Book Cover Illustrations

This is a sort of spin off from my book cover project for Dale Allan’s novel Me Not Not Into Temptation. Initially I did a sketch of the priest with his back to the viewer and one with his front — the latter being the one chosen for the cover since it was easy to […]

The “Woman Clothed With the Sun” is one of the few book illustrations I’ve been hired to do that didn’t go to print. The idea for the picture comes from Revelation 12:1 “A great and wondrous sign appeared in heaven: a woman clothed with the sun, with the moon under her feet and a crown […]

Got my artist’s copy of Science Fiction Art Now yesterday and have spent some time with it. It’s one beautiful “coffee table book,” and covers the wide open territory of great science fiction. It’s a joy to have my illustrations included be in it. About the only downside is that with all the fantastic artists […]

I’ve seen things you people wouldn’t believe…. All those moments will be lost in time, like tears in the rain.

I recently had a shot at a new mythology series and needed to put together a portfolio keyed to Greek myths. Unfortunately I came up one picture short, and so hurriedly considered what might be a good subject for a new painting to include in the mix. I’ve always loved the story of Perseus and […]

Got a look at the recently released Birth and Rebirth Through Genesis by Rabbi Michael L. Samuel. Yes, I did the book cover illustration. Currently this book is available from Amazon.com. ===================== When not “humbly” admiring the new book illustrations he’s done, Duncan Long is a freelance magazine and book illustrator for HarperCollins, PS Publishing, […]

One more illustration from the free ebook of Edgar Allan Poe’s “Eleonora” (which you can be download for free here). The illustrated version of Poe’s “The Raven” can also be downloaded for free here. Please feel free to share these ebooks (or their links) with your friends. And if you want to offer either for […]

This morning’s warm-up exercise. Hopefully it will eventually find a home as a book cover illustration. ===================== When not doing calisthenics with a digital pen, Duncan Long exercises his talent as a freelance magazine and book illustrator for HarperCollins, PS Publishing, Pocket Books, Solomon Press, Fort Ross, and many other publishers and self-publishing authors. See […]

Another illustration from the free ebook I put together which you can download here: Edgar Allan Poe’s “Eleonora”; it’s in PDF format. You can also still download my illustrated version of Poe’s “The Raven” here. Please feel free to share these ebooks (or their links) with your friends. And if you want to offer it […]

Here’s the book illustration I finished this week for the cover of Dale Allan’s crime novel It Could Happen to You. The author wanted a realistic picture of a lonely mountain road where a bit of violence takes place at the beginning of the story. My original layout had the limo grill facing the viewer […]