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“Unspoken Resentment” by Jenny Dolfen

After the tragic passing of Elenwë and almost losing his daughter as well while crossing the Helcaraxë, Turgon is very bitter towards the Fëanorians. When Fingon goes and rescues Maedhros, bringing him back to camp, Turgon is not pleased at all, counting Maedhros as part of the ones responsible for Elenwë’s death. Fingon is aware of his brother’s bitterness, but chooses to remain concerned for his dear cousin and best friend.
 
I find it very interesting, graceful and a little controversial at the same time.
Because on the one hand, at first glance there is no contradiction with the description in the books. (or ?)
On the other hand, she looks very modern, lascivious, but without being pornographic.
Here, for once, Halasian has even made a good find from my point of view. 😉
At most, you could criticize her for coming across as a little too arrogant. But it could also be just right.
Even if she seems a little arrogant or a little too young, this is probably her most graceful drawing.

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Here is another picture by this artist, in this case Luthien, which I think is good, but not 100% perfect:

https://twitter.com/x/status/1684941789747396608
I also like his Nazgul, although there might be a bit too many...



In any case, a remarkable artist - his Balrog also appears both modern and classical at the same time:

https://twitter.com/x/status/1718612033279606827
I, for one, am already a big fan of Rene Gross.
I still wonder how you can't know what the maximum number of Nazgul should be.
Or is AI being used?
 
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Here is a depiction of the Fellowship (by Catherine Karina Chmiel) which seems to try to be more canon as compared to the movie adaptions (like Aragorn and Boromir being beardless):

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I think she got quite a few things right. Boromir appears just a bit stockier than Aragorn (which was always my impression of Boromir), Legolas has dark hair (always debatable, tho'), The Hobbits actually look like "adult little people".
Gimli is the only one that seems a bit off; he should be (imo) a bit stockier. But overall, she has done better than a lot of artists.

The only thing that made me laugh is that Hobbits all look like they have tribbles on their feet (which would keep their feets warm while purring soothingly.)
 
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This artwork of Maedhros caught my eye. It gives him quite distinct facial features. There is something about it that I like, though I can't pinpoint what. But I do think this one looks a bit like a photograph of a real person, where many other artworks lean more heavily on the 'otherworldly' appearance of elves.

 
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