The Peacocks

The peacock is another animal I have always been fascinated by. With its iridescent feathers and psychedelic colors, it's a visually stimulating bird to say the least. Although I have to admit, I have had a phobia of peacocks since I was really little. When I was about 5, I was at a petting zoo and one of the peacocks attacked me and bit my arm. I guess they are not usually aggressive, but this one sure was. This piece was an attempt to get beyond that fear, and appreciate the peacock for how beautiful it is. I have also been inspired by the work of Alex Grey lately, and I wanted to incorporate some patterns and symmetry drawn from his style. In some of my recent work I have been using a lot of oranges and reds. To balance that out, I wanted to do something with a much cooler color palette, hence the blues and teals in these peacocks. So please enjoy, but not too closely...you never know when one of these guys might turn on you and poke your eye out...