Good Mothers - - Redone

And my watchers are thinking...umm, haven't we seen this before??

It's raining. I need practice on backgrounds and shading.

I wasn't 100% satisfied with the older version:

There were problems with the anatomy. The background sucked. The shading was terrible. I kept the pose because, well, I love it. I just fixed some musculature, eyes and fur. I am much happier with the shading and background.

I am in constant pursuit of improvement. I think I will be going back and redoing a lot of my older stuff. Yeah, it's rehashing old stuff, but I'm hoping (along with new work) that I will continue to explore new techniques and grow artistically.

And who knows, a few years from now, I may go back and redo this redo

The story behind the image is to show that lionesses are devoted mothers, even to cubs that aren't their own.

PLEASE DO NOT USE THIS IMAGE WITHOUT WRITTEN PERMISSION FROM ME FIRST! It is not to be altered in any way!