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Saturday, April 07, 2012

Show Opening: The Silmarillion



On April 14, I will be having a show at Gallery Nucleus. The show is based around J.R.R. Tolkien's The Silmarillion.

This piece is from the fall of Glorfindel, which is a precursor to a similar event that takes place in the Lord of the Rings, when Gandalf confronts the Balrog in Moria. 





Not much is written about this particular scene in the Silmarillion.  In fact, it lasts only 2 lines, which end in: "...And both fell to ruin in the abyss."  But it is one of the things I love a great deal about Tolkien, that he creates such a rich world, that even really brief passages are loaded with possibilities.




The show will feature watercolor paintings as well as studies and developmental drawings. I will be posting more of these in the weeks to come.  For more information on it check out the post on Gallery Nucleus's website.
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19 comments:

  1. Larry MacDougallApril 7, 2012 at 8:31 AM

    Really gorgeous work Justin !

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  2. Jose PardoApril 7, 2012 at 8:50 AM

    Dang! That is beautiful. The others shown on the galleries website are just as amazing! Congrats!

    Jose

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  3. Mike Blake StudioApril 7, 2012 at 11:17 AM

    These...are ridiculously amazing (I'm including the ones featured on Gallery Nucleus). My mind cannot fully fathom the awesomeness of how they were created! Geez...

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  4. AttilaApril 7, 2012 at 12:36 PM

    Will there be a print of that drawing for sale at some point?

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    1. Justin GerardApril 8, 2012 at 9:59 PM

      I'm not sure yet.... we will have to see how the show goes. I'd love to do one though. That or maybe a catalogue/sketchbook of the art from the show.

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    2. Will KellyApril 9, 2012 at 11:12 AM

      I would totally buy one of those! Great idea IMHO.

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  5. Will KellyApril 7, 2012 at 5:05 PM

    Man Justin, this one snuck up on me! I had no idea you were working on these! Can't wait to see more of them.

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  6. Adam CasalinoApril 7, 2012 at 8:15 PM

    that's a great image. always loved the silmarillion, its my favorite of tolkien's work.

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  7. Andy Christofi IllustrationApril 8, 2012 at 6:30 PM

    This is great! You can't beat Tolkien illustrations.

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  8. Gary DombrowskiApril 8, 2012 at 9:53 PM

    What type of paper did you use for this? Penicls? What a great drawing. ~Gary

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    1. Justin GerardApril 9, 2012 at 5:31 PM

      Hey Gary,
      Thanks! I think the paper was from an Earthbound Cachet sketchbook. And the pencils were Caran D'ache Pablo Pencils.

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  9. John CalvinApril 9, 2012 at 12:53 AM

    I'd love to see all your Tolkien-related work in calendar or two... Any chance of that happening?

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    1. Justin GerardApril 9, 2012 at 5:35 PM

      It's possible, but I don't want to promise anything. :)

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  10. M.MApril 9, 2012 at 12:33 PM

    "Magnifique!"

    There is a longer description of this scene in the second book of Lost Tales. If a catalogue/sketchbook of the exhibition will be published can you prevent us on your blog?

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  11. PetraApril 10, 2012 at 4:51 PM

    Really impressive, all those details, amazing!

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  12. Сергей ЛогиновApril 10, 2012 at 8:03 PM

    beautiful work!

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  13. NicoApril 24, 2012 at 1:21 AM

    The sound of rocks crashing and breaking, fire roaring and crackling, and an elegant elven sword cutting the air. Wonderful work!

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