Carriage Crime

I doodled about with this idea of scoundrel recognition. What would you do in the same carriage car with a recognized felon?

I thought a set of wolves in one of those never-ending forests might be necessary. (You can tell I'm still thinking about the Wolves of Willoughby Chase, yes?)

But then a suggestion was made. "Add me as witness," said the seagull.

And so, I did. He's getting a bit more revision in paint, but this gives you the idea.

An early stage of the painting with some reference.

the final.

I'm a HUGE fan of Joan Aiken's work. A scene from her book The Wolves of Willoughby Chase was trapped in my head when I began sketches to what eventually became Hot Air.

All of the adult characters in this story had admirable quirks, and I had a solid idea of what one of these characters looked like.