Cover illustration for Judy Spencer’s ‘The Girl in the Birdbath’

Cover illustration for Judy Spencer’s ‘The Girl in the Birdbath’

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Cover illustration for ‘The Girl in the Birdbath’, the new contemporary fantasy romance novel by author Judy Spencer.

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Cover illustration for Judy Spencer’s ‘The Girl in the Birdbath’
Cover illustration for Judy Spencer’s ‘The Girl in the Birdbath’

The garden

For the cover I worked with two important elements from the book: the garden and a sunflower. In the book Bill meets the girl in the birdbath in his garden, and I wanted to capture that natural, garden-vibe in the cover. By working with plants, flowers and natural foliage I built the composition of the garden. To further explore the natural theme I worked with a color palette inspired by Monet’s water lilies paintings.

Cover illustration for Judy Spencer’s ‘The Girl in the Birdbath’

The sunflower

The birdbath mentioned in the book has the shape of a sunflower, a beautiful shape to incorporate in the cover! I designed a mandala-like sunflower to embellish the title, giving it just that extra magic that’s in the book as well.

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“Jantine was highly professional and a pleasure to work with. She was able to take my ideas and translate them into a beautiful book cover that feels fresh and unique. A great experience.”

— Judy Spencer, Author 'The Girl in the Birdbath'

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