"Oromë espies the first Elves" by Anke Katrin Eissmann

I love the colors in this one!

I love Orome's horn, just how I pictured it

I've been looking at a lot of your pictures this morning, and now I have a question about the horses and their tack: how did you decide what tack (especially the bridles) to put on different horses? I was thinking especially of Glorfindel's horse - is there a certain reason for it to wear bitless? (Haven't been reading that part for a while). I tried to remember what I imagined on different horses while reading the books, but I don't think I thought much about it, except for Roheryn whom I imagined with a plain western-style bridle with one-ear instead of browband. I did paint Faramir on a horse once, but I think i drew only a halter on that one. Do you know if any other artists have said anything about horse tack? I know Gandalf rides freestyle on Shadowfax, and I like the way Oromë does the same!

Can't realize how good this one is

This is one of the things I remember best from the Silmarillion. I like that Orome was as surprised as the Elves must have been...You capture that well here.

Gorgeous...the light and limited color scheme... Masterful ^_^

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its vrily nice ///