Was wandering through Themrock's gallery one night, came across this little number. [link]
Woke up the other morning obsessed with tengus and crows. Started doodling this from a figure drawing.

Info from Yokaimura.org:
It is likely that anyone with experience in Japanese legends knows or has heard of the tengu. These strange and mysterious creatures have a reputation for being punishers of the overly boastful, especially if they are unscrupulous. Particularly fond of punishing those who abuse their power and wisdom to subjugate the good, tengu typically defend those who are in the right.

Some say that tengu are what vain or power-abusive priests or monks become after their demises, whereas others say that tengu were created by the gods to ensure an answer to some unscrupulous and abusive sorts leading various sects of spiritual pursuit. Whatever their origins may be, they nonetheless excel at interfering with the plans of the wicked, who abuse their powers in whatever way.

Tengu typically make their homes on mountains, although they may at times also be found in forests anywhere, guarding sacred grounds. Although they may also be found in places other than this, they seem to prefer mountains and forests as their homes, perhaps for the same reasons as the oni. Mountains were traditionally regarded as prime expressions of divine nature in their rugged, untamed quality; some mountains were even thought of as gods themselves.

Tengu have the ability to speak without using their mouths, which may refer to telepathic abilities. It is also said that they may enter dreams, which further adds to this theory. They have wings and can fly, but they may also traverse some distance without the use of their wings, through teleportation. This is supposedly limited however, and for longer travel they must either walk or use their wings. They may also appear as humans or other things if they so wish. It is believed that most tengu enjoy composing and hearing or reading poetry.

They dress in traditional manner and often wear geta, the wooden sandals traditional to Japanese attire. They carry with them a large fan, made either of feathers or a large leaf of the Japanese aralia. With this fan any tengu may summon a large storm or violent winds, for whatever purpose.

Whether messengers of the gods or simply youkai punishers of the vainglorious, or something else entirely, tengu remain shrouded in mystery despite their popularity.

Why yes, that is Hokusai's Falconer's print in the background. If I actually could come up with that, I wouldn't need art school. Font from dafont.com.

Illustrator and Photoshop, 14"x10", on and off 2 days