Pom Pom

I enjoy creating avian-inspired critters because of my six pet birds.  They fly about the studio, getting into mischief and providing inspiration.  Pom-Pom began as a sketch of two eyes and a beak.  After reviewing several ideas for illustrating the body, I carried over a texture I’d developed for a previous image, Two Minds.  Repeating patterns are naturally calming, so I designed the feathers to radiate around the face, drawing the view back to the center of the picture.  The pillow-shaped body comically contrasts the intimidating talons, so Pom-Pom has attitude!