Rich Young Ruler - illustration by book cover illustrator Duncan Long

“Rich Young Ruler” is another reworked “golden older” I did some years back. I know he doesn’t look young. But the intriguing thing about the story of the Rich Young Ruler (who rejected salvation to keep his riches) is that eventually, barring accident or other early demise, he grew old.

Did he die old and bitter, regretting his choice? I can’t imagine he did not. So (a la The Picture of Dorian Gray, I tried to create an image that conveyed age, regret, and sins too long a part of life.

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Duncan Long is a freelance book cover illustrator. His book cover artwork has appeared on titles from HarperCollins, PS Publishing, Pocket Books, Solomon Press, Paladin Press, and many other publishers and self-publishing authors. See more of his work at: http://DuncanLong.com/art.html

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