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Max Ginsburg Cover Illustrations
Max Ginsburg Cover Illustrations
I know this was mentioned at the BOTM thread but some of you might have missed it so I'll repost here. These are very cool and lovely seeing the artwork he did first to get the cover. http://www.ginsburgillustration.com/index.html
At home with a good book and the cat...
...is the only place I want to be
...is the only place I want to be
I didn't have a chance to look at all of them, but the ones I did peek at are very, very nice. The Zemindar cover makes it look like a bodice ripper-type book 
--which is most definitely is not! Also, the way he painted the scenery is much more lush and beautiful than I pictured it in my mind. Actually, when I was reading the book, about the horribly oppressive heat, the monsoons, the violence, I was thinking, why would anybody want to live there, much less love it?! However, if India (or that part of India, anyway) looks anything like he's depicted it, then that explains why! It looks like a paradise!
--which is most definitely is not! Also, the way he painted the scenery is much more lush and beautiful than I pictured it in my mind. Actually, when I was reading the book, about the horribly oppressive heat, the monsoons, the violence, I was thinking, why would anybody want to live there, much less love it?! However, if India (or that part of India, anyway) looks anything like he's depicted it, then that explains why! It looks like a paradise!-
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[quote=""LoveHistory""]Lovely work, for the most part. Zemindar caught my eye too.
Don't like his "Little House" paintings. Someone please tell the man that a "star" on a horse's head is not a star of the five pointed variety.[/quote]
That would go right over my head unfortunately
I agree, The Zemindar is one of my favorites there along with The Shadow of the Moon.
Don't like his "Little House" paintings. Someone please tell the man that a "star" on a horse's head is not a star of the five pointed variety.[/quote]
That would go right over my head unfortunately
I agree, The Zemindar is one of my favorites there along with The Shadow of the Moon.
At home with a good book and the cat...
...is the only place I want to be
...is the only place I want to be
[quote=""LoveHistory""]Someone please tell the man that a "star" on a horse's head is not a star of the five pointed variety.[/quote]
Hee hee, I see what you mean! It does look funny....
Although his paintings are nice, I don't particularly care for the Little House ones, either, because they just don't look "Little House" to me. I associate those books with the drawings that were on the covers I read as a kid. Don't know who the artist was, but it was the same person who did the Charlotte's Web cover.
Hee hee, I see what you mean! It does look funny....
Although his paintings are nice, I don't particularly care for the Little House ones, either, because they just don't look "Little House" to me. I associate those books with the drawings that were on the covers I read as a kid. Don't know who the artist was, but it was the same person who did the Charlotte's Web cover.
[quote=""Misfit""]I know this was mentioned at the BOTM thread but some of you might have missed it so I'll repost here. These are very cool and lovely seeing the artwork he did first to get the cover. http://www.ginsburgillustration.com/index.html[/quote]
Hi Misfit!
I must say I like Lady Molly, but she's not really very 'pointy!' Oh, well!!!!!
Hi Misfit!
I must say I like Lady Molly, but she's not really very 'pointy!' Oh, well!!!!!
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Woman Commando!! So, Charlie's Angels!
And there can be no doubt as to what C.J's fate was . . .
And there can be no doubt as to what C.J's fate was . . .
THE QUEEN'S VOW available on June 12, 2012!
THE TUDOR SECRET, Book I in the Elizabeth I Spymaster Chronicles
THE CONFESSIONS OF CATHERINE DE MEDICI
THE LAST QUEEN
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THE TUDOR SECRET, Book I in the Elizabeth I Spymaster Chronicles
THE CONFESSIONS OF CATHERINE DE MEDICI
THE LAST QUEEN
www.cwgortner.com
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MLE (Emily Cotton)
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[quote=""Michy""]Hee hee, I see what you mean! It does look funny....
Although his paintings are nice, I don't particularly care for the Little House ones, either, because they just don't look "Little House" to me. I associate those books with the drawings that were on the covers I read as a kid. Don't know who the artist was, but it was the same person who did the Charlotte's Web cover.[/quote]
The Artist was Garth Williams. His illustrations for the Little House series are almost iconic, so there's no need to change them. It's like doing a remake of Van Gogh's Starry Night -- why?
The star on the horse was a little odd, but what got me was the knee-length skirts on the girl. This was the 1870s, even if Laura had grown out of her dresses, before the skirts were that short the waist would have been up to her armpits!
Nice paintings.
Although his paintings are nice, I don't particularly care for the Little House ones, either, because they just don't look "Little House" to me. I associate those books with the drawings that were on the covers I read as a kid. Don't know who the artist was, but it was the same person who did the Charlotte's Web cover.[/quote]
The Artist was Garth Williams. His illustrations for the Little House series are almost iconic, so there's no need to change them. It's like doing a remake of Van Gogh's Starry Night -- why?
The star on the horse was a little odd, but what got me was the knee-length skirts on the girl. This was the 1870s, even if Laura had grown out of her dresses, before the skirts were that short the waist would have been up to her armpits!
Nice paintings.
