Amon Ereb by peet on DeviantArt

'Between Ramdal and Gelion there stood a single hill of great extent and gentle slopes, but seeming mightier than it was, for it stood alone; and that hill was named Amon Ereb. Upon Amon Ereb died Denethor, lord of the Nandor that dwelt in Ossiriand, who marched to the aid of Thingol against Morgoth in those days when the Orcs first came down in force, and broke the starlit peace of Beleriand; and upon that hill Maedhros dwelt after the great defeat.'

JRR Tolkien: The Silmarillion: Chapter 14: Of Beleriand and its Realms

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Painted in watercolour.

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Eldr-Fire Featured By Owner Jan 2, 2018 Hobbyist Traditional Artist

Oooh, I LOVE this!!!

peet Featured By Owner Jan 6, 2018 Professional Traditional Artist

Thanks

TimMcJimFromPL Featured By Owner Sep 21, 2017

Looks great.

peet Featured By Owner Nov 11, 2017 Professional Traditional Artist

Much obliged!

TimMcJimFromPL Featured By Owner Nov 12, 2017

Midway2009 Featured By Owner Sep 19, 2017 Hobbyist Traditional Artist

Marvelous.

peet Featured By Owner Nov 11, 2017 Professional Traditional Artist

I appreciate it

Midway2009 Featured By Owner Nov 12, 2017 Hobbyist Traditional Artist

you're welcome

MatejCadil Featured By Owner Jul 7, 2017 Hobbyist Traditional Artist

Great landscape. The dark thunderclouds set an intense mood, a sense of foreboding. Very symbolic for this refuge of doomed people, facing a long inevitable defeat.

peet Featured By Owner Aug 8, 2017 Professional Traditional Artist

Very good to see you back my friend, hope you're doing well - it's been a while. And glad to see you like this piece, always a pleasure to depict something that others haven't before

doinkmasterclown1 Featured By Owner Edited May 23, 2017

reminds me of the crusades

peet Featured By Owner May 26, 2017 Professional Traditional Artist

Not a bad comparison to make, considering the less than savoury deeds committed by these folk ...

EEHills Featured By Owner May 16, 2017 Hobbyist Traditional Artist

I like the party riding out.

peet Featured By Owner May 18, 2017 Professional Traditional Artist

Thanks

Possibly heading for Doriath or Arvernien though ...?

PennedinWhite Featured By Owner Apr 28, 2017 Hobbyist Writer

A wonderful piece. The colors are quite appropriate for the piece.

peet Featured By Owner May 1, 2017 Professional Traditional Artist

Thank you! I hope to offer more Beleriandic landscapes when I have the time for it

aegeri Featured By Owner Apr 27, 2017 Hobbyist Traditional Artist

Nice!! Atmosphere is really perfect...and details...love your watercolor illustrations!

peet Featured By Owner May 1, 2017 Professional Traditional Artist

Thanks aegeri, very kind words from a fellow Tolkienist and illustrator! I'm a big admirer of your paintings also! (As I hope you know

VoiceInForestShadow Featured By Owner Apr 17, 2017 Professional Traditional Artist

Excellent work! The dark clouds definitely set the mood well. This is very similar to how I imagined this area when I read the book.

peet Featured By Owner Apr 24, 2017 Professional Traditional Artist

As ever thank you! Always a pleasure to match one's imagination, which is by no means any easy thing to achieve

VoiceInForestShadow Featured By Owner Apr 24, 2017 Professional Traditional Artist

MensjeDeZeemeermin Featured By Owner Apr 15, 2017

You do Tolkien's visions such justice... And a sense of the immense power and tragic doom of the Noldor.

peet Featured By Owner Apr 15, 2017 Professional Traditional Artist

I really am humbled by this kind of praise - thanks so much. I revere Tolkien's work, and hope this comes across in the illustrations

Thank you thank you thank you

MensjeDeZeemeermin Featured By Owner Apr 15, 2017

You do your work with a stark honesty of depiction that goes well with the prose.

You're the sort who MIGHT like some of my poetry.

Brunild Featured By Owner Apr 13, 2017 Traditional Artist

This is a truly wonderful work, I love the mood here and the harmonic, soft watercolor!! Fantastic atmosphere and rendition of Arda Universe as always!! ❤️

peet Featured By Owner Apr 14, 2017 Professional Traditional Artist

Much obliged my very good friend for the gracious words as always! They're humbling and inspiring

fish-in-fridge Featured By Owner Apr 13, 2017 Hobbyist General Artist

Wonderful landscape. The thundercloud weighing above the castle is such a good touch, as if foreshadowing the fate of this place and its lord(s). I always like your landscape art. It is very atmospheric and full of meanings.

peet Featured By Owner Apr 14, 2017 Professional Traditional Artist

Thanks for the kind words as ever, my friend - I hope you're doing well

Yeh the storm cloud just kind of came first with the earliest washes (darkened later of course), and I just think it seemed to work for this location for some reason. It's harmless enough climatically., but I love fitting in the symbolism wherever I can!