Silver Queen. Day two of Tolkien Week is Immortal Race | Race/Different Cultures of Elves | Race Ainur and I chose to draw Celebrían, daughter of Galadriel and Celeborn, mother to Elladan, Elrohir, and Arwen, and the wife of Elrond.

I usually see her depicted as traumatized but I see Celebrían as a cheerful, social person who loves the world around her. Unlike her mother, she’s not concerned with power or war. She’s the sort who’d rarely be without company, laughs easily, and would dance naked in the rain. She and Elrond balance each other out and each delight in the differences between them.

Whether you follow the story of her being slain by orcs or tortured by orcs the event resulted in her leaving Middle-Earth and when that happened Rivendell became a quieter, more sombre place. Still peaceful… but no longer as full of light and laughter.

I like to imagine that when she and Elrond were reunited they hugged and never really let go; holding hands or hovering near each other, inseparable. Celebrían would have regained her bubbly nature; her spirit having been soothed and healed by her time in Valinor.

I also like to imagine Celebrían having prepared accommodations for Bilbo and Frodo and being very excited to meet them and hear their songs and stories. After all, Elrond and Bilbo were friends and that means there’s something wonderful about Bilbo because she knows her Elrond is a bit fussy about the company he keeps.

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This was sketched with a 0.3mm Pentel mechanical pencil with HB lead on Paris Bleedproof paper. I tried to get her decorative head-gear to be reminiscent of butterflies. Check out those Record of the Lodoss war ears! I’m always back and forth with how I want to draw elf and hobbit ears.