Tolkien mosaics

[Elatan]

Heyas
As people of interest in Tolkien you may like to see my latest Tolkien inspired art.
It is Mosaics and of Tolkien there is two pieces atm.

One is called Ulmo at Vinyarmar. You all know the place in the legends where Ulmo shows himself at the shores of Vinyamar and mount Taras, the long beaches where the white swans roam etc etc.
That was my second try in making a mosaic. its 121 x 85 cm
Link: www.annalsofarda.dk/Billed/ulmoatvinyamar.html

The second Tolkien piece (and third try) is called Smaug and the Lonely Mountain. The landscape is copied from one of John Hove because he hittet the "feel" of it right on in my opinion but off cause the transformation into mosaic have changed it a great deal. The dragon is one I have used before in drawings but now turned into mosaic and inserted in the landscape.
The original idear of this mosaic was to build it into the floor of my terrace but now its done I am not sure its possible and it might just go for the wall.
Size is 122 x 105. and link is : www.annalsofarda.dk/Billed/smaugandthelonelymountain.html

The last piece is non-tolkien and the first try I had on mosaics but here it comes.
its called Breaking of the spring

size 70 x 120 Link: www.annalsofarda.dk/Billed/breakingofspring.html

I hope you will enjoy them.

[Varda]

These would be wonderful just as drawings. To do them in mosaic is breathtaking. May we put them in the Tolkien Site's art section?

[Varda]

Thank you for the emailed permission! It's an honor to put these up.

The direct link is at
valarguild.org/varda/Tolkien/encyc/art/gallery/Elatan/mosaics/mosaics.htm

[Elatan]

Heyas,

The last for now in the series of Tolkien.
www.annalsofarda.dk/Billed/veantur.jpg

Size: 101 x 141 cm. Finished January 2013

"Véantur after 600 years of the Second age has passed brought his ship Entulessé into Mithlond on the spring
winds blowing from the West."

That was the sentence that stood in my mind and had done so for years. I had this picture of a ship on a clear spring day, cool blue sky, windy and the sea with small sharp waves with small white horses and the fresh green grass upon the rocky coast.
But, in my research for how the Numenorian sailors stood "Tall in the high prows of their ships" I discovered there was no real description of how their ships looked. Besides that I had an idear of having read about the "Black sails of Numenor coming up from the sea" but all together I found no evidence of this could have been as early as in year 600 S.A.
So, I came to the conclusion, The ship Entulassé must have been a smaller vessel, it was a dangerous journey and only later do we hear of the mighty ships of the Guilds of Venturers. There were no black sails at this time and no telling of any others
colors, nor is there any guild crest to be shown on flags or banners.
So when it all is boiled down this could just as well be a picture of any ship anywhere but it is not. Its Véantur and Entulassé coming to Mithlond with the tower of the Palantiri behind.
As a sidenote: I am NOT happy with that tower. should have done it differently, its not good but done is done. The frame should somehow reflect the playing of colours and waves in the sea and is not as dark as it seems on photo.

[Varda]

Beautiful, Elatan. Lots of movement, color, and a feeling of being there. Tons of work and love show up in your labor.

Direct link to the Veantur mosaic on the Valar Guild's art site:
valarguild.org/varda/Tolkien/encyc/art/gallery/Elatan/mosaics/veantur.jpg

Valar Guild's art page for Elatan's mosaics:
valarguild.org/varda/Tolkien/encyc/art/gallery/Elatan/mosaics/mosaics.htm