Obsessive Doodles for Children

My friend asked me in January if I would do a piece for her nursery.
I said, "Of course!"
Her daughter was due in July, and I felt that I had quite a bit of time to make it perfect.

She requested a tree, but a "lighter tree," a "softer tree."
I get it. She wanted nursery-friendly.
She liked the aged look of my paperback covers, but she wanted a larger size.

I purchased watercolor paper and "aged" it by painting it with tea. Luzianne works wonders.

Because of it's size, I couldn't scan the whole thing, but I like the result.
(It's a bit tilted, as well.)
Must be seen in person.

And I need to figure out how I'm going to add the family names that are supposed to be hanging in the tree.
Hmmm.

A sliver of the drawing (click to see details)