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Published: 2018-01-22 16:39:05 +0000 UTC; Views: 7540; Favourites: 467; Downloads: 0
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Mielikki is a forest deity from old Finnish folklore!

This is a watercolor painting I did for the Graphite magazine, issue 06.
2018.


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Comments: 19

BarTales [2022-11-22 20:01:50 +0000 UTC]

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Roseallie [2019-08-08 17:00:01 +0000 UTC]

Beautiful! I love the varied colors, and the large bird (goose?) is very well detailed. Mielikki is very angelic!

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UllaThynell In reply to Roseallie [2019-08-10 10:54:25 +0000 UTC]

Thank you very much

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TunaMelon [2018-05-27 09:23:06 +0000 UTC]

Very beautiful! Great job hun 🍄💚

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cabepfir [2018-05-08 17:18:40 +0000 UTC]

so charming!

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kiperidan [2018-03-19 10:37:50 +0000 UTC]

Love Finland!

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Volnium [2018-02-08 07:41:00 +0000 UTC]

So warm colours ^^

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JuliaUnverdorben [2018-02-01 16:27:24 +0000 UTC]

You have the talend to tell a story in youre style... every peace of you is such wonderful

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UllaThynell In reply to JuliaUnverdorben [2018-02-03 20:42:46 +0000 UTC]

Thank you!

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VesaiasTheValiant [2018-01-27 18:24:08 +0000 UTC]

Todella ihastuttava kuvaus metsän emäntä Mielikistä!  
Tämä on todellakin ansainnut paikan suosikeissa.   

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UllaThynell In reply to VesaiasTheValiant [2018-02-03 20:44:09 +0000 UTC]

Kiitos kommenteista!

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VesaiasTheValiant In reply to UllaThynell [2018-02-05 08:09:47 +0000 UTC]

Eipä kestä!

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Wasserwaldnymphe [2018-01-23 13:16:15 +0000 UTC]

her hair is wonderful

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Qitian [2018-01-23 12:20:54 +0000 UTC]

Love the soft but colourful palette! And your composition is lovely and well-balanced as always.

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LindArtz [2018-01-23 05:46:48 +0000 UTC]

Charming and lovely !

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GersifGalsana [2018-01-23 05:44:38 +0000 UTC]

Just lovely.

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Amaniwolf [2018-01-23 00:18:48 +0000 UTC]

Beautiful, ironically Mielikki is also used in Dungeons and Dragons as a Deity of nature.

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UllaThynell In reply to Amaniwolf [2018-01-24 12:25:33 +0000 UTC]

Thanks!
And true, it's a little ironic that some people probably think it's an original D&D character when it's so obviously taken from much older Finnish folklore and specifically Kalevala... but I guess most of the high fantasy recycles elements from ancient myths and cultures anyway - which I think is totally fine, that's just the nature of the genre and I do it too, myself - some of the original characters are just more generally known than others.

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schl123 [2018-01-22 20:58:07 +0000 UTC]

How very magical! 

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