This Sharpe and watercolor picture is an old one. Maybe five years or so. One of my favorite things to do is find old drawings and revive them. I have so many stashed away, that at times I am overwhelmed by all drawings and characters I have forgotten.
Here is Percy Starling. He is a sad man-bird who is scorned by the other blackbirds in his community.
I worked on a few newer and cleaner versions:
I know its no surprise that he has terrible teeth (most of my characters do) , but it is more of logical choice with percy. He has a person head and he spends all day eating exaclty what crows eat: seeds, garbage and carrion.
I thought he may be an owl hybrid, because I enjoy giving him white wings. They add more balance to him. They will probably have to go though, if he is to be a blackbird.
Painting
Here is a picture of me as a Toddler, placed in a trashless trashcan.
I started a first draft for a water color version. Most of it doesn’t work. As of now, I look like a poor disabled boy left in a garbage can. but that is what a first draft is for. I think this would be a shoe-in for an oil painting!
