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Aidana WillowRaven, mother of three, was trained in Fine Art, Studio Design and Animation at Norfolk State and Old Dominion universities.She has illustrated and/or designed over 500 books and ebooks through her company, WillowRaven Illustration & Design Plus, in Tennessee. Her work has won numerous awards, has been published in several magazines, and has earned her guest appearances at various conventions.
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When a book cover hits close to the heart. by AidanaWillowRaven ()

DAZ|Studio • Historical • posted on Mar 31, 2013

When a book cover hits close to the heart.

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Of course, I have a special connection to every book cover I create. Even though I rarely get to read the text, I end up discovering the character and story through the creation of the art. Naturally, the cover art is more about the characters than me, but SOMETHING of the artist always creeps in. I'm told, more than I realize, myself ;P

With this particular cover, the connection is more than a glimpse into my personality, it's also a glimpse into my heritage. A segment of my family is Spanish Gypsy, having migrated to the States during WWII by becoming a soldier for the US, a time when the Gypsies were in danger of being obliterated by Hitler and his camps.

My grandfather didn't talk much about our clan (mainly found traveling in the region of Alcantara, Spain), feeling it safer to let gadjos forget all about his being a Gypsy, but I felt myself drawn to that side of my lineage, the older I got. By the time I went to college to be an artist, I was studying all I could about the traveling people and my lineage, and was soon found and adopted by a Scottish Gypsy Clan.

I am sure you all can now see why I was so excited about this book cover. I simply could not pass up the opportunity to create a cover including Gypsies ... well, at least a caravan in the distance ... lol.

You probably can't tell I spent hours brightly painting the vardos and did my best to represent the beautiful Gypsy Vanners, with their luxurious coats, glorious manes, muscled bodies, and extra full fetlocks (no, not the battle-wise creature you see in front ... lol), knowing the labor of love would not be very visable in the final piece.

A Wandering Warrior, by Harry E Gilleland, Jr. (courtesy of 4RV Publishing), will be available in just a few weeks, so be sure to keep in touch if you like historical fiction/action-adventure novels.

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A Wandering Warrior, an historical fiction/action-adventure novel, takes place in twelfth century England. Thomas Beaumont, a commoner, warrior and an itinerant soldier, loses his uncle in battle and his brother through the duplicity of another. He wanders over the country, using his skills to live and to search for the man who killed his brother.

His search brings him the love of a traveling young woman, but romance must wait for revenge. The twists and turns of fate challenge the warrior in many ways, often creating doubt for success. The goals at the ends of his searches hold a reader's interest.
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I hope ya'll enjoy looking at this one as much as I enjoyed creating it.

Last upload: "MidSouthCon31 & John Picacio"



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Faemike55 ()  posted at 12:36PM Sun, 31 March 2013

Very beautiful cover and truly fascinating narrative Happy Easter to you and your family (if you celebrate it)

pregiato ()  posted at 12:37PM Sun, 31 March 2013

Great job my friend.

Shroom_Magic3D ()  posted at 12:47PM Sun, 31 March 2013

A most excellent piece of work my friend!!

Savage_dragon ()  Online Now! posted at 1:12PM Sun, 31 March 2013 Online Now!

Great story! Great cover, too. ")

cvrad ()  posted at 1:12PM Sun, 31 March 2013

nice work My father is Hungarian but, we are not of a any gypsy clan but I'm sure there is some gypsy blood running through my veins despite my fathers claim o the contrary.

Xfitz ()  posted at 1:18PM Sun, 31 March 2013

Very well composed art work, and all the more interesting due to your accompanying narrative. Happy Easter.

wolfenshire ()  posted at 1:27PM Sun, 31 March 2013

Awesome work, happy Easter

mgtcs ()  posted at 1:31PM Sun, 31 March 2013

Really marvelous cover my friend, excellent composition! Congratulations!

Crudelitas ()  posted at 1:33PM Sun, 31 March 2013

Sensational work! I like the way he looks so directly into the camera!

artofsouls ()  posted at 2:16PM Sun, 31 March 2013

Beautiful cover well posed

cricke49 ()  posted at 2:26PM Sun, 31 March 2013

great cover art, sounds like a great story, your history of family is very interesting, hope the book sells big-time!:)*5

adrie ()  posted at 3:07PM Sun, 31 March 2013

Beautiful book cover work my friend, interesting family history.

rbowen ()  posted at 3:19PM Sun, 31 March 2013

Very good work! Thank you for sharing your story.

spiritmind ()  posted at 3:23PM Sun, 31 March 2013

nice book cover my friend:)

Cyve ()  posted at 4:39PM Sun, 31 March 2013

Fabulous work my friend and very very great image!!!

UVDan ()  posted at 5:52PM Sun, 31 March 2013

Excellent artwork! Have a Happy Easter!

flavia49 ()  posted at 6:11PM Sun, 31 March 2013

splendid image

sandra46 ()  posted at 6:14PM Sun, 31 March 2013

SUPERB WORK!

netsuke ()  posted at 6:40PM Sun, 31 March 2013

Very nice cover and interesting family history.

junge1 ()  posted at 12:10AM Mon, 01 April 2013

Great job!

byteline ()  posted at 1:30AM Mon, 01 April 2013

Great story and great image. Very beautiful artwork. Bravo. Happy Easter to you and your family!

cjn ()  posted at 2:30AM Mon, 01 April 2013

wonderful..the cover tels his own storry

Nonsolum ()  posted at 4:04AM Mon, 01 April 2013

Bamboleo, bambolea Porque mi vida, yo la prefiero vivir asi Bamboleo, bambolea Porque mi vida, yo la prefiero vivir asi... Nice "inspirated" Cover

caty77 ()  posted at 6:36AM Mon, 01 April 2013

Excellent cover!

Leije ()  posted at 10:08AM Mon, 01 April 2013

Strong character, excellent cover !

Jean_C ()  posted at 11:54AM Mon, 01 April 2013

Wonderful! I like the character and expression!

ontar1 ()  posted at 12:11PM Mon, 01 April 2013

Fantastic cover, outstanding work!!!!!!!!!!!!

Flint_Hawk ()  posted at 12:19PM Mon, 01 April 2013

A great cover & fascinating information! It is too bad the Gypsy Vanners are so far away!

DennisReed ()  posted at 12:25PM Mon, 01 April 2013

cool

farmerC ()  posted at 1:28PM Mon, 01 April 2013

Exellent done.

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