On a Wing and a Prayer cover illustration by Duncan Long

I took a bit different direction than I normally travel with this cover illustration which I created for the first book in Linda Franklin’s On a Wing and a Prayer inspirational stories series. This first book, Just a Little Higher, is a collection of true short stories (and is published by Inspiring Voices).

I also created several illustrations for the text, including Charlie the raven:

Raven book illustration by artist Duncan Long

And Zed, Charlie’s friend…

Zed book artwork by illustrator Duncan Long

And a couple of the birds that appear in the stories:

Barn swallow book art by illustrator Duncan Long

Cover book art reworked by illustrator Duncan Long

Eventually Charlie and Zeb made it into the book in this composite of the two drawings:

Charlie and Zed - final illustration for text

This first book in Linda Franklin’s Just a Little Higher is full of inspirational stories that are beautifully written. The book is currently available at Amazon.

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Duncan Long is a book illustrator who loves animals. You can find more of his artwork online at his Book Illustration and Artwork Gallery.