Mr. Tod

"But Seated upon the stump, she was startled to find an elegantly dressed gentleman reading a newspaper. He had black prick ears and sandy coloured whiskers."

--Beatrix Potter, The Tale of Jemima Puddle-Duck

I am fairly certain that this is the first time in many years that I have ventured into the realm of anthropomorphic drawing. As you can no doubt see, this little portrait is more of an experiment--I might move it to scraps later-- but it was a lot of fun to make. Mr. Tod is just the kind of villain I cannot help liking, and 'The Tale of Jemima Puddle-Duck' has such intriguing, dark undertones that I wished pay tribute to one of my new favourite Beatrix Potter characters.