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Bêthberry · 08-05-2005, 11:22 AM

I enjoy the Pauline Baynes artwork very much, but you have just shown me one which really gives me pause, Lal.

It is the cover of [i]Tales from the Perilous Realm[/b]. In style it is consistent with her other work and has a lovely whimsical quality which suits many of the poems in that book, but I just cannot get over the pink sail, if pink it is and not just my monitor's distortion.

I am more used to Sarah Gibb's cover illustrations for the book, as shown here. In fact, I based my avatar on the idea of her drawings.

Here is one site which provides pictures of a few book covers. Look here.

08-05-2005, 11:22 AM	#5
Bêthberry Cryptic Aura Join Date: May 2002 Posts: 6,003	I enjoy the Pauline Baynes artwork very much, but you have just shown me one which really gives me pause, Lal. It is the cover of [i]Tales from the Perilous Realm[/b]. In style it is consistent with her other work and has a lovely whimsical quality which suits many of the poems in that book, but I just cannot get over the pink sail, if pink it is and not just my monitor's distortion. I am more used to Sarah Gibb's cover illustrations for the book, as shown here. In fact, I based my avatar on the idea of her drawings. Here is one site which provides pictures of a few book covers. Look here. __________________ I’ll sing his roots off. I’ll sing a wind up and blow leaf and branch away.

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