Antlers

Top Hat and Candy Cane

Christmas sweater

The Deadly Poppy Field

Now it is well known that when there are many of these flowers together their odor is so powerful that anyone who breathes it falls asleep, and if the sleeper is not carried away from the scent of the flowers, he sleeps on and on forever. But Dorothy did not know this, nor could she get away from the bright red flowers that were everywhere about; so presently her eyes grew heavy and she felt she must sit down to rest and to sleep.

The Wonderful City of Oz

The yellow brick road (sketch)

I realize this is a landscape, not a character, but what the hey. 

Uncle Henry Sketch

Aunt Em Sketch

Playing with line again.

Wizard of Oz study/sketch

Then, with a great deal of chattering and noise, the Winged Monkeys flew away to the place where Dorothy and her friends were walking.

Some of the Monkeys seized the Tin Woodman and carried him through the air until they were over a country thickly covered with sharp rocks. Here they dropped the poor Woodman, who fell a great distance to the rocks, where he lay so battered and dented that he could neither move nor groan.

Uncle Henry & Aunt Em #2

Uncle Henry & Aunt Em

As I work on these two characters, I find I keep thinking about the wind in their landscape. Texture and wind definitely needs to be an important part of their portrait.

Uncle Henry Sketch

Winged Monkey #4

This was going to be my last flying monkey, but it was brought to my attention that I have not yet explored bat wings. How thoughtless of me.

Winged Monkey #3

This is pretty much how I feel today.

Winged Monkey #2

Perhaps a little too cute? Next round will be more wicked, I promise.

Wizard of Oz, Group Portrait #2

Winged Monkey #1

Trying out some fancy wings.

Wizard of Oz, Group Portrait #1

The Witch of the North

"But I thought all witches were wicked," said the girl, who was half frightened at facing a real witch. "Oh, no, that is a great mistake. There were only four witches in all the Land of Oz, and two of them, those who live in the North and the South, are good witches. I know this is true, for I am one of them myself, and cannot be mistaken. Those who dwelt in the East and the West were, indeed, wicked witches; but now that you have killed one of them, there is but one Wicked Witch in all the Land of Oz--the one who lives in the West."

- Ch. 2 "The Council with the Munchkins", from the Wonderful WIzard of Oz

Wicked Witch of the West (Version 3)

Wicked Witch of the West (Version 2)

Wicked Witch of the West (version 1)

None of the Scarecrows in Kansas ever wink

While Dorothy was looking earnestly into the queer, painted face of the Scarecrow, she was surprised to see one of the eyes slowly wink at her. She thought she must have been mistaken at first, for none of the scarecrows in Kansas ever wink; but presently the figure nodded its head to her in a friendly way.

She saw a Scarecrow

There was a great cornfield beyond the fence, and not far away she saw a Scarecrow, placed high on a pole to keep the birds from the ripe corn.

Dorothy

Normally I don't enjoy drawing children (they tend to be less interesting than, say, villains), but I actually had a lot of fun with Dorothy. I'm thinking "A" is the gal I'm going to go with. Sometimes you just get it right the first time.

The Tin Man

Sketches of your favorite metal head. I have to admit I am struggling on this one - should he be beefy like a lumberjack? Or un-accountably slender? I think I like face #4 the best, but reserve the right to change my mind later.

Cowardly Lion

The physique of a grizzly. The heart of a nervous kitten.

Scarecrow Sketches

I am exploring characters from the Wizard of Oz for the next few weeks. Here are some initial sketches for the scarecrow. From the face options, I like the 3rd one from the left the best. He looks a little bit like Dick Van Dyke, don't you think?

Conquistador!

Sketchery

Just some pages from my sketchbook of various circus acts.

Gourmands

These are some old sketches from a pb dummy I worked on last year. I love to eat, and I love to draw creatures that love to eat too. Can you tell?

Percussion

Woodwinds

Horn Section

String Duet

Missing something?

A man's best friend

Alligators beware

Lady Alligator

Hoppin' Mad

Hat Trick

Here is a page from a picture book dummy which I am working on. I am cutting this spread altogether form the book, but I still really like it, so I think it deserves a spot on the internet at least :)