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“Thus he came alone to Angband’s gates […] and challenged Morgoth to come forth to single combat. And Morgoth came”.

Fingolfin challenges Morgoth

I put off painting Fingolfin for quite some time – he’s so great, I was afraid I couldn’t do him justice. But today I felt brave. So here we go…
I tried to twist a bit the iconic view of Fingolfin’s back and a giant Morgoth in front of him, as I wanted to capture that instant before the actual battle, with Fingolf’s eyes shining like the eyes of the Valar, “for a great madness of rage was upon him”.

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Finrod crossing the Helcaraxë

Fighting a mild form of art block with something quick and dirty, aka Findarato crossing the ice (He hasn’t got a hat or a hood, I hear you cry. You would be right, please suspend your disbelief for the sake of DRAMA and hair snapping in the wind.

The crossing is a theme that I find deeply interesting, and I hadn’t painted Finrod before, so here we go <:

Hope you like it (: