Aragorn in Art

[inzilbeth]

First up, thank you so much to everyone for coming up with such a wonderful variety of prefixes and suffixes for 'Inzilbeth'. All suggestions were quite brilliant so now I need to ruminate on the matter for a bit as I can't make up my mind which I prefer and one of my motos in life has always been 'when in doubt, do nothing'!

I was going to post some up to date pics of Pae tonight but I'm running short of time so, instead, here's another contribution for 'Aragorn in Art' .  A while back I posted a few truly dreadful pictures so this time I thought I would post one that I absolutely love. I've no idea who the artist is, but if anyone can tell me I would be glad to give due credit.

Next morning PS!

I just did a bit of googling and found the artist is Catherine Chmiel whose other work can be found here.

http://fan.theonering.net/middleearthtours/chmiel.html

Seems she's quite a fan of the Stewards!

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Comments

[cairistiona7.livejournal.com]

Oh, that is a nice piece... where (or when) do you suppose that's placed? Is that supposed to be a very young Aragorn with Arathorn or is it a grown Aragorn with... Eldarion?? (Aragorn doesn't look very Elessar-ish there if so but the "proud papa" look is all over his face).

It's a sweet scene, any way you look at it.

[inzilbeth-liz.livejournal.com]

It's actually Ecthelion with Thorongil and baby Boromir. I just love the idea of the Steward and his favourite captain sharing such a quiet, domestic moment in the garden with the watchful nanny looking on!

[cairistiona7.livejournal.com]

Ah, I see. I thought about it being Thorongil in Gondor, but didn't think about the young one being Boromir, so I couldn't make it really "fit". It makes sense now.

[cairistiona7.livejournal.com]

... and I like how Boromir is stepping on Aragorn's foot! Wonder if he ever did that during their days together in the Fellowship!

[inzilbeth-liz.livejournal.com]

Yes, sorry, I should have made that clear.

I find the fact it is baby Boromir makes it an even more poignant scene.

[inzilbeth-liz.livejournal.com]

Lol! I bet he did!

[estelcontar1.livejournal.com]

That is indeed a very nice drawing.

I'm sure he did, and it hurt a lot more than it did on this drawing. LOL

[inzilbeth-liz.livejournal.com]

I'm glad you like it. It's a cute touch by the artist but I can't help wondering whether he meant more by it!

[estelcontar1.livejournal.com]

I think he didn't, or maybe depending on whom he was he might have. We'll never know, will we/

[lindahoyland.livejournal.com]

I love this painting too.Raksha introduced it to me a while back.We love Aragorn's long legs and the family dynamic.

[inzilbeth-liz.livejournal.com]

Lol! I hadn't thought about his long legs, but yes, they are rather! I love the relaxed way he's sitting and the peacefulness of the scene.

[silivren-tinu.livejournal.com]

Aww, that's a sweet pic, Inzilbeth! What a beautiful family scene! Boromir's behaviour towards Aragorn is really telling, lol. I liked the maiden or perhaps nursemaid - she seems so satisfied with what she's seeing. :)

[mysterious-jedi.livejournal.com]

This is certainly much better (and less disturbing) than the last art you posted! Boromir is a dark baby.

[inzilbeth-liz.livejournal.com]

Lol! It is much more pleasant, isn't it!

I noticed that too. I checked out more of the artist's work on her website and many of her characters seem to have almost a Native American look to them and yet she is Polish apparently.

I like her Silmarillion stuff very much.

[inzilbeth-liz.livejournal.com]

I'm glad you liked it, Almut. I can almost imagine afternoon tea being served in a minute! I wonder what that maid's secret is, she does seem very happy with the situation. [Maybe she has a crush on Thorongil Lol!]

[silivren-tinu.livejournal.com]

[Maybe she has a crush on Thorongil Lol!]
Who hasn't? *g* Well, except for the male part of the population and they tend to like him, too. ;-) It would really be nice to learn the maid's story, though.

P.S. Will you post the picture your icon comes from, too (or have you already done so)? It looks enticing! *g*

[inzilbeth-liz.livejournal.com]

Lol! How true, and you're right, the guys do all seem to like Aragorn. I guess they want to be like him!

I will post the icon pic, sure. [I Would do so here but I've not figured out how to do that yet!]It's actually just a little watercolour painting I bought on ebay. It's not by anyone famous but I really liked it.

[silivren-tinu.livejournal.com]

I've not yet figured out how to post images in comments, too. I'm looking forward to seeing that pic! I already like the way Aragorn is painted in it. ;-)

[inzilbeth-liz.livejournal.com]

If I find out, I'll let you now! I'll get right on to posting that pic.

[silivren-tinu.livejournal.com]

Thanks! :) Oh, I'll have to look for it on my friends page right away! :D

[vilwarien.livejournal.com]

Oh, I know that one. I saved it on my harddrive AGES ago and still love to look at it. I especially like the loook on the face of Boromir's nurse in the background. And of course Thorongil's grin!

[inzilbeth-liz.livejournal.com]

Yes, this is definitely one of my favourites too. Thorongil is so much as I imagine him to be and I love the feeling that Ecthelion is including him as family.