THE SNOW QUEEN (1988)Acrylic on Panel - 36” x 24”
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THE SNOW QUEEN (1988)
Acrylic on Panel - 36” x 24”Though the cover illustration by Leo and Diane Dillon on the first edition of The Snow Queen, by Joan D. Vinge, was excellent, Warner Books decided to commission me to do a new one.
Perhaps the sequel was in the works, and they wanted a consistent style on the covers of the two volumes. 1/4
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THE SNOW QUEEN (1988)
Acrylic on Panel - 36” x 24”Though the cover illustration by Leo and Diane Dillon on the first edition of The Snow Queen, by Joan D. Vinge, was excellent, Warner Books decided to commission me to do a new one.
Perhaps the sequel was in the works, and they wanted a consistent style on the covers of the two volumes. 1/4
It’s a terrific novel, but painting a cover for it was a real challenge. I knew there would be plenty of inspiration to be found within its pages, and in fact, my first response was that there was too much—too much epic quality to capture in one illustration. 2/4
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It’s a terrific novel, but painting a cover for it was a real challenge. I knew there would be plenty of inspiration to be found within its pages, and in fact, my first response was that there was too much—too much epic quality to capture in one illustration. 2/4
Eventually it occurred to me that the mask, important in so many ways to the story, would be an ideal way to feature several of the themes and characters of the book within a design context that wasn’t a montage. It was a solution that satisfied me—I loathe the montage as a book cover approach. 3/4
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Eventually it occurred to me that the mask, important in so many ways to the story, would be an ideal way to feature several of the themes and characters of the book within a design context that wasn’t a montage. It was a solution that satisfied me—I loathe the montage as a book cover approach. 3/4
Cover illustration for THE SNOW QUEEN by Joan Vinge (Warner / Questar) 4/4
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