Getting into the Season...

I was just doodling in my sketch pad and this cute little elf came out of my head.  I don't often draw spontaneously like this with no references, but I think he's cute and it was good to practice shading with coloring pencils (which I NEVER do) and using good old ink for outline.  I rely so much on photoshop and computer technology sometimes it's good to take a step backward and use more traditional methods, I have a wacky theory that doing so may make me better at the newer methods.  Alright, now I"m gonna shut up and post the drawing: