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"Marsh Unicorns" by Joan Desiree Johnson

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A Unicorn mare and her baby on a marsh plain at dawn. Or sunset. You pick which. :) First time using Ink Wash. Was kind of fun to do.


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10 May 2003:-) Rhett Sanders Tudor
I like the impressionism of it , kind of like a dream, thats what I see, nicely done Joany, keep it up girl.

:-) Joan Desiree Johnson replies: "Yeah, sometimes I have dreams that are dark like this. The colors are all muted, and it's like the light just isn't light enough. I realized that after I got this back from the art teacher. (I got a B on it. 10)"
19 May 2003:-) Nathan Alexander Tumulty
Ink washes are good for contrast. The contrast really makes this picture. Great job!!!!

:-) Joan Desiree Johnson replies: "Unfortunately I got a little carried away and lost most of my whites. "
5 Jun 2003:-) Susan Mewhiney
Dude! you always hear about Unicorns protecting pretty flowery forests and glens, but you never hear about them in marshes. I love this idea and I love the feel you gave to it by using ink wash! Nice work! To me, ink that isn't in a pen is just as hard as watercolor. I'm very very impressed!

:-) Joan Desiree Johnson replies: "I had fun with using ink wash. I really should do it more often. The unicorns ended up on a marsh plane because I really didn't know where to put them, and I wanted to try and do some water ripples + reflections. That, and I wanted unicorns. Good reason, no? 1"
6 Jul 2003:-) Mia 'Losmios' Bengtsson
Hmm...I gotta ask...Could I borrow the odea? I promise you'll get credits!

1 Joan Desiree Johnson replies: "Go right on ahead. I'm sure I'm not the first person to stick unicorns in a marsh environment though. ~_^ Hrm...maybe I'll think about drawing a marsh unicorn in detail...I just need to get back in the drawing grove. Regardless, go on ahead and have fun! Let me know when you're done too! 2"
6 Jul 2003:-) Mia 'Losmios' Bengtsson
Wow! I was blown away by this! It's perfect! The emotion and composition and technique complete oneanother perfectly! Great!!!
28 Jul 200345 Alicat
i like this one tha best out uv all ur pics!!*goze ova 2 pet tha unicornz with ize glazed ova with wonda* OoOoOoOoOoOoO!! i likeez!needz cola tho uthawize it looks kinda spooky a little

2 Joan Desiree Johnson replies: "It has some. There's a siepa-ish color in the sky, and some of the water plants have a slight green to them. It's more noticeable if you see it in person, unfortunately."
3 Oct 2003:-) Emma O Reilly
Oh, this is my favourite! It's so wishy and washy, without taking anything away from the detail of the picture! Kudos!
29 Nov 200345 Keetsie Joy
I love the brush strokes in this one. Those silhouettes make me think of the very early morning, for some reason. I really feel like I'm spying on the unicorns from a distance, like a wildlife photographer. Great work!
23 Sep 200845 Danii Louise
whatt iis wiiv all this ?? i dnt get iit iits jst a ppicc =/
19 Feb 2009:-) Victoria rachel angelone
this is extremely pretty, I like how you made them as silhoulettes.
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'Marsh Unicorns':
 • Created by: :-) Joan Desiree Johnson
 • Copyright: ©Joan Desiree Johnson. All rights reserved!

 • Keywords: Marshes, Unicorns
 • Categories: Dream Imagery, Mythical Creatures & Assorted Monsters
 • Techniques: Black Ink, Coloured Ink, Watercolour
 • Submitted: 2003-05-05 01:21:14
 • Views: 905
 • Resolution: 700x512

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