Walking on Gold by Janine Amos

I received a beautiful gift from a lady that I did a book cover for - a copy of her book that has been published.

It didn't take me long to read as I was hooked right from the beginning and couldn't put it down. Such a lovely children's book that is well written and keeps you wanting to know what happens next. I loved it and can't wait for her next book.

I can't give too much away but it's set by the sea and you can really feel the atmosphere of both the place and the characters. I'm definitely going to have to read it again, but not so fast this time!

If you'd like to know more or purchase a copy you can visit Janine's website here:

Janine's Website
Buy it on Amazon

Commissioning Illustrators

Some of the Artwork for the Book Cover

It's really lovely when some of your clients keep in touch and send you little snippets of information. I did a book cover for Janine Amos and she has written a blog post on working with illustrators. There's also a very useful link (from the AOI) for authors who are considering using an Illustrator.

Commissioning Illustrators Blog

Guide to Commissioning

Lion's Heart & Lemongrass Gift

Amazon Kindle Gift

Such a lovely surprise to receive this gift from Jasper Smithey. My book cover looks stunning on Kindle and I can't wait to read this over the Christmas period. I'm looking forward to creating more cover illustrations for Jasper on his forthcoming books. Such a kind gesture, I'm really chuffed.

Walking on Gold

Walking on Gold by Janine Amos
Book Cover by Maria Forrester

A few weeks back I completed a lovely commission for a book cover aimed at young readers.

To read an extract from the book and for more information about Janine's work and other books, you can visit her new website http://janineamos.com/walking-on-gold/. The book is due to be published in Spring 2014 and sounds really exciting. I'm sure it is going to be a great success and I'm looking forward to reading the whole book.

This book cover was created using various media. Watercolour and cling film was used for the background. Rubbings of fossils, drawings of coins and grasses (and making them look like rubbings), acrylic paint, hand rendered text and even my rough seagull drawings were used to create this colourful cover. This was a commission for the full front and back cover, but also for publication on ebooks.

Some Development Images