Quetzalcoatl (7)
Originally published for paying Patreon members on 2018-03-15. Republished here after a 90-day patron-first period.
I don't plan the colors completely. I start with what grabs me, and each color presents a design problem to solve when I get to the next part of the painting. After this -- the feathers. Quetzalcoatl was the feathered serpent of mesoamerica.