One of my old faves from 2013, a really fun scene featuring Hugo and a book that contained a surprise not printed on the page...

Hugo is a character that I don't really draw very often, based on my old "German Shepherd" frame. He's older (about 60 years old) and works as a teacher in an elementary school.
He's intellectual but a bit absent-minded and aloof, prone to becoming overwhelmed and flustered when there is too much work to do or too many distractions, sometimes forgetful or a touch clumsy, and and preferring to spend his free time reading or writing rather than going out. Given that he is older and a bit overweight he moves a bit slowly at times and has the typical aches and pains one would expect an older character to have. However, despite all that he enjoys teaching the youngsters and sharing his knowledge so he takes it all in stride. Like any old dog, he might have put on some weight, he might not move as quick as he used to, but he's still full of love.

Here we see Hugo in the library late at night, looking for an interesting read. The strange old book that caught his attention might be a bit more than he bargained for, though!

The digital version is from 2013, the original drawing is from 2008. I think this one really demonstrates why I switched over to digital as time went on, I found that it just gave me more freedom and a higher-quality product, but that does sort of come at the expense of the charm of traditional art, and I will admit that sometimes digital art does feel sorta like "easy mode" when compared to drawing and coloring traditionally.