This artwork was supposed to be just a mere study of an owl, but my imagination started swirling around and told me to test my new skills with something closer to concept art. The owl evoked an image of Wan Shi Tong, the spirit owl from Avatar: The Last Airbender, which I've always been purely fascinated by. It's natural darkness and power, deathly appearance (to me it looks like Death itself at some times, which I do not consider a negative aspect, it only adds to it's nature) and the never-ending abundance of books it treasures. Owls are definitely my favorite bird, they seem spiritual and graceful in our world as much as in ATLA. What if they are connected with the Spirit world?