"Smile"
"Smile"
2024
Gelada (Theropithecus gelada)
Geladas are among my favorite monkeys, but all that fur sure is a pain to draw.
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"I Can Carry You"
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...and so Sam struggled on as best he could, having no guidance but the will to climb as high as might be before his strength gave out and his will broke.
-"The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King", by J.R.R. Tolkien
A scene that probably is a favorite for many; one that epitomizes more than any other the power of friendship; and in my opinion, Sam's most heroic moment.
It brings me back to the first film, when Saruman mocked Gandalf for thinking hobbits could ever contend with the will of Sauron. This scene proves that Gandalf was right, and Saruman wrong: in their own way, the willpower of hobbits IS strong enough to shake the foundations of evil itself.
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"The Grey Havens"
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... the grey rain-curtain turned all to silver glass and was rolled back, and he beheld white shores and beyond them a far green country under a swift sunrise.
-"The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King", by J.R.R. Tolkien
My tribute to the Lord of the Rings Film Trilogy ends, fittingly, at the shores of the sea. The Grey Havens scene has become the epitome of bittersweet endings everywhere; it's breathtakingly sad, but also wholesome, tender, and comforting in its sadness. And it is elevated by one of the most beautiful yet underrated musical themes in the films, which is also melancholic but carrying within it a powerful sentiment of hope. And I don't know how, but Howard Shore made this tune sound like the sea, if that makes any sense.
This scene also notably contains one of my very favorite LotR quotes ever, uttered by none other than Gandalf himself: "I will not say 'do not weep', for not all tears are an evil."
"Morgul Lord"
2024
This way and that turned the dark head helmed and crowned with fear, sweeping the shadows with its unseen eyes.
-"The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers", by J.R.R. Tolkien
The evil, greenish, foreboding light of Minas Morgul really suits the Witch-king beautifully.
Done for Day 2 of Allan Whincup's Tolkien Art Challenge on Instagram.
"Nature's Spear"
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Black Rhinoceros (Diceros bicornis)
In the mood to draw rhinos. It's curious how in the two African species the horns sometimes grow ridiculously long.
The pose and perspective made this fellow challenging to draw and to shade, but it came out quite alright.