I have been interested in feathered serpent imagery for a while since seeing a picture of a Mayan vision serpent and thinking it looked sweet. I have more recently done some research and rekindled my interest. Feathered serpents are rife in meso-american culture and have various symbolic meanings, but most often are god like entities symbolising the link between earth and the heavens (snakes being of the earth and feathers of the sky). Quetzalcoatl is one such god, although what i draw is based more on the Mayan vision serpent which has the same origin but is deeply rooted in psychedelic ceremony.
more info here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vision_Serpent
heres various sketches compiled into one image...
and some development...
into my latest painting... most likely more serpents to come though
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