DAUGHTER OF REGALS (1983)Acrylic on Illustration Board - 31” x 21”
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DAUGHTER OF REGALS (1983)
Acrylic on Illustration Board - 31” x 21”A problem in choosing the image for this cover was that the heroine is consistently portrayed as being drab and uninteresting. Yet uninteresting is the last thing a book cover should be! 1/4
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DAUGHTER OF REGALS (1983)
Acrylic on Illustration Board - 31” x 21”A problem in choosing the image for this cover was that the heroine is consistently portrayed as being drab and uninteresting. Yet uninteresting is the last thing a book cover should be! 1/4
To combat this, I faced her away from the light and contrasted the dreariness of her life with the promise of her future, represented by the stained glass window. There a dragon is fixed in the shape of a heart, the centerpoint of her soul's desire. 2/4
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To combat this, I faced her away from the light and contrasted the dreariness of her life with the promise of her future, represented by the stained glass window. There a dragon is fixed in the shape of a heart, the centerpoint of her soul's desire. 2/4
This was one of my last paintings on masonite, a hard and "unsympathetic" material to paint on, which was largely replaced in my studio by canvas and watercolor board. 3/4
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This was one of my last paintings on masonite, a hard and "unsympathetic" material to paint on, which was largely replaced in my studio by canvas and watercolor board. 3/4
Cover illustration for DAUGHTER OF REGALS AND OTHER TALES by Stephen R Donaldson (Del Rey) 4/4
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This was one of my last paintings on masonite, a hard and "unsympathetic" material to paint on, which was largely replaced in my studio by canvas and watercolor board. 3/4
@MichaelWhelan I like painting on masonite. I find it needs a fair amount of gesso on it but gives a nice final product
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