West of the Moon, East of the Sun


Take the road less traveled...

Falling Star

Unicorns (Legend - Sea Calm)
Still round the corner there may wait
A new road or a secret gate;
And though I oft have passed them by,
A day will come at last when I
Shall take the hidden paths that run
West of the Moon, East of the Sun.

Fairies

Spirit of the Night

Ariel and Caliban

Ariel

A Satyr Resting With Leopards

The Enchantress

The Water Nymph

Oberon, Titania with Fairies Dancing
The Road goes ever on and on
Down from the door where it began.
Now far ahead the Road has gone,
And I must follow, if I can,
Pursuing it with eager feet,
Until it joins some larger way
Where many paths and errands meet.
And whither then? I cannot say.

The Cloud

Spellbound
The Road goes ever on and on
Down from the door where it began.
Now far ahead the Road has gone,
And I must follow, if I can,
Pursuing it with eager feet,
Until it joins some larger way
Where many paths and errands meet.
And whither then? I cannot say.

Flying Fish

Girl with Rabbits

Study for Clyties of the Mist

Illustration to 'Thumbkinetta'

Orchids and White Leopards

When Spring begins

In the Forest of Arden

Fairies of the Meadow

The Piper and the Nymphs

The Lily Fairy
Roads go ever ever on,
Over rock and under tree,
By caves where never sun has shone,
By streams that never find the sea;
Over snow by winter sown,
And through the merry flowers of June,
Over grass and over stone,
And under mountains of the moon.

The Fairy Falls

Study for Pandora
Roads go ever ever on
Under cloud and under star,
Yet feet that wandering have gone
Turn at last to home afar.
Eyes that fire and sword have seen
And horror in the halls of stone
Look at last on meadows green
And trees and hills they long have known.

Oberon and the Mermaid

Twilight Fantasies

The Music of the Faun

Naiad's Pool

Dancing Fairies
LORD OF THE RINGS
JRR Tolkien

Sea Melodies

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6/21/2004 1:22:36 PM stargazer If you take that hidden path; open that secrect gate...I have a feeling this is what you'll find...~*~
6/21/2004 7:20:00 PM Treeseed Really, really a wonderful album, Annie. It casts a spell. The arrangemnet has something more to it than just the paintings themselves reveal...can't quite put my finger on it...having seen these paintings individually many times...I don't know, it's strange...together like this, in the way you've arranged them...it IS like a secret world. Beautiful! Thank you for sharing it.
6/21/2004 8:26:15 PM moonchild3 a wonderful album stargazer, for curious souls as i...thanks, i had a wonderful lil' detour ;)
6/22/2004 6:54:31 AM abinsolitude Very beautiful stargazer..
6/22/2004 8:51:00 AM stargazer Terrie, I'm so glad you saw it..the enchantment, the bit of mystery that waits just around the corner. It's what I saw, and what I hoped others would as well..thanks for your comments.~*~
6/22/2004 8:51:59 AM stargazer moonchild, I'm so glad you ventured down that hidden path, hope you enjoyed the trip!...~*~
6/22/2004 8:52:11 AM stargazer Thank you so much, ab...~*~
6/22/2004 8:52:34 AM Annwyn lovely...absolutely magical...
6/22/2004 9:46:11 AM Eowyn, Lady of the Shield-Arm very nice, the Tolkien quote has me cavorting with joy (not that I'm obsessed or anything with the Professor).
6/22/2004 12:47:41 PM stargazer Annwyn and Eowyn..I'm glad you found the magic..thanks for commenting..~*~
6/22/2004 4:14:58 PM princess daisy so beautiful and magical too, tolkin's wisdom and beauty flow through your fingers annie, and you have created a new height to the wonder of his literary vision
6/22/2004 4:28:02 PM mischief lovely choices
6/23/2004 4:21:35 AM stargazer Thank you, princess d and mischief...your words are most welcome..~*~
6/23/2004 5:11:24 AM Finduilas I LOVE Tolkien, I'm absolutely huge fan. I'm thinking of doing an album on Luthien and Beren, but it's kind of a long tale and I'm not sure I'd do it justice. Anyway, wonderful album, the paintings are very fitting.
6/23/2004 8:05:00 AM Eowyn, Lady of the Shield-Arm yeah for Tolkien, a Luthien and Beren album would be great! It would be hard, though. Maybe just an album on Tolkien's characters...cogs turning...
6/23/2004 8:44:23 PM stargazer Finduilas, good luck with your album, I'll be eager to see it. And thanks for your kind comments...~*~
1/25/2005 4:14:15 PM Cathy So beautiful, stargazer ... yes, ... to open that secret gate ... ... ~
1/26/2005 8:55:32 AM RadiantMoon a thousand gardenias path,, what lovely moon side, star
2/20/2007 4:26:42 AM Amelie Poulain I haven't seen this album before... it is really magical, and deep as Tolkien's words... and worlds. Is it a poem?
2/20/2007 4:31:28 AM krolika Just WOWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW that's all I can say:)
2/20/2007 7:15:11 AM Lysia Enchanting! sometimes I wish I were west of the moon
2/20/2007 1:09:49 PM stargazer Thanks, RM. Amelie---excerpts from "Lord of the Rings" THAAAAAAAANKS, bluangel..:) We all wish we were west of the moon at times, Lysia!
2/20/2007 11:46:25 PM chiaroscuro There's a certain quiet motion throughout these images that make them very idyllic. :)
2/21/2007 12:39:08 PM stargazer C, I think if you take Tolkien's road through the secret gate, you'll find this on the other side.