I've been slowly working on drawings and sketch composites for a children's book written by my father-in-law. I'm glad to get practice drawing, which is more difficult for me than painting. The story features a family that runs a small wildlife rescue shelter in the country. The protagonist is a ferret who narrates the first and last chapters.

The two little girls in the story help their pregnant mom with the animal care. Here are a few drawings I'm working on, one of the sisters bottle feeding an otter, and both girls helping their mom feed the birds:

I'm working on developing a family likeness between the two girls and their mother. It's been difficult getting good pictures of the sketches, since my lighting setup is optimized for paintings, and the sketches are much more sensitive to uneven light because of the white background. However, I just got a scanner for the drawings and I'm in the process of setting it up.

Tags: pregnant, girls, animals, otter, book