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Description "...in that time when the Quendi awoke beside the waters of Cuivienen she departed from Valinor and came to the Hither Lands, and there she filled the silence of Middle-earth before the dawn with her voice and the voices of her birds..."

Melian the Maia
illustration for the "Silmarillion" by Tolkien
gouache and watercolor on paper,  44x62cm

 The print is available.  More information via email.

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Comments: 82

Lindior [2017-11-18 02:12:39 +0000 UTC]

In this and other depictions of her, I feel that you have the best Melian on the Internet    

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AnaxPhotography79 [2017-01-06 13:33:01 +0000 UTC]

Your amazing artwork is so beautyfull that I have no oder words...

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EKukanova In reply to AnaxPhotography79 [2017-01-08 10:25:48 +0000 UTC]

Thank you!

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Hot68White [2016-09-13 11:53:31 +0000 UTC]

   

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LunarisLarva [2015-05-16 17:56:36 +0000 UTC]

Breathtaking! I literally have no words!

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BrandonLoucksArt [2015-02-08 01:59:25 +0000 UTC]

Beautiful and everything in very well done. I love your trees and branches, the way you can see the stars through the branches and the little flowers and ferns at the bottom. Excellent job on her sheer, flowing gown, her hair and face.

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EKukanova In reply to BrandonLoucksArt [2015-02-08 08:11:20 +0000 UTC]

Thank you! ^^

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Gryffgirl [2015-02-05 12:36:51 +0000 UTC]

Very beautiful!  I love the birds!

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roundtower [2015-01-28 13:26:47 +0000 UTC]

* ¡Fantástico trabajo! Lo hemos destacado dentro de la carpeta "Featured nº5 o Destacados nº 5" en Special-Groups. (Es la carpeta donde se exhiben los mejores trabajos del grupo).
¡Por favor, queremos ver más trabajos tuyos en el grupo!. 

   


* Fantastic work! Featured in Special-Groups in folder Featured nº 5. (Best works of the group). 
Please, We want to see more works in the group of you!. 

 

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EKukanova In reply to roundtower [2015-01-28 14:40:29 +0000 UTC]

Thank you very much!!!  making all my best)

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roundtower In reply to EKukanova [2015-01-28 19:09:01 +0000 UTC]

A real pleasure dear friend Elena!    

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peet [2014-10-16 22:09:02 +0000 UTC]

Stunning work. What I love about this piece is that the 'emptiness' and 'quite' of M-e at this point in its history really jumps out at me, of course save for the nightingales (or whatever these birds are, perhaps unclassifiable by mortals). It's really beautiful, and adds a haunting yet not melancholic feel to things - fey and ethereal are perhaps better terms. Lovely, as ever.

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EKukanova In reply to peet [2014-10-18 21:09:32 +0000 UTC]

Thank you very much, dear friend! glad you like it)
Sometimes I wish to add a joyful note to this so sad book...

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peet In reply to EKukanova [2014-10-21 10:38:13 +0000 UTC]

I think bittersweet perfectly encapsulates the whole of Tolkien's work ....

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virnagray [2014-09-19 04:49:36 +0000 UTC]

Breathtaking!

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EKukanova In reply to virnagray [2014-09-19 09:13:26 +0000 UTC]

Thank you!

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virnagray In reply to EKukanova [2014-09-19 18:24:26 +0000 UTC]

My pleasure!

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rbow [2014-09-14 09:31:29 +0000 UTC]

Very beautiful work!

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Artigas [2014-07-13 03:01:37 +0000 UTC]

This hair is a masterpiece! I also love the stars and the little flowers! Great, just great!

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Shinnynyanya [2014-07-03 23:28:15 +0000 UTC]

Это невероятно красивая работа, такая легкость и полное ощущение присутствия...А она сама-как часть этого мира, леса навечно.Я бы сказала неотделимая от своего мира) Чудесно)

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EKukanova In reply to Shinnynyanya [2014-07-04 20:10:33 +0000 UTC]

Спасибо!))

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Sirielle [2014-06-25 20:42:34 +0000 UTC]

Your Melian is wonderful - the face, the  hair, the whole presence in all illustrations. Fantastic surrounding as well.

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EKukanova In reply to Sirielle [2014-06-25 22:30:20 +0000 UTC]

Thank you so much, my dear!

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rajasegar [2014-06-16 04:30:07 +0000 UTC]

Great piece of work!
Thanks for sharing...
Featured in Daily Inspirations in hangaroundtheweb.com/2014/06/d…

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SophiaDeSagara [2014-06-04 06:33:27 +0000 UTC]

Она необыкновенна, невесома, волшебна. Прямо слышу взмахи крыльев и ее чудесный голос, напевающий неведомою мелодию.

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EKukanova In reply to SophiaDeSagara [2014-06-05 17:05:56 +0000 UTC]

Даже так..  спасибо!))

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dashinvaine [2014-06-03 17:27:08 +0000 UTC]

You draw the most elegant figures with the most delicate features. And the rest is all of the finest quality with just the right amount of detail.

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EKukanova In reply to dashinvaine [2014-06-05 17:02:04 +0000 UTC]

Thank you, dear friend!^^

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Rearda [2014-06-01 09:49:40 +0000 UTC]

This is a beautiful depiction, and is echoed by Luthien as she danced and sang.

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deviantwin15 [2014-05-30 10:50:34 +0000 UTC]

I am speaceless! Wondeful work!

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EKukanova In reply to deviantwin15 [2014-05-30 19:18:16 +0000 UTC]

Thank you!

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deviantwin15 In reply to EKukanova [2014-05-30 19:39:09 +0000 UTC]

No problem *looks at watch-list* *GASP* I Must watch you

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xxxshadowedsoulxxx [2014-05-29 21:45:04 +0000 UTC]

This is a very charming painting. The Silmarillion doesn't get nearly as much attention as it deserves. Thank you for this lovely vision.

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SueMArt [2014-05-28 21:58:29 +0000 UTC]

Absolutely stunning. love it.  

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EKukanova In reply to SueMArt [2014-05-30 08:32:46 +0000 UTC]

Thank you!

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SueMArt In reply to EKukanova [2014-05-31 10:35:08 +0000 UTC]

My pleasure, I so enjoy looking at your gorgeous work  

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kimberly80 [2014-05-27 10:03:03 +0000 UTC]

Настоящий фэритейл) волшебно и очень красиво, корни деревьев, белые цветы и звезды сквозь небо, заданный ритм движения, немного расцветка птиц меня смутила, я вроде сороку опознала) а остальные почему-то с попугаями ассоциируются, наверное из-за цвета, хотя по виду никакие они не попугаи конечно) папортники вижу, здорово все в целом, красиво и поэтично...

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EKukanova In reply to kimberly80 [2014-05-28 21:05:07 +0000 UTC]

Спасибо!)) ну да, воплотила своё давнее желание изобразить волшебное видение в волшебном лесу) 
 признаю, есть у меня такая проблема, -желание уместить все свои эмоции и информацию по теме в одну картинку; в итоге- птички недостаточно разноцветные...     о! поняла что же не так: придётся пригасить птичек под цвет платья Мелиан, тогда рассказ будет про Мелиан, а про разноцветных птичек- уже в следующей картинке)

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kimberly80 In reply to EKukanova [2014-05-29 09:01:40 +0000 UTC]

а может птичек беленькими сделать или голубенькими или сининькими, холодненькими, а то они действительно почти все внимание на себя берут?А Мелиан очень красивая...
я тоже вот все часто пытаюсь зарисовать, все время себя останавливаю, а то у меня бы вообще ковровая живопись наблюдалась) просто хочется всего и сразу)

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EKukanova In reply to kimberly80 [2014-05-29 12:54:11 +0000 UTC]

хотела развить тему встречи Тингола и Мелиан в Нан-Эльмоте, (там у неё получился небольшой шлейф из птичек), и увлеклась.
удивительная вещь: почему-то недоработки становятся очевидны только после выкладывания в сеть,- примерно треть работ потом доделывалась :\
а хотение всего и сразу- да, есть такая проблема, борюсь с которой  не всегда успешно)

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kimberly80 In reply to EKukanova [2014-05-29 18:42:11 +0000 UTC]

а с доделыванием работ всегда так, поначалу не всегда все видно и чем больше времени проходит, тем оно все виднее и виднее))) ну, у меня точно так...а птички эт хорошо, я за природу!

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Riopopo [2014-05-26 22:23:39 +0000 UTC]

Awesome! How beautiful!

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n924 [2014-05-26 14:28:30 +0000 UTC]

Beautiful! She's so full of light.

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PhotoshopGirl29 [2014-05-26 02:40:16 +0000 UTC]

Really love this!

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EvilScarrlett [2014-05-25 14:26:21 +0000 UTC]

wonderfully detailed!

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ElrondPeredhel [2014-05-25 11:58:40 +0000 UTC]

Wow ! Just checking that picture of you I realize that you have some physical similarities with a lot of your feminine characters, and especially this one, o you take yourself as a model or is just chance ?

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EKukanova In reply to ElrondPeredhel [2014-05-27 19:32:15 +0000 UTC]

Of course, like many other artists I have my own idea of beauty so it's no wonder that all my characters have a some similarity, by the way for all my female characters I’ve been posing myself, and my husband has played the male characters.

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ElrondPeredhel In reply to EKukanova [2014-05-27 21:37:37 +0000 UTC]

Ho this explain everything then ! Thanks for your reply.

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ElrondPeredhel [2014-05-25 11:56:53 +0000 UTC]

Wonderful ! She has something "egyptian" (or eastern) that your previous ladies didn't have, that's a nice thing. And the birds and the composition are lovely !

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flyingfish98 [2014-05-25 11:52:20 +0000 UTC]

Beautiful work, as ever.  The way the branches and birds swirl around her is wonderful - definitely an entangling feel to the forest.

Do you have prints of your work available?

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