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'Under her song the saplings grew and became fair and tall, and came to flower; and thus there awoke in the world the Two Trees of Valinor. Of all things which Yavanna made they have most renown, and about their fate all the tales of the Elder days are woven.The one had leaves of dark green that beneath were as shining silver, and from each of his countless flowers a due of silver light was ever falling, and the earth beneath was dappled with the shadows of his fluttering leaves. The other bore leaves of a young green like the new-opened beech; their edges were of glittering gold. Flowers swung upon her branches in clusters of yellow flame, formed each to a glowing horn that spilled a golden rain upon the ground; and from the blossom of that tree there came forth warmth and a great light.'
JRR Tolkien: The Silmarillion : Chapter 1: Of the Beginning Days
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Watercolour, hint of white gouache.
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Nice....reminds me a bit of Tolkein's artwork, too. The 50th Ann. edition of the trilogy was illustrated with some of his artworks....
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this is the most beautiful interpretation of the trees of valinor i have ever seen..(and i've seen a lot). they look exactly as i imagined them. keep up the AMAZING 
xxx
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Lovely!! 
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OMG! I love Tolkein!!! 
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OH those beautiful TREES!! They are....they are.......making me drool!! @_@
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You are invited to J.R.R. Tolkien community
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Beautiful work 
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This is beautiful! I love the two figures, it makes me picture two elves strolling through the beauty that is their world...
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Laurelin and Telperion! SQUEE! *is in too much joy to say much else*
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n.n Yery Nice. Love the coloring, and love the way you made the leaves.
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isn't toLkien's description just.. magicaL? i Like LaureLin
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Christopher Tolkien ruined the wonderful story of the Silmarillion when he just compiled his fathers notes and such.
*whimpers*
Such a great story... and that EVIL EVIL CHRISTOPHER ARRR.
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Tolkien is such a great inspiration for art.
personally i imagined the two trees to be more like oak or willow trees, like with the drooping branches dripping with light. but then thats the beauty of books, everyone can imagine things the way they want
great work.
oh yea, i'm just curious, who are the figures you placed under the trees? are they from a part of the story or just random figures?
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This is stunning and captivating at the same time. Being a Tolkien lover myself, I am entranced by the love and accuracy displayed in this painting. Simply marvelous.
~Deirdra
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Wow, Peet! Haven't talked to you in ages.
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telperion and...argh what was the golden one again?! Wonderful stuff!
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I saw this and instanlt thought "The Two trees" xD dude. Geat job! Especially on Laurelin. Yes. Wow!
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Woah....yeah for the two tress and Yavanna kicks butt....this is really nice I really like when people draw the two tress
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Very nice representation of Laurelin and Telperion. Thats about how I thought they would look like!
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Ah...
Well, envy isn't always a good thing. But thanks again for the comment.
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You're welcome. ^^ In this case it is -- it's an indirect compliment. ^_^; Again, great drawing.
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Amaaazing. Very 'realistic', they look like actual trees but with that beautiful glow and colour.
I've always seen the Trees as more mythical and less actual or sort of 'treeish' (NOT implying that the Two Trees were Huorns! 
And having the Trees look more realistic makes Aman more tangible and real.. Very interesting..
And I love the lighting here.. Maybe the glow from the Trees could be mroe prominent, but it's a beeeaautiful paiting.
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Thank you, once again. I know what you mean. I used to find it a little difficult to imagine Valinor as a 'real' place. But then I thought, well, it had to be hospitable and not wholly disconnected from the fundamental aspects of life in 'our' world (be that physically, geographically or even practically) for the Elves to be able to live there. They are, obviously, physical beings, therefore their surroundings must have been so too, including of course, the Two Trees. As for their glow? Well, try to imagine that these are the very lowest branches of the trees, and that in actuality, the Trees themselves are incredibly tall, reaching further and further towards the heavens. For me, it is there that their strongest rays of light are, for otherwise, they would literally blind the Elves. They're pretty much 'doing the job' of the Sun and the Moon for the whole of Valinor -- and the Sun and Moon wouldn't be very effective if at ground level, in terms of giving off light (or perhaps I should say, giving of TOO much light)
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LOL excellent points. 
I have seen a picture of Yavanna's trees in the Spring of Arda, can't remember by whom, but they were huge.. I think I'll use that image as a reference from now on.
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Very nice. We can never have enough Tolkien artwork here! More servings please!
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Nice pic. Love the Silmarillion. Trees look great and you got them just right.
Mr Mo
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Laurelin and Telperion!!!!!
I love Silmarillion and everything from Tolkien
This pic is amazing
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excellent watercolor !
I love the colors ...
and as always you ranscripted almost exactly Tolkien's mind ...
continue, you're really gifted
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I love the colors alot! And the people, damn i have to read that book!!!
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Amazing Pete Strikes Again! this is a fantastic interpretation of the two trees. The shapes and the colours really shows the beauty and mystique that were of the old days in Arda. I, however, imagined them incredibly huge, kinda like the giant tree in Final Fantasy IX(can't remember its name)
But as always when it comes to litterature; everyone have a vision of their own, and it's very interesting to see another person's imaginations. Great work my friend!
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Beautyfull scene! I could almost feel the brezze from here.
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Hey, I LOVE the two trees! You drew them very nice....I prefer Telperion cuz I like silver more than gold but both are so wonderful. And most important: The creator is Yavanna who is the greatest Vala in MY eyes
Great job!
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I was just thinking when you'd put out some more of your art. I find this very different from your other works, because you used these bright colours, but it works really well for this painting. that yellow is very strong, I like it. Those white flowers on the foreground are a nice touch. Hmm...I have one point tho..a little one..I think that a tree can't grow thicker towards the top.
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Very nice... I like the colors... works well for this particular theme.
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