I still intend to animate this plump little lady someday. A decade has gone by since I first thought of doing a parody of the "Sugarplumb Fairy" section of "Fantasia". I still think it is a good idea and could be quite amusing.
Was watching an old documentary on the Kennedy clan and all the old b&w photos got me to pick up a pencil and start doodling - mostly searching for the bigs shapes.
Close studies of line technique from a late 1960s comic book cover done by Neal Adams. Also, some line weight analysis from Stan Drakes "Hearts of Juliet Jones" daily strip from the late 1950s.