ladies of the silmarillion (favorite artworks) by just_jenni

[just-jenni.livejournal.com]

B2MeM Prompt and Path: Favorite Genre/Art Style (yellow path)
Format: Art
Genre: Gen
Rating: G
Warnings: None
Characters: nerdanel, melian, haleth, elwing, arien, nienna and nessa
Pairings: none
Creator’s Notes (optional):
Summary: These are some of my favourite works of art depicting some of the ladies of the Silmarillion.



These are some of my favorite depictions of the ladies of The Silmarillion. Everyone is not shown here, but a few that were reminiscent of the Pre-Raphaelites which is a style I love.

All the artwork can be found at Deviantart.

This is Nienna by LadyElleth.



This is Nessa by EKukanova.



This is Nerdanel by GreatQueenLina.



This is Melian the Maia by janetetctran.



This is Haleth by EKukanova.



This is Elwing by LadyElleth.



This is Arien by LadyElleth.



Lastly is "All the Maidens" by CristianaLeone.



EDIT: Links to the artwork at Deviantart:

Melian the Maia:

http://www.deviantart.com/art/Melian-the-Maia-293850562

Nerdanel:

http://www.deviantart.com/art/Silmarillion-Nerdanel-2-557234600

Arien:

http://www.deviantart.com/art/Silmarillion-Arien-162687765

Elwing:

http://www.deviantart.com/art/Silmarillion-Elwing-s-Escape-56481295

Nienna:

http://www.deviantart.com/art/Silmarillion-Nienna-187902885

Nessa:

http://www.deviantart.com/art/Nessa-490985464

Haleth:

http://www.deviantart.com/art/Haleth-sketch-633252293

Silmarillion's Maidens:

http://www.deviantart.com/art/Silmarillion-s-Maidens-493714757

Comments

[shirebound]

Oh my, these are wonderful! I'm especially taken with the depiction of Arien.

[just-jenni.livejournal.com]

There are soooo many more that I love but can't put them all in one post!

[kayleelupin.livejournal.com]

Beautiful! I love them all, but LadyElleth's are particularly striking and I especially like her Elwing!

Donut: *hears Elwing's name, looks at picture* Mine?
I think she's Earendil's, Donut :D
Donut: *insistently* Mine ^_^

Hmm. :) Silly Muse :)

[just-jenni.livejournal.com]

Yes, I do love LadyElleth's work! Her Elwing is stunning - that's such a gorgeous painting! :)

[zdenka]

Beautiful pictures! Could you include links to the original sources so that people who want to leave comments for the artists or see more of their work can do so?

[just-jenni.livejournal.com]

Oops! My bad! Yes, of course, will do that PDQ. Thanks for pointing that out. :)

[foxrafer.livejournal.com]

They're all great but I find Nessa and Haleth truly amazing.

[just-jenni.livejournal.com]

Yes, they are beautiful. Thanks so much for the comment!

[lindahoyland.livejournal.com]

Thanks for sharing these lovely artworks.

[just-jenni.livejournal.com]

You are very welcome. :)

[curiouswombat.livejournal.com]

Oh - shiny! I particularly like Nessa and Elwing.

[just-jenni.livejournal.com]

Thank you! Yes, those two are wonderful. :)

[engarian.livejournal.com]

What a lovely assortment of art. Thanks for choosing to feature these.

- Erulisse (one L)

[just-jenni.livejournal.com]

Thank you and you're welcome. I wish now I'd included more. :)

[independence1776]

Thanks for sharing these lovely images!

[just-jenni.livejournal.com]

You're welcome! :)

[heartofoshun.livejournal.com]

OMG! You're taking my breath away! Most of these I know, but it doesn't matter--they are terrific ones and do take my breath away. I love your taste! I am so fussy about Silmarillion art--especially women! Nobody wants to hear what I do not like, so I will just zip-it! But I do know what I do like and you picked some great ones. Elleth kills me every time--she never misses!!!!

[just-jenni.livejournal.com]

Thank you! I saved more and now wish I had included all of them!

Elleth's work is awesome. I could have done a rec on hers alone.

Looking for artwork actually inspired me to become more invested in the women of the Silm. I want to find out all I can about them, I feel I have to choose which one is my favourite, and in the end write about them much more than I have done so far.

[elleth]

So, this is what I get for not participating in B2MeM in '17, a recs post full of stunning art, some of which is completely new to me, and even some of my own - aaaaaaaaaaah! Thank you so much for all the reccing and drawing attention to the artists of the fandom, and especially for including some of my own! This made my evening, so so much. <3 <3 <3