the water testers (after The Unicorn Purifies the Water)

122x92cm / 48×36″ acrylic on wood panel, 2026

the water testers references The Unicorn Purifies the Water from the Unicorn Tapestries. The tapestries depict a cycle of the pursuit & capture of the unicorn. Here, the unicorn is purifying the water with it’s magical horn, but it’s capture is imminent, and the other creatures dependent on its water cleansing capability will soon be left on their own.

The Unicorn Purifies the Water, 1495-1505

pmd 2026