Unexpected Guests — Gandalf the Grey

Piece 22 of the “33” illustrated art storybook by Meg Konovska

The worst that might happen to a Hobbit, is go on an adventure. Here comes the bringer of bad news. “Unexpected Guests — Gandalf the Grey” (detail) by Meg Konovska

This is piece No 22 of the “33” watercolour series by Meg Konovska (*khu-khum*, that would be… ME!).

The series consists of 33 paintings, 33 x 33 cm each. They are all created in the following manner:
• Randomly make 33 dots on the blank sheet, with eyes closed
• Connect the dots in a complete contour, without intersecting lines
• The resulting silhouette is developed in a sketch which is completed in colour.

To top it off, each painting is accompanied by an explanation for the unsuspecting observer to consider.

I now give you

Unexpected Guests — Gandalf the Grey (available)

Painting 33x33 cm watercolour on 50% cotton acid free paper, 250 gsm. Overall size with framing: 44x44 cm. Mounted behind glass with wooden frame.

A scene from “A Hobbit or There and Back Again” by J. R.R. Tolkien.

The wizard Gandalf is entering the home of the hobbit Bilbo who is a distinguished representative of the Baggins family.

For those of you who are not familiar with the races in Middle Earth, hobbits are also known as Halflings, they are about the height of human children, and they inhabit underground houses, called smials.

For this reason Gandalf needs to bend down in order to enter the Hobbit’s hole.

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