Of Beren and Luthien

I've been preparing for long, long time and I finally gathered enough courage to give this theme a try. And I'm really happy with the results.
I've always felt somehow sentimental about the story of Beren and Luthien from Tolkien's Sillmarillion, which is why I was rather reluctant to try to illustrated - I had the images in my head, but there was high risk that I won't be able to transfer them onto a piece of paper. But I'm glad I finally tried, since I like this painting so much - that's the scene when Beren and Luthien meet.

Watercolours on 25x35 cm cardboard. 2 days. 2012.