deviant art

Deviant Login
Buy ArtBuy T-Shirts & Gear Buy adCast Buy Premium Membership
Shop		  Join deviantART for FREE Take the Tour
[x]
Browse More Like This
Download Image
JPG, 2677×1970 more ▶

More from *WillisNinety-Six

Featured in Groups:

:icondepressioninanimals: #DepressionInAnimals
Cute and sad at the same time. :iconmagic-paradise: #Magic-Paradise
"Let Your Imagination Run F :iconmy-little-bronies: #My-Little-Bronies
 :iconmlp-fim-lovers: #MLP-FiM-Lovers
FiM Fanclub :icontherealequal-estria: #TheRealEqual-estria
 :iconponies-for-everypony: #Ponies-For-Everypony
Pony Liberation For All! :iconprotectapplejack: #ProtectApplejack
She Deserves Better <3 :iconzap-apple-acres: #Zap-Apple-Acres

Details

September 7, 2012
1.8 MB
2677×1970
Sta.sh
Link
Thumb

Statistics

Comments: 46
Favourites: 373 [who?]


Views: 4,584 (2 today)
Downloads: 284 (0 today)
[x]
:iconwillisninety-six:
Poor Applejack :(

Well this is weird, when I was drawing this picture I had no Idea there was this "Applejack appreciation day coming up!

And this is Applejack as a filly, so It'll explain the blank flank and seemingly huge hat

But anyways, my theory is that both of AJ, Big Mac & Applebloom's parents are dead. However, I don't think they both died at the same time. I think the father might have been killed in an accident on the farm, and the mother got terribly ill. It's really sad to think about, but I think it also makes Applejack's character more interesting. I also think her hat belonged to her father.

MLP:FiM Belongs to Hasbro and was created by Lauren Faust :iconfyre-flye:
Add a Comment:
 
Preview   Add Comment
:iconechorelic:
Critique by ~EchoRelic Sep 16, 2012, 4:32:26 PM
Not many people can ever dare to pull off something as beautiful, spiritual, and lonely as a desert nighttime view. Usually, when they do, they end up failing. This, however, is possibly one of the most elusive and panorama picture from that that I have ever seen!

There is something very magical about this photograph. Being the star lite sky, the Joshua tree, and Applejack. Applejack has the most emotionally disconsolate sad expression I've ever really seen on her. It's so heart touching and saddening to see her like that. And the Joshua tree under her alone looks like a protector as well as a reminder of death. A perfect eerie mood setter.

I live only 30 miles from Joshua Tree National Park. This place looks almost exactly like this and for that reason i love it even more because there is a personal feel from this picture to me. Amazing job at this work! Just- WOW~! :tighthug:
What do you think?
Fair Unfair
The Artist thought this was FAIR
18 out of 19 deviants thought this was fair.
No Replies

:iconpdgzandrdbzluver:
Critique by ~PDGZandRDBZluver Sep 8, 2012, 10:27:34 AM
I agree with the others on this, its quite sad and it shows right here. I like how all the shadowing actually fits the mood of it, even though its at night. Hell, even the star makes me smile. Its as if to say "Applejack, I'm always watching out for you, even when I'm gone." Though, I can't particularly understand why it seems more like a desert area than an area near ponyville or the forest. (Maybe that's just me)Anyway, this was supposed to be the cannon idea, where Apple Jack's parents died, but the creators thought that was too sad for a theme. (Even though they left out more details about the other ponies)So, for them, their parents go away a lot, so they might as well have died.
What do you think?
Fair Unfair
The Artist thought this was FAIR
21 out of 24 deviants thought this was fair.
No Replies

The Artist has requested Critique on this Artwork

Please sign up or login to post a critique.

love 2 2 joy 0 0 wow 0 0 mad 0 0 sad 5 5 fear 0 0 neutral 0 0
:iconghostinthemachine92:
~GhostintheMachine92 Apr 27, 2013
May I use this for a video I am making?
Reply
:iconwillisninety-six:
*WillisNinety-Six Apr 27, 2013  Hobbyist
Sure!
Reply
:iconsamueljcollins1990:
Mood: Sadness ~SamuelJCollins1990 Apr 16, 2013
Oh, Applejack! *cries* Please don't be grieved! *cries even more*
Reply
:iconmorlord:
~Morlord Mar 5, 2013
Poor applejack :(
Reply
:iconequestriallights:
!EquestrialLights Jan 13, 2013
I am crying
Reply
:iconambercatlucky2:
=Ambercatlucky2 Jan 2, 2013  Hobbyist General Artist
*sob* this is heart breakingly beautiful...
Reply
:iconpeachwookiee:
~peachwookiee Dec 23, 2012
I think your theory makes perfect sense and that AJ's mom was expecting Apple Bloom when her dad died.
Reply
:iconcherryjjv:
~cherryjjv Nov 22, 2012  Hobbyist General Artist
Read "To Fix You" and then "What If?"

You'll see why I hate Applejack's father more than I knew you could hate any one thing.
Reply
:iconcaptainprower:
~CaptainPrower Nov 16, 2012  Hobbyist Writer
My theory is that her father was a farmer, but was later drafted into the military where he was killed in...some....big war....with.....um........gryphons...or something.
Her mom, on the other hoof, died only minutes after Apple Bloom's birth.
Reply
:iconcentaur71:
Mood: Sympathy ~Centaur71 Nov 13, 2012
...
Reply
Add a Comment:
 
Preview   Add Comment
©2013 deviantART. All rights reserved
About Us | Contact Us | Developers | Careers | Site Tour | Help & FAQ Advertise | Premium Membership Etiquette | Privacy Policy | Terms of Service | Copyright Policy