the house. A gleam of firelight came from the open doors, and soft lights were glowing in many windows. Bilbo huddled in a cloak stood silent on the doorstep beside Frodo. Aragorn sat with his head bowed to his knees; only Elrond knew fully what this hour meant to him.“The Ring Goes South”, pg 273
Complementary art: the Nine Walkers FINALLY akfkagnkbmla;fm fangirl spasm cue main theme of LOTR soundtrack!1!! They’re a bit botched up… but I guess I’m okay with that.
Day 34 of 365 in 2013
“The Council Of Elrond” / Chapter XIV of The Lord Of The Rings / 14 of 62 / view whole collection here
Main art: This chapter is basically a giant history lesson by Elrond (which I enjoy, just to clarify) and the different colours signify the different owners the Ring has had – red and yellow fire for Sauron, forest green and mist blue for Isildur, dark, nearly complete black for Gollum, navy blue for Bilbo (signifying how he brought it out from the mountain), and sage green for wholesome Shire Frodo. I just typed that with a straight face…
Complementary art: Boromir and Aragorn (because an alternate title for this chapter, besides “History Lesson”, is “Boromir Doubts Everything”)
Day 31 of 365 in 2013
“Many Meetings” / Chapter XIII of The Lord Of The Rings / 13 of 62 / view whole collection here
Main art:
At first the beauty of the melodies and of the interwoven words in elven-tongues, even though he understood them little, held him in a spell, as soon as he began to attend to them. Almost it seemed that the words took shape, and visions of bright things he had never yet imagined opened out before him; and the firelit hall became like a golden mist above seas of foam that sighed upon the margins of the world. Then the enchantment became more and more dreamlike, until he felt that an endless river of swelling gold and silver was flowing over him, too multitudinous for its pattern to be comprehended; it became part of the throbbing air about him, and it drenched and drowned him. Swiftly he sank under its shining weight into a deep realm of sleep.Then he wandered long in a dream of music that turned into running water, then suddenly a voice.
“Many Meetings”, pg 227
Complementary art: lights in Rivendell
Day 29, no. 2 of 365 in 2013
“Flight To The Ford” / Chapter XII of The Lord Of The Rings / 12 of 62 / view whole collection here
Main art: Frodo having crossed the ford and the Riders beginning pursuit (aka: super climatic moment)
Complementary art: athelas leaves that Strider used to ease the pain of Frodo’s wound
Day 29 of 365 in 2013
“A Knife In The Dark” / Chapter XI of The Lord Of The Rings / 11 of 62 / view whole collection here
Main art: silhouette of Weathertop after dark
Complementary art: apple (Sam had loads when they were starting out on their journey in the beginning of this chapter)
Day 28, no. 2 of 365 in 2013
“Strider” / Chapter X of The Lord Of The Rings / 10 of 62 / view whole collection here
Main art: Strider from Frodo’s point of view in the inn (now, cut me some slack here - I do know that the scene of him is from the previous chapter, but I just wanted to do it for this one because… Strider. It goes with the mysteriousness of him in the shadows.
Complementary art: little flames of dying firelight
Day 28 of 365 in 2013
“At The Sign Of The Prancing Pony” / Chapter IX of The Lord Of The Rings / 9 of 62 / view whole collection here
Main art: The Prancing Pony sign
Complementary art: crossed pipes and smoke