It has been a good summer here at Wilder Farm. I’m starting the final art for my book FLIGHT SCHOOL. What fun it is to create.
I’m also very excited to be working on a new non fiction book about baby animals. It feels like the culmination of a life long passion for watching animal behavior and drawing animals. Here is a sneak peak at a few of the sketches.
Many of the animals depicted in this book are inspired directly from animals I’ve watched – the Grizzly cubs my parents photographed in Yellowstone, a baby giraffe I met behind scenes at the wildlife park just a few hours after his birth, a baby orangutan I watched and sketched, raccoon kits that lived in our backyard… I’m fascinated with the ways animals have adapted to raise their young, so I love doing the research for this book.
I’m also gearing up for the release of my next book – RED HAT. Yes, it is a follow on to RED SLED. I’ll be posting more about that soon. I’m very excited about this book. And to celebrate it’s release I’m trying to get all my friends and family to wear their red hats and send me a photo. I’ll be posting more about this on my website soon – but just to entice you – here is a photo of my parrot, Beatrix putting on her red hat. Her grandmama is currently knitting and embroidering several more hats, so more photos to follow.
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Dear Lita,
Soooo lovely work! Congrats on your new book!! I’m looking forward to it in Sydney.
Take care.
Best wishes, Sadami
I love the photo of Beatrix in the red hat! The final paintings of FLIGHT SCHOOL look fabulous, and I am glad you get to investigate baby animals in a new book. I hope all is well on the hillside.
Lita, I am one of your most ardent fans. You are one talented lady. Even if I had come to know of your work from strangers rather than your parents, I am quite sure I would still feel the same. Your work is magical the way it displays your artful renditions of the subjects and captivating prose that tells the story and even in those without words as in “The Red Sled.” We are happily awaiting “The Red Hat.”
Cheers,
Norma