Asa in the Scarves

A watercolor illustration of my cockatiel Asa - the original image I used for reference was of Asa climbing around on my scarf hanger. I used that as inspiration for the abstract designs in the background. Because Asa is a white-faced lutino cockatiel with no patterning, I put a lot of color and pattern into the background to use his white feathers as a focal point. I still gave him a faint cheek patch, because those thin feathers over his ear do form a visible circle in the right lighting.
Total time: 5 hours 10 minutes