Lisa M. Donohue

Visual Design, Illustration, Motion Graphics

Lisa M. Donohue

Visual Design, Illustration, Motion Graphics

"Swimming on Your Back"

Illustrations for the National Park Service

sea otter playfully taking a dive to the sea floor surrounded by kelp, rocks and sand - full color and line art versions
sea otter playfully taking a dive to the sea floor surrounded by kelp, rocks and sand - full color and line art versions

Illustration | Print Design
Printed song books and coloring pages to accompany K-8 lesson plans

Client

National Park Service, Ocean Alaska Science & Learning Center

About the Project

These fun iIlustrations focus on the life cycle, behavior, and conservation history of the Alaska sea otter. The project was a collaboration between myself and musician and former Alaska SeaLife Center Education Coordinator and Kenai Fjords Park Ranger Jim Pfieffenberger. Jim and I met remotely each week to exchange concepts, reference material, sketches, and iterations to compliment the lyrics and educational text to his song, "Swimming on Your Back". You can find this song from the "Tunes from the Tides" album here on Spotify.

Placement & Deliverables

Alaska public school lesson plan support materials, K-8

  • 13 full-color illustrations

  • 28-page songbook

  • line art versions to print out and color

Tools

ProCreate, Photoshop, InDesign

Collaborators & Roles

Lisa Donohue / Illustrations & Layout
Jim Pfeiffenberger / Author, Composer, Lyrics

See also: "Supper Sea" Humpback Whale project

Illustration | Print Design
Printed song books and coloring pages to accompany K-8 lesson plans

Client

National Park Service, Ocean Alaska Science & Learning Center

About the Project

These fun iIlustrations focus on the life cycle, behavior, and conservation history of the Alaska sea otter. The project was a collaboration between myself and musician and former Alaska SeaLife Center Education Coordinator and Kenai Fjords Park Ranger Jim Pfieffenberger. Jim and I met remotely each week to exchange concepts, reference material, sketches, and iterations to compliment the lyrics and educational text to his song, "Swimming on Your Back". You can find this song from the "Tunes from the Tides" album here on Spotify.

Placement & Deliverables

Alaska public school lesson plan support materials, K-8

  • 13 full-color illustrations

  • 28-page songbook

  • line art versions to print out and color

Tools

ProCreate, Photoshop, InDesign

Collaborators & Roles

Lisa Donohue / Illustrations & Layout
Jim Pfeiffenberger / Author, Composer, Lyrics

See also: "Supper Sea" Humpback Whale project

Illustration | Print Design
Printed song books and coloring pages to accompany K-8 lesson plans

Client

National Park Service, Ocean Alaska Science & Learning Center

About the Project

These fun iIlustrations focus on the life cycle, behavior, and conservation history of the Alaska sea otter. The project was a collaboration between myself and musician and former Alaska SeaLife Center Education Coordinator and Kenai Fjords Park Ranger Jim Pfieffenberger. Jim and I met remotely each week to exchange concepts, reference material, sketches, and iterations to compliment the lyrics and educational text to his song, "Swimming on Your Back". You can find this song from the "Tunes from the Tides" album here on Spotify.

Placement & Deliverables

Alaska public school lesson plan support materials, K-8

  • 13 full-color illustrations

  • 28-page songbook

  • line art versions to print out and color

Tools

ProCreate, Photoshop, InDesign

Collaborators & Roles

Lisa Donohue / Illustrations & Layout
Jim Pfeiffenberger / Author, Composer, Lyrics

See also: "Supper Sea" Humpback Whale project

illustration of otter eating clams with a seagul flying overhead
illustration of otter eating clams with a seagul flying overhead
illustration closeup of otter grooming its face in th open ocean at night
illustration closeup of otter grooming its face in th open ocean at night

Sketches

early sketches of sea otter poses and proportions, along with 3 composition sketches
early sketches of sea otter poses and proportions, along with 3 composition sketches
"Swimming on your Back" mockup of open book and cover page
"Swimming on your Back" mockup of open book and cover page
"Swimming on your Back" mockup of open book and cover page

"Oh sea otter, swimming on your back

Oh sea otter, you really know how to relax

The water's cold along the coast,

but your fur coat keeps you warm as toast

Oh, sea otter, swimming on your back"

"Oh sea otter, swimming on your back

Oh sea otter, you really know how to relax

The water's cold along the coast,

but your fur coat keeps you warm as toast

Oh, sea otter, swimming on your back"

closeup of oyster catcher illustration
closeup of oyster catcher illustration
closeup of kelp illustration
closeup of kelp illustration
closeup of seagull illustration
closeup of seagull illustration