Ithil~Greenleaf

Woohoo!!! I actually know what this is from!!! (As I'm getting farther in the Sil... )

Wonderful job! I love his expression- he looks exactly as someone should who has been put through what he was put through by Fëanor... I like it.

Rating: 5

Mon April 26, 2004 10:36 PM PDT

NienorNiniel

This picture is so beautiful. You can really see the determination in Fingolfin's eyes (he's hot, btw ). That's Galadriel down to the right, isn't it? I think Jenny mentioned it.

Rating: 5

Mon April 26, 2004 10:37 PM PDT

Lady_of_Rohan

I think Anke's Faramir has just met his match in the hottness category.

Ok, superficialness (I think that's a word...) aside... my gosh he's hot... Sorry! Sorry! Get your mind in serious mode, Lady Ro.

Ok, superificalness aside once more. I'm not altogether fond of the sky. Seriously. That's the only thing I can really nitpick about this one right now.

I just now realized that those aren't windows in the mountains, they're part of the banner. Wow, my mind is elsewhere today.

I'm going to show my Silmarillion ignorance here and probably make a fool of myself, but is that Galadriel in the bottom right, or a random elf lady?

Tue April 27, 2004 10:32 AM PDT

Lilah

It's a beautiful picture!
The elves are drawn well, especially Fingolfin. He is vey cute, the wind blows his hair, that's wonderfully drawn.

I love it, I really do!

Rating: 5

Tue April 27, 2004 10:33 AM PDT

Giliath

Another wonderful piece by Jenny.

Fingolfin is quite appropriately intense. Beautiful as usual.

Rating: 5

Tue April 27, 2004 12:16 PM PDT

Iluvien

That makes me want to know the story behind all this... but I just know it's gonna be depressing. There are so many depressing things in the Silmarillion... *sighs*

Absolutely beautiful. Wonderful portrayal of what an Elf would look like - captures them very, very well.

~Iluvien~

Rating: 5

Tue April 27, 2004 12:37 PM PDT

Luthien79

I live the way you've done the characters. Very believable faces, well done.

Rating: 5

Tue April 27, 2004 2:14 PM PDT

sila555

I love most everything. If I looked at it for a year, I could probably find something a little bit wrong, but I just can't! ~Fingolfin's HOT!~

Rating: 5

Tue April 27, 2004 2:21 PM PDT

Loopy

absolutely amazing!

Rating: 5

Tue April 27, 2004 5:36 PM PDT

FrodoisaHOTTIEandheisMINE

This is really cool! I love the determination on his face, you really express it in a very detailed way! MOre, more, more! ......uhhh...please, that it....

Rating: 5

Tue April 27, 2004 5:39 PM PDT

lady_nande

wow!! Oh my!!! that is so cool it makes me happy, WoW very nice!!! you should do more that was so good!!

Rating: 5

Tue April 27, 2004 6:02 PM PDT

Goldberryswaiting

You have an excellent use of light effects and a close attention to detail. Such a good eye and wonderful composition. Your style is excellent and your portrayal of emotion and facial expression is spot on; a very gifted artist. Keep up the goodwork and post more!!!!!!

Goldie XX

Rating: 5

Tue April 27, 2004 11:58 PM PDT

niphredilmaiden

................haha Feanor, FINGOLFIN is comming to get yoooou!

(and he is indeed hot!)

Rating: 5

Wed April 28, 2004 1:15 AM PDT

sami

This is great,.. the colour, the movement,.. the detail,... the SHEER HOTNESS OF FINGOLFIN!!!

Its all perfect!!

Great work

Rating: 5

Wed April 28, 2004 6:59 AM PDT

idril_celebrimbal

This is althrough beautiful, I think I've never seen Fingolin painted by an artist and here he ís ineed hot! I think that this scene or part from Silmarillion is very difficult to paint or draw, since there is so much emotions and greatness involved. I haven't seen many paintings of it but this is truly wonderful!

Rating: 5

Wed April 28, 2004 10:38 AM PDT

Nellodee

A great piece of art. The elves look wild and beautiful, and also just as they belong to an earlier age than the one of LOTR - which is what it should be, I feel.

Rating: 5

Thu April 29, 2004 12:31 AM PDT

Legolases_eyes

I think, in my opinion that all the "elves" look all the same, in a way, besides the change of hair or colour particularily. I think they dont have any unique(different) faces, the first word I thought of when I first looked at it was "Barbie"..for example the blonds look very alike.

But I think the picture is really good, no doubt

Rating: 5

Thu April 29, 2004 4:27 AM PDT

Rana-Minethlos

Wow! this is incredible - and I really love all the Sil pictures. They are so much better than things just copied from movie stills, even when they are well drawn. And the Silmarillion is one of my favorite books.

~Rana

Rating: 5

Thu April 29, 2004 7:45 AM PDT

King_Eldarion

I enjoyed this - most artists prefer to draw Fingolfin's combat with Morgoth.

I'm wondering why you've drawn him with dark hair when he was famous for his golden hair?

Good work!

Thu April 29, 2004 10:25 AM PDT

storybook_elf

i think this is wonderful!! i just wanted to tell you that the noldor usually, well, pretty much always, had dark hair.
other than that, i think this is an excellent piece of work!

Rating: 4

Thu April 29, 2004 12:47 PM PDT

ILvEowyn

umm, I didn't think he had golden hair, did he Eldraion? I thought that was just the House of Finarfin.

Anyway, I really like the image Is the female in the background supposed to be Galadriel? She was one of the leaders of the march, after all

Rating: 5

Thu April 29, 2004 3:20 PM PDT

Sunshine_10

This is an awesome painting...its really good, keep up the great work!

*Sunny*

Rating: 5

Fri April 30, 2004 11:19 AM PDT

Cuivienen7

An amazing piece of art, and a great portrayal of the arrival of Fingolfin and the bulk of the Noldor in Middle-Earth (for thsoe who haven't read Sil). This story isn't as depressing -- the Noldor have just made it to Middle-Earth after crossing the extremely perilous Grinding Ice.

I definitely give this a five.

Eldarion, how can you praise the painting so and then give the painting a 3? Fingolfin was not famous for golden hair -- Finarfin was. Finarfin inherited Indis's golden hair while Fingolfin did not.

Also, the female elf on the right is almost certainly Galadriel, as Galadriel and Aredhel were the only Noldorin princesses, and Aredhel had black hair.

Rating: 5

Fri April 30, 2004 4:41 PM PDT

Aramel

I like Finrod and Galadriel in here too

Rating: 5

Fri April 30, 2004 5:43 PM PDT

Elflet

Wonderful portrayal.

And about the hair, "pretty much always" had dark hair is accurate, but . . . so is the picture. I only see two that are definitely blonde, and a whole bunch of shadowy people, a few may have blonde, but its still mostly dark, in varying shades of dark.

So great job!!

Rating: 5

Sat May 1, 2004 5:40 PM PDT

NienorNiniel

Jenny said so herself.

Sun May 2, 2004 10:43 PM PDT

Celebrindal_14

the same as my main coment!

Tue May 4, 2004 11:39 AM PDT

ThReSh

Very good<img src="http://www.tolkienonline.com/mb/i/expressions/face-icon-small-happy.gif"border=0>

of course Fingolfin was blonde...all the children of Indis were blonde except Aredhel! Also Howe and Nasmith made him blonde...shouldn't they know? <img src="http://www.tolkienonline.com/mb/i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif"border=0>

Wed May 5, 2004 5:16 AM PDT

Melethril

Hey, I got this.. idea that I might have seen some of your art before? Didn't you draw the Drow Twins? -smiles softly- I'm truly amazed. Your art is lovely.

This picture is O.O! I love the way you make the faces, and I just love the way you make it.

Rating: 5

Fri May 21, 2004 12:51 PM PDT

JennyDolfen

Melethil: Yes, you obviously saw my Elfwood gallery

About the hair: Why do Tolkien fans always get stuck in squabbles over hair colour??? For the record, I based all the hair colours on Tolkien's descriptions, many of them fromt he History of Middle-earth. Fingolfin and all his children were darhk-haired, Finarfin was the only child of Indis who inherited her blonde hair, and so did his children.

Jenny

Mon June 21, 2004 11:33 PM PDT

Elmtree

Hair Colour is a vitally important issue! It's nearly as important as whether or not Balrogs have wings!



:: flees ::

(I hold quite seriously to the "dark haired legolas" theory myself)

Rating: 5

Thu July 1, 2004 10:30 AM PDT

rilgania

I really loved this piece! I loved the Sil and I enjoy looking at works of art inspired by it (my aunt even gave me that Luthien picture that had a link posted to it on this site a long time ago). Jenny really created the whole company exactly as I imagined them while I was reading the book. One thing, I really liked how she didn't draw galadriel exactly as she lokked like in the movie. I really like seeing different people's perspectives on things, especially if they are different from the norm. Again, wonderful work!

Rating: 5

Fri July 2, 2004 9:18 PM PDT

Hana

Just too beautiful for words! It some how make me shivers... don't ask. anyway I am giving this picture a 5!

Rating: 5

Mon September 13, 2004 5:29 AM PDT

Mirannun

This has got to be your very best!!!!

LOVE Fingolfin! And Finrod and Galadriel look great as well. Amazing pic, you are very talented. Now paint MORE for us!

Rating: 5

Sun September 19, 2004 4:10 PM PDT

anuhealani

Jenny, I've gushed over all your stuff elsewhere (tons), but holy frell is Fingolfin a hottie. I just can't get over it. :-p~~~~~~~

I need to commission something. Zounds.

Rating: 5

Wed October 20, 2004 8:30 AM PDT

Nara

I love all your work that I've seen so far, both the style, composition and subject matter. I think It's cool that you choose obscure subject matter. Yes, I think the Silmarillion could be defined as that, compared to LOTR.
anyhow, you rock.
thats all
you go girl. ha, sorry. couldn't help myself.

Rating: 5

Thu October 21, 2004 11:43 AM PDT

Imprezzive

Very nice artwork. I've seen your other works here and they are also great. Are they published in any books? If not, they should be. I'll buy it.

I think all Tolkien fans should read "The Silmarillion". That way, there won't be any issues about "hair".

By the way Jenny, would you paint by request?....J/K

Rating: 5

Tue November 2, 2004 6:26 AM PDT

A_Randir_Vithren

An original take on the arrival of the Noldor in Middle Earth. They all look triumphant. (Yes, I admit, Fingolfin looks hott, but elves are supposed to be fair, are they not?)
Your skill of capturing the mood and the tone of a scene is amazing! Every detail down to the clouds in the sky reflect the emotion in this picture.

Well done again!

Idril Chrystal Miriel

Rating: 5

Thu December 16, 2004 5:29 PM PDT

WonderBroad

I love the resolute feeling one gets from the characters as they advance, and I think that the deep perspective is especially well done.

Rating: 5

Sat March 5, 2005 2:25 PM PDT

cleverer_radagast

Finglofin fits the bill perfectly - that warrior look in his eyes...AWESOME

Rating: 5

Fri April 29, 2005 11:51 AM PDT

Tarallethiel

Oh My.... I just Love Jenny's work.. Amazing..
*in awe*

Rating: 5

Tue June 7, 2005 11:37 PM PDT

Ambarthalion

Give me a J-E-N-N-Y!! What does that spell? SWEETNESS. Jenny surpasses many professional artists. Like I've said, it reminds me so much of Japan-like drawings. Fingolfin looks frickin sexy. Good stuff, good stuff.

Rating: 5

Tue August 9, 2005 6:49 PM PDT

naryatheringoffire

is she reading my mind??

Rating: 5

Wed September 21, 2005 1:09 PM PDT

elerrina_narloth

WOW!

Rating: 5

Tue September 27, 2005 3:36 PM PDT

Dewdrop

This website is privately owned and there are rules in place for commenting on these works. Please abide by our TOS.

LadyCoralie

Sat October 8, 2005 2:40 AM PDT

DragonStella

Whether it is directed to the artists or the administrators of this website. Here is a link to the TOS.

http://forums.theonering.com/termsofservice.php

Please see my comment below.

Sat October 8, 2005 2:44 AM PDT

LadyCoralie

Trolling is not allowed on these boards or on any other part of TORC. According to our TOS some members are in violation of this at present and are engaging in the following behaviours...

Attack: Personal attack may be defined as any behavior designed to make a poster feel unwelcome on the forum. .... or scorn directed at another poster, or attempts to drive another poster off the message board. Threads with the purpose of criticising or insulting another poster will be removed.

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You have both (DragonStella and Dewdrop) been warned about your behaviour here in the art gallery and a request has been made that you both refrain from the above behaviours which are in violation of our TOS.

Tue October 11, 2005 8:19 PM PDT

The~Silent~Speaker

We do not wish to keep this argument going. Having people come to the gallery and lowball pictures because they have a beef with the administration will not be tolerated. Just because you want to back up someone else and lowball a picture because you don't think it deserves to be first is not only innapropriate, it is pretty insensitive to the artists who post their work here. If you wish to discuss this matter and talk about the artist's works further, please take it to the art forum. However, the moderators will be watching for violations of the TOS as they do here as well.


LadyCoralie

Thu October 20, 2005 1:10 AM PDT

SageOfMusic

Wow, this is so pretty! The colors and the expressions make it look so real! Job well done!
Namarie
-SageofMusic-

Rating: 5

Sun October 30, 2005 4:29 PM PDT

Eruresto1990

Amazing. I can't believe its possible!!!

Rating: 5

Mon November 14, 2005 3:02 PM PDT

Gil-Estel

I love "The Silmarillion" very much and feel that it is much under represented in art. This piece shows the Eldar with great vigour and dynamism yet without sacrificing their grace. The range of facial shapes and expressions is excellent. The fluidity of the draping of the clothing is very well done, especially Fingolfin's cloak. That, to me, is always as important and interesting as the depiction of the characters. (I remember being entranced 30 years ago in the Louvre by the wonderful detail of the robes in David's "Coronation of Napoleon".)

Rating: 5

Thu November 17, 2005 1:00 PM PDT

frida

beautiful

Rating: 5

Sun December 4, 2005 6:48 AM PDT

Maethorwen

I like the contrast and the colours! And their faces have great emotion!

Fri December 23, 2005 2:16 PM PDT

DragonStella

Please observe the TOS of TORC and refrain from spamming this thread. You are welcome to make announcements in the messageboard section of this site.

LadyCoralie

Tue May 9, 2006 9:30 PM PDT

amarthaglareb

Amazing!

Rating: 5

Sat August 12, 2006 12:01 AM PDT

kbluesmom

Amazing. Simply Amazing.

Rating: 5

Fri August 25, 2006 12:40 PM PDT

este the healer

I love the eyes

Rating: 5

Mon October 30, 2006 4:50 PM PDT

Lady Elwen

Will someone please explain to me what trolling is?

And i have a question for Lady Coralie, meaning no disrespect, of course: How come the stuff that is not positive is sensored? I mean, is it not the point of the comments section to give constructive critisism? And if giving someone a bad score is not allowed, then why are we allowed the rate anything but a 4 or a 5? It simply does not seem... fair (?) to me.

I love this picture. It is probably the best on the site.

Peace, love, & peaches--
Elwen

Rating: 5

Sat March 10, 2007 2:31 PM PDT