Thanks for the kind feedback. Very much appreciated. I've gotten quite a bit of feedback regarding the ice aspect. I did not forget it but really wanted to portray Melkor arriving upon Arda at the beginning from the Void. The description given feels a little general and metaphorical to me, that he was a being of destructive extremes rather than a literal portrayal of him. Maybe I'll paint it again and include the ice. It was great fun to paint and I really enjoy talking to people about Tolkien's worlds. Thanks again for taking the time to comment.



Kip