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Legendarium Ladies April: Melian

2019-04-01T13:46:32Z

I have been looking forward to this month, and have started a list of ladies that I would like to paint, and first up is Melian.

“Melian was the name of a Maia who served both Vána and Estë; she dwelt long in Lórien, tending the trees that flower in the gardens of Irmo, ere she came to Middle-earth. Nightingales sang about her wherever she went.” The Silmarillion.

The painting style is new for me and heavily inspired by the incomparable Carne Griffiths. Check out his website and prepare to be stunned I had a lot of fun trying it out, and I don't think this will be the last time I do something like this. I was especially pleased at how one of my inks would behave completely unpredictably when I rewet it! :D

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Memememememe

2018-05-07T12:07:54Z

1. Have you ever driven an electric car? Yes! We have two companies in Copenhagen that operate what they call "City Cars", where you register as a user and can just take the nearest car whenever you need one. And they are all little cute electric cars, that outpace those big combustion engines without even trying. I get a lot of joy from this.

2. Do you live in an area that is prone to tornadoes? I don't think we have ever had one... Tiny ones maybe?

3. How many closets does your house have? As few as I can get away with. 2,5 for clothes. And that's it. If I understand the definition of closets correctly of course. ;)

4. When was the last time you saw someone you went to high school with? That's some time ago! I talked with one last week

5. Have you ever eaten moussaka? Yes! I like it both with eggplant and potato, but Mr. Faxe is not super keen on the dish either way, so it's been a while.

6. What breed was the last dog you saw? A giant rhodesian ridgeback named Thor, which I know because that was the name the owner yelled as it threw itself nose first into the biggest puddle it could find.

7. How long have your parents been together (or how long were they together if they no longer are)? 39-40 years is my best guess.

8. What has been your most epic cooking failure? I don't remember anything epic... But I did try to make a fatfree and sugarfree cake once, and while I'm sure it came out as it was supposed to, it is not something I will ever make again...

9. Do you read other people's survey answers on here? Yes - I love reading people's answers

10. What's your bedtime routine? Brush my teeth, take out my contacts and then read fanfiction on my phone until I fall asleep. (reading one-eyed because without contacts I can't really see anything on my right eye, lolol)

11. Do you agree with the saying 'distance makes the heart grow fonder'? Not really.

12. Have you ever been to Mexico? No, and this is a severe oversight on my part. (though I would say that about nearly everywhere I haven't been yet)

13. Do you have a bad temper? No. I wish for more anger and hotheadedness.

14. When was the last time it stormed where you live? We had the storm "Ingolf" in October last year, but it wasn't anything too bad I think. Mostly the hype about a storm is worse than the actual thing.

15. Do you ever fact-check the things you read on the internet? Most of the time.

16. How long would it take you to walk to the nearest store? It is literally next door. Luckily I am still too lazy to go there unless I really have to, or I would be the size of a house.

17. What five words best describe your mother's personality? Kind, naive, caring, enthusiastic and happy.

18. Do you know any transgender people? I do not believe so.

19. What's your dream job? I have come to think that there is no one job that would be a dream. My own hope for my future "career", if you like, is that I can continue to be challenged and learn new things.

20. How old were you when you got your first smartphone? I think I must have been around 26/27.

21. Have you ever had a parrot sit on your shoulder? Not one of the big ones. Just thinking about having one of those one my shoulder is enough to have me involuntarily shuddering at the thought that it would bite my ear or my face!!!

22. In the morning, do you eat breakfast first or brush your teeth first? Breakfast first. Toothpaste taste ruins everything. I almost never have breakfast though!

23. What's something you had to learn the hard way? That not everyone out there is empathetic and trying to do what's best for all. My mother's naivety runs strong in me, and I wouldn't be without it, because it has led me into some amazing experiences, but it is very disappointing when people are not as awesome as I believed they were.

24. What sort of window coverings do you have in your living room? Nothing in the living room - I hate curtains and blinds. I only grudgingly have blackout blinds in the bedroom, because otherwise Mr. Faxe can't sleep.

25. Has anyone in your life ever treated you abusively? Not really. Which I realise makes me extremely privileged.

26. What's the weather like right now? Lovely, lovely blue skies and sunshine, spring at full speed. :D

27. How long has it been since your last breakup? 11 years ago, lolol, when Mr. Faxe and I went on relationship hiatus for a year or so.

28. Can you concentrate well while listening to music, or do you find it distracting? It depends what I'm doing. If I am writing then no, because I can't help but listen to lyrics, but if I am drawing it can be nice.

29. What's the name of the amusement park closest to your house? Tivoli, which is close enough that I can hear the fireworks in the evening if the wind is right. (It it the second-oldest amusement park in the world - the oldest is apparently another Danish amusement park, 20 km away)

30. Do you like The Rolling Stones? Not particularly

31. What was the last single item you spent over $100 on? My new phone after I stupidly dropped the old one on a marble floor...

32. What's something you've been struggling with lately? A pain in my left shoulder that will not go away. It probably has a lot to do with the work we are doing on the apartment, and there is just no way for me to let up on that at the moment. So I am doing small exercises for it, and letting it rest as much as possible in all other areas.

33. What was the last caffeinated drink you had? Coffee half an hour ago!

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Gift for Dawn

2017-11-18T20:24:10Z

My very good friend dawn_felagund was having a bit of a rough time this week, so I thought I would cheer her up by painting one of her favourite elves. She has agreed to share him with you all, so with no further ado:

Maedhros in watercolor. (an excellent opportunity to try out a most amazing orange color, I haven't used before!) You can click for full size, but beware that the file is pretty big!

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Ravens over Doriath

2017-10-15T17:06:03Z

My second entry at the Silmarillion40 compilation on the SWG posted yesterday, and I'm very excited to share it with you all! I made the pages during a long weekend of near constant drawing and painting, and I'm really happy with how they turned out. :D

Title: Ravens over Doriath
Summary: In the aftermath of the Second Kinslaying. (Some gore and horror themes).

( Images under the cut )

There are a lot of wonderful stories and art over at the Silmarillion40 page. Check them out at the link below!

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Art stuff

2017-10-01T19:58:32Z

My first entry for the wonderful SWG Silmarillion40 compilation posted on Thursday, so I can finally repost it here as well!

( Posting under a cut because of naked boobs )

And I will try to do Inktober this month. It's going to be tough - making a drawing/painting every day for a month, but nothing ventured, nothing gained.

So my first entry is here - a grey crow, which is a practise run for my next Silm40 entry:

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Art for Silwritersguild Love challenge

2017-08-05T16:28:21Z

Title: Into the deep
Artist: hrymfaxe
Genre: Fanart
Warnings: None
Characters: Ulmo/the sea

Prompt from the Just An Old-Fashioned Love Song Challenge at silwritersguild: Ghost Love Score by Nightwish - and more specifically this part of the lyrics:

Scent of the sea before the waking of the world
Brings me to thee
Into the blue memory

Artist note: When I read those lyrics I was immediately reminded of this lovely story by pandemonium_213: Ulmo's Wife, and its wonderful mix of science (evolution) and the world of Tolkien, not to mention the relationship between Ulmo and The Sea. This is more like an illustration of Pandë's story than an original idea of mine, so credit goes to her along with my thanks for the inspiration.

Another idea employed here is that of the Valar being able to change their form, so Ulmo starts out man-shaped, but ends up as specks of light floating in the embrace of his lover.

( Click here for image )

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A garden in my window sill

2017-05-30T19:41:48Z

At Easter time I went to my favourite plant pusher with my parents and bought 5 different chili plants and a tiny bush-tomato. These past three years I have had three faithful plants which have overwintered nicely for me, but an introduction of two new plants last year, saw me spending the entire summer fighting an aphid invasion!! D: D: So when the last chili had been picked I chucked all of them, and tried to be happy about the chance to buy some new kinds.

And I do enjoy watching them grow up; the first four weeks from planting I took a picture every Wednesday:

( Cut for (lots of) images )

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SPN J2 Big Bang Art Post : The two faces of vengeance

2011-07-28T16:05:29Z

Finally posting day is here! :D This is my first time doing art for the spn_j2_bigbang and I've had a lot of fun with janie_tangerine's awesome western AU: The two faces of vengeance. So many excuses for painting cowboy hats and horses.

Read the story here (Seriously. Read it. Dean and Cas in a spaghetti western. Read.)

Paintings:
Media: Watercolour and pencil (ink in one case)
Rating: PG
Only slight spoilers for the story.

( The two faces of vengeance )

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Welcome!

2009-05-06T10:12:06Z

This journal will be used only for posting art and fiction. When there is some to post that is. I'll get right on that...

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