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Scrooge: noun: A miser.

And it's looking like the kind of day where it'd be handy to have a giant umbrella.

Gamp: noun: A large umbrella.

This word's a day late... because someone stole the day from me. That's my story. I'm sticking to it.

Fagin: noun: One who trains others, especially children, in crime.

It doesn't look like this week's words are going to be easy to visualize. The theme is Dickensian characters that became words.

I mulled this one and figured a wellerism has got a punchline/rimshot feel to it, which led to kind of vaudville or stand up stage look. Whew.

Wellerism: noun: An expression involving a familiar proverb or quotation and its facetious sequel. It usually comprises three parts: statement, speaker, situation.
Examples:
"We'll have to rehearse that," said the undertaker as the coffin fell out of the car.
"Prevention is better than cure," said the pig when it ran away from the butcher.

I've been playing around with a new style for me and this is the first finished piece I'm happy with showing. I'm working to marry my love for the flat colors I use in my vector pieces (Adobe Illustrator) and my digital paintings. It was incredibly fun. I think I'll be working more with this.