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©Elizabeth Kingsley 2011

This was my original sketch for “Lonely Sun”. In this picture, I wanted the sun to look small compared to the lush greenery of the Earth below. I spent a long time working out how to show the vibrant imagery described in the text, but when I was done, I felt like there was something slightly off about the composition. I did a little tweaking and I feel like the final painting has a much better flow to it. Here it is:

©Elizabeth Kingsley 2011

Here’s another excerpt from the book: “But after a long time the sun became lonely. He began to look around. He was all alone in the wide blue empty sky, and he began to feel the slight chill of sadness.” ©Richard James 2011

© Elizabeth Kingsley 2011

This is an illustration for the upcoming book “How the Sun Fell in Love With the Moon” written by Richard James (richardjamesomnibus.com). Here’s an exclusive excerpt:

“Long ago, when the world was new, the sun shone all alone in the sky. At least he thought so. He would never bother to notice the little pin-pricks of stars appearing just around the time he set. Compared to his red-hot burning brightness, they were just a dim sprinkle of dust.” © Richard James 2011