Dean Harkness

Book Cover Designer and Illustrator.

I have an extensive background in art and am proficient in many styles, media and techniques. I worked as a portrait artist for many years and as a sculptor. I decided to use these skills to make book covers and illustrations as I have a great fondness and admiration for literature in all its forms and enjoy the process of creating images to accompany stories and characters and themes.

I use traditional media and techniques in creating cover designs but also use photography and digital manipulation where necessary. One of the main advantages to working in this way is that there is a real, tangible and physical product at the end of it, whereas many digital artists merely have a digital file which needs to be viewed on a screen or printed off in order to be seen. I love the tactile physical nature of the work I do and the fact that there is a unique, single object that can be framed and hung on a wall and which can not be exactly reproduced in a physical sense. I consider the images and sculptures that I make for book covers as one-off works of art in their own right and am always very pleased when authors and publishers ask to purchase the original.

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Paul Alexander Thornton

Paul Alexander Thornton is a fine artist, illustrator and surface pattern designer based in the UK.  Everything he does begins as had drawn work, often staying that way when it is finished.  he has a love affair with -ballpoint pens and felt-tips, and has an eclectic style that ranges from decadent, intricate and sometimes photo-realistic ballpoint pen drawings all the way through to psychedelic drawings that make your eyes melt.

Visit his site to see the awesome gallery here.

Sketch Taro

This site is definitely one to check out for all art lovers, in particular those with a passion for sketching.  Sketch Taro is the personal sketch 'journal' of one artist sharing their work on a simply presented site containing a striking showcase.  The talent of this artist is something that many can only aspire to and is clearly apparent in the images displayed; we highly recommend you visit this site.

Lester Banks

The legendary Lester Banks, a man of most amusing intrigue and magnanimous hubris, lives, works and breathes beyond the 49th parallel, with his blue ox “Bubbie”. Mr. Banks has been an instructor for fourteen years in the field of computer graphics, mostly in the vast discipline of 3d graphics. Mr. Banks currently holds a PHD, its a Bass Degree, compliments of Hard Beats University. On a cool and calm night in the middle of the hard beats university campus, you can still hear the winds whisper his name in the haunting shrills of the D flat major registers, almost as if longing his presence.

Art Palava

Art Palaver is all about helping artists sell art.

Paintings, sculptures, pottery, music, books, photographs, you name it, if it falls into the realm of art or creative expression Art Palaver is here to show you the path to building your fan base and selling your art. Because the more art you can sell, the more art you can create.

Pappi Art

An extremely impressive site with a number of exhilarating works.  A very modern site, that is easy to navigate.  This site is a definite credit to Patrick Pearse.  We highly recommend you pay a visit.

Flash and Flair

Photo restoration, retouching and digitalisation.  Also the photography gallery by Flash and Flair here.