Okapia johnstoni is the only living relative of the giraffe, endemic to the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Long spoken of by the people of the Congo Basin, the okapi inspired folklore of an “African unicorn” among Europeans due to its shyness and rarity.
Okapia johnstoni in Watercolor.
Mixed media ink (brush pen) and watercolor painting of a female okapi mid-stride, displaying its distinctively striped rump and prehensile tongue.
10 in. x 8 in. 110lb mixed media paper. Refined using Photoshop.
Client: Personal project.
“Okapia johnstoni in Watercolor”
Rhiannon Kline, 2021