A Summer Summary

July 28, 2017

My Goals for 2016 post has been judging me for the last eighteen months.

I did run my 10k Race for Life (and came in at 58:54, beating my goal time by ten minutes!) and my friends and family helped me raise £280 for Cancer Research.

I didn't finish five personal paintings by May, although I did a bunch of studies. This is because I did take on two cover art commissions. And then another three for a trilogy by the same author. I went to London for the Schoolism Live workshop where I listened to some amazing artists and met a lot of great people. I ran off to Corsica with my friend and awesome comics artist Rebecca Morse, and return to complete a sadly-still-under-NDA illustration for a Scottish design agency. Then, I created my first painting for a Light Grey Art Lab exhibition and I managed to squeak in one more personal piece, A Midnight Wish, in the final moments of 2016.

Step-by-step guide from illustrator Louisa Gallie on creating the cover artwork for Entreat Me (author Grace Draven)

Illustrating a Book Cover - Entreat Me

June 23, 2013

I got a shiny new computer built not too long after this was completed and I finally pulled the last few folders off my backup HD and onto my current one - including the step-by-steps and notes I'd saved out for the progress post on this cover. The author, Grace, has been posting lately that she's on the home stretch towards finishing the manuscript for this book, so I figured it was a good time to return to it.

Entreat Me cover art

October 10, 2011

This is another cover for Grace Draven, who previously commissioned me for her novel Master of Crows.

Cover art for Entreat Me by Grace Draven. Illustrated by Louisa Gallie.

Entreat Me is a Beauty & the Beast retelling, and from what I've read, is going to be an amazing read! Grace has a knack for writing powerful heroines and memorable heroes. The release date for Entreat Me is yet to be announced, but I'll be sure to let you know when it is!

Edit: Entreat Me can now be purchased on Amazon, Smashwords and Barnes & Noble!

In the meantime, Master of Crows has recently been re-released for Kindle on Amazon and as an ebook on Smashwords, and this time Grace was free to use my artwork in the cover art. Smashwords even lets you read the first 30% of the book for free, so go check it out! You won't regret it. Grace herself can be found on her blog (linked above).