Wednesday, October 18, 2006

Artiste

So this is probably a tad late, but I'm going to go ahead and blame the horrible weather.

One of my absolute favorite works of art was done for a book entitled The Dark Tower. It's the 7th in a series by Stephen King, and the final in the series as well. The art shows the main character standing in front of the Tower itself, in a massive field of roses. Having read the book, the entire picture is a huge emotional impact. A single rose in the series has taken a large emotional attachment for readers, and the Tower is what the main character, Roland, has been questing for for 7 books. The colors are beautiful and deep, showing both beauty and strength. The monolithic tower offsets the field of red with it's dark brick, causing it to stand out quite sharply.
Sadly, the only picture I can find is a cropped version of the book's dust cover. Just imagine it as wider to the right, and without the title and whatnot.
http://g-images.amazon.com/images/G/01/ciu/37/65/b5d9124128a027b4804b6010.L.jpg