Lafcadio Character Designs

I'm working on an illustration for the Roald Dahl/Shel Silverstein tribute show opening Saturday, August 15th at Fan*Alley in Anaheim.  I chose Lafcadio by Shel Silverstein as my inspiration.  The above doodles are the shape studies I'm doing to find a character design that appeals to me and also resonates with the source material.