Finally have alot of reference from her (not alot of movie footage yet, tho.) I would imagie she's one of the harder characters to animate because of her AMAZING textured, curl hair and, as I read in an interview, because the character is very expressive with her hands which makes animating the sleeves difficult.
Awesome work! Wow, you really have great attention to detail - the sleeves, the belt on the dress, even the earrings. And the expression is so totally her - all vain and superior-like. Personally, I think Mother Gothel's has to be one of the best villians that Disney has come up with in a while.