Hi Eric! That was a good way to break the stereotype of alien queens. Whenever someone mention “Alien Queen” I would immediately think of Aliens’ Alien Queen. So it is really refreshing to see that cute little bird instead.
Since this will be like an encounter between the Neo-Monkey (I think that is not a chimp) and the Alien Queen, I think the two of them should face each other. The Alien Queen bird could be standing on the palm of the Monkey, looking up at it.
The background could be a reflection of the encounter. Where does it happen? It could be a landscape of that bird’s forest homeworld, and the Neo-Monkey is a first time visitor.
Just a suggestion here. The bird is beautifully rendered, and maybe you can make it look more intelligent by having it wear some ornaments on its head.





