So many covers, So little time…

For any illustrator or designer working in publishing, it's a known fact that many a cover goes unseen, living quietly on in our archives. it's simply the nature of the beast. On a recent walk down memory lane, i visited many old friends, both seen and unseen. regardless of whether or not a cover makes it to publication, it's always a very worthy and inspiring exercise. At best, it finds its place on the shelf, at the very least, it results in building a larger body of work to draw from - a library of images that may be resurrected at any given moment and reborn into another opportunity to be seen.

sketches to final cover, bottom right

On the cutting room floor, as they say.

And then some…

The JP lives on. and yes, the fabulosity dog bears a striking resemblance to my muse, honey.