Artist's commentary
Galadriel
The White Lady of Caras Galadhon, Warden of Lothlorien, beloved even of one of Durin’s sons. Her family torn asunder by the rebellion of Feanor, she was the only one to see the maker of the Silmarils for what he was, and would never forgive him. She would toil in exile to thwart the darkness of Morgoth and frustrate is leutenants, and would at last overcome even the temptation of Sauron’s most powerful weapon, and singlehandedly tear down his stronghold of Dol Guldur. A true class act! I was torn between her, Luthien, Arwen and Melian the Maya, but as she is the crossing point for them all, I figured I would go with her, and try and include some little references, like the girdle of Melian and the starlight so central to Luthien and Arwen both