A Project Long Delayed, Part 3

In this final segment, I present the more recent art I created for this long delayed project. The materials I created in 1977 did not include cover art. So I had to create illustrations for a front and back. Also, the story seemed to need an extra image toward the end. I made the art for illustration 7, “Bellringer”, in 2024. Here is the page design containing it:

The cover designs came out well. Here they are, back and front:

The central diamond device depicts a Kouros — one of those ancient Greek sculptures — as a nod to Homer, who partly inspired this Tale.

This art was created in 2024, my black-and-white art colorized by Sarah Jones. Another art piece that is included in the upcoming book is a current self-portrait:

The image above is at the beginning of the book, an author portrait. There is also a surprise self-portrait at the very end of the book, that I created in 1978 or so…

The portrait I did myself, the surround I pulled from a book of classic Fantasy Illustration. I do not recall the artist, but the art is signed with an “N” (look to the right of image).

My book designer thought I should make a decorative piece to conclude my Tale… Here it is:

So, that winds up this set of posts concerning my long delayed book project. I’m happy to say it should be available next month. If you’d like to buy a copy, please get in touch— I can be reached at kevin@sprouls.com The book will be in hard-cover, 60-pages. First print run will be 250 copies. First Editions will be numbered and signed. Check in with this blog for details of the book drop. I’ll keep you posted!