Two Flamingos

I submitted this piece as a passion project to AIGA Chicago's This Is Chicago: Summer Gathering!

I have always found skeletons to have captivating and hauntingly beautiful intricacies. I wanted to challenge myself to create a cheerful design from something often considered eerie or dark. 

I altered an image of a Flamingo skeleton that I took while visiting the Charleston Museum in South Carolina, outlining the boney shapes to abstract the image. I found that the doodle-like appearance complemented the piece’s overall mood.

I arranged the duplicated flamingos so their necks hinted at a heart shape and finally selected bright, bubblegum colors and added an asymmetrical band to lead the viewer's eye across the composition.