"Through a Brazen Mirror" Oil, 11.25" W X 17" "H
It was a joy to do the cover illustration for one of my favorite folks, Delia Sherman. The publication of her book by Circlet Press gave me the chance to paint the classic illustrator's subject of rich fabrics, medieval settings, castles, and royal personages entwined in intrigue. The interesting thing here was that the figure standing symbolically behind the throne is a female in the guise of a male. I wanted to make the character believable as a male, but still allow some female aspects to be discernible.