Book Cover Illustrations

Here’s a nice interview with my favorite book cover illustrator (me, of course): Portrait of a Book Illustrator: Duncan Long Arguably I’m a bit wordy… Sue Bursztynski only asked four questions, and I spun out the answers to the point that it formed her entire column. Of course you can see more of my book […]

A society’s morbid fascination with zombies can be interesting — if not horrifying. And like the subconscious worries that generated stories about alien invaders and “pod people” during the Cold War era, it’s very possible that today’s popularity of zombie stories reflects a subconscious fear of the foreign invader, illegal aliens, and similar problems of […]

Have just added the finishing touches on the cover illustration for the third book in Paul B. Thompson’s Brightstone Saga being marketed by Enslow Publishers. The process was a tad convoluted (and I’ll not bombard viewers with the many variations produced). We had a series of ideas. Originally the concept was to have a werewolf […]

For decades The Sun supermarket tabloid has been a familiar sight for those standing in checkout lines at Wal-Marts, grocery stores, and other businesses. Owned by American Media (also the owner of The National Enquirer and the non-defunct Weekly World News), The Sun regularly carried stories that were sensational and (let’s be truthful now) far-fetched […]

I received an amazing surprise via FedEx yesterday. A package from Unicorn Castle Books. I’ve been working on a cover for a supernatural novel (a novel based on actual events, interestingly enough) HIM by Kerry D. King. And the surprise in the packing container was a giant “blow up” of the book cover. Well, it […]

Got word from author Anthony DeCosmo: Just wanted to let you know that Opposing Force 1: The God Particle is now up and available on Amazon and Barnes & Noble for the Kindle and Nook. The cover work you did on this project was outstanding. You can read more about the process we went through […]

I recently received a box which, after determining that it wasn’t ticking (yes, I have crossed a few art directors in my time), I discovered contained all three mammoth volumes of Lawrence P. White’s Spirit of Empire trilogy. And, yes, the author had kindly signed each one. And it goes without saying that I’m pretty […]

Many artists and writers are big fans of Carl Jung, in large part because he’s the champion of the hidden dark recesses of the human mind — places where many creative people find themselves in when working on plots, sketches, or other ideas. I’m one of those artists. So when I had a chance to […]

I woke up this morning to discover that my interview with ArtPromotivate.com is now featured in its “Artist Spotlight.” Thank you, Graham Matthews, wherever you are! Each project is unique and often a surprise. One day I may be painting a ghostly mansion, the next a deep space scene, and then a beautiful woman… on […]

In keeping with my previous post, I’ve gone through hundreds of illustrations I’ve created for various fantasy book projects to select what I feel is are the best 20 illustrations in the fantasy category. Since WordPress is a limited in allowing for the proper layout of artwork, I’ve put them on their own page here: […]