“Clouds come floating into my life, no longer to carry rain or usher storm, but to add colour to my sunset sky.”
This was a commission piece.
Unicorns seem to be very fashionable at the moment. Or maybe it always has been, but I was under a rock or something. Anyway, I have had many requests for paintings with unicorns in them; I’ve also noticed a lot more merchandise like clothing, notebooks, stickers with unicorn motifs. I’m not quite sure what the fascination is.
Having a quick look on the internet, here’s the first entry I found:
Unicorn. Unicorn, mythological animal resembling a horse or a kid with a single horn on its forehead. The unicorn appeared in early Mesopotamian artworks, and it also was referred to in the ancient myths of India and China. ... As a biblical animal, the unicorn was interpreted allegorically in the early Christian church.
Unicorn | mythological creature | Britannica.com
https://www.britannica.com/topic/unicorn
Here is another description from mythology.net:
Along with dragons, mermaids, and fairies, Unicorns have been basking in folklore’s brightest spotlight for thousands of years. From the get-go, they have been idolized for their independence and grace.
Whatever it is, it seems to appeal very much to young women, and hence you can find unicorns adorning lots of little girl clothing. If unicorns confer independence and grace, I would love to have more of those particular attributes!
When I was given the brief for this commission, I was asked to include pink clouds somewhere. That wasn’t too difficult a condition to fulfil, but I wanted to project a sense of magic and wonder.
The idea came to me one day when I was driving home from work one evening. You know how sometimes you get beautiful colours in the evening skies, with the horizon all lit up with glowing pinks, yellows, lavenders and oranges? That particular sky show triggered a train of thought in my mind. What if there were some magical people working as Mother Nature’s minions, riding on unicorns throughout the sky letting loose puffs of pretty colours in order to clothe the coming night sky in its night dress colours? The thought stuck, and this painting happened.
Although, my little girls would correct me every now and then, and tell me that a flying unicorn is called an “alicorn”, courtesy of My Little Pony. The things you learn.
Sourced from internet: I love the beautiful pink and blue shading of the sky. Isn’t Mother Nature marvellous?
With smaller pieces such as this one (which measured 18 inches by 24 inches), it’s a lot more difficult to get detail into figure faces, but thankfully these little people didn’t turn out too badly.
“The heavens are telling of the glory of God; and their expanse is declaring the work of his hands.”
