DAUGHTER OF REGALS
Cover illustration for Stephen R. Donaldson
A problem in choosing the image for this cover was that the heroine is consistently portrayed as being drab and uninteresting. Yet uninteresting is the last thing a book cover should be!
To combat this, I faced her away from the light and contrasted the dreariness of her life with the promise of her future, represented by the stained glass window. There a dragon is fixed in the shape of a heart, the centerpoint of her soul's desire.
This is one of my last paintings on masonite, a hard and "unsympathetic" material to paint on, which was largely replaced in my studio by canvas and watercolor board.
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This is stunning. We can feel the sunlight through the glass.
How did you get translucence and opacity in the same image? Truly miraculous. Thank you -- and, as always, we love knowing the background facts.
My absolute favorite cover. Something about the stained glass just hits me. I hope someday I can get a print!