Ents : While Trees Sleep, Part 2, original upcycled vintage painting

“When Winter comes,
the winter wild that hill and wood shall slay;
When trees shall fall and starless night devour the sunless day;
When wind is in the deadly East,
then in the bitter rain
I'll look for thee, and call to thee;
I'll come to thee again!”

— Ents

(“Song of the Ent & Entwife” by J.R.R. Tolkien, c1941)

This very blue vintage landscape is what I call a “bossy painting.” It’s not a natural colour for a landscape, which makes it difficult to work with… not to mention the giant cabin right in the middle! So I decided to relax and just enjoy painting a wintery Ent in the blue tones… I chose Birchseed, one of the last remaining Ents, walking out from the trees. I imagine that he is always looking and hoping to find his lost Entwife.

"While Trees Sleep, Part 2"
altered painting by Heather Castles

41 x 30.5 cm (12 x 16 inch) painting on vintage canvas

48 x 37.5 cm (15 x 18.75 inch) vintage wood frame