Ebook launch helped make my first selfpublishing project a success. They responded promptly when i had questions prior to hiring them for a custom ebook cover and. Dec, 2018 i say a novena to the artists who came before, like the epically talented elaine duillo who painted fabio into our hearts and onto our shelves. The mark she made on the romance genre is unquestioned.
See more ideas about romance novel covers, romance and romance novels. Supposedly, he painted over 500 paperback book covers. Theyre distinctive enough that when i see them, i know the artist without even looking. Elaine was not the first female paperback artist, but she was the first that most collectors noticed. Romantic gif romantic pictures book cover art book art book covers vision of love historical romance books romance novel covers magical images. As stunning as her covers appear in reproduction no mean feat these days, given the great volume of books being printed and the speed at which they are. See more ideas about romance books, historical romance and romance novels.
Elaine duillo checklist elaine covers confirmed by elaine duillo. A comprehensive database of john d macdonald book covers. Elaine duillo 1928 duillo was a rare woman infiltrating the boys club of mid20th century paperback illustrators. If dying was all if dying was all is the first of four novels featuring southern california private eye john easy.
Elaine duillo is an illustrators hall of fame inductee. The steamy, throbbing history of romance novel covers the attic. Cover art, book art, romance, author, wonder woman, superhero, gallery, fictional characters, vintage. The book was so popular that fawcett redesigned every other jdm book in print to promote lemon, each with the same seventieslooking font for his name. See more ideas about cover, romance novel covers and romance novels. See more ideas about romance, historical romance books and romance novel covers. Judging from the number 73800, this was the seventh book in the lancer series. There are men inside the books, but never a man on the cover. Elaine duillo art stepback for all i need is you straton. Sep 24, 2017 duillo later moved into painting civil war scenes. Satans angel by kathryn atwood, a splendid passion by marianne evans, rose of rapture by rebecca brandewyn.
Rare enough, in fact, that she felt compelled to sign her early submissions with male monikers. When elaine duillo paints it, a romance novels cover is worth a thousand steamy words. I particularly love the covers hes in by elaine duillo. May 09, 2012 the cover is the work of elaine duillo b. Captains bride by kat martin other for sale online artist. The elaine duillo illustrated cover for hearts aflame by johanna lindsey became a huge hit thanks to the inclusion of fabio. I got a bunch of donna comeaux zide novels on ebay and she had done the artwork for most of them. Please practice handwashing and social distancing, and check out our resources for adapting to these times.
And in the world of romance novels, where you can judge a book by its cover, one good studandmaiden. It was published as a paperback original in 1971 by ace books, and the cover art is absolutely groovy. Conan of the isles 1968 with cover art by elmo john duillo. Vintage sweat magazine cover paintings by john duillo, from. Duillo painted from photographsshe worked through robert osonitsch studios, a sort of onestop shop popular with cover artists. As a teenager at the high school of music and art in manhattan, she met her future husband john duillo. When elaine duillo paints it, a romance novels cover is worth a thousand steamy words this link is to an external site that may or may not meet accessibility guidelines. He was president of the society of american historical artists at one point. In this thesis, the name used for the visual genre of covers will be the big book look, clinch cover, or big book historical romance cover. The romance begins elaine duillo was born in brooklyn, new york in 1928. May 15, 1989 when elaine duillo paints it, a romance novels cover is worth a thousand steamy words this link is to an external site that may or may not meet accessibility guidelines. When illustrator elaine duillo first began her career in the 1950s, she often signed her work with male pseudonyms, as paperback illustration was, at the time, not a venue for women. Elaine duillo cover for the love slave by bertrice. A lot of these covers were painted by elaine duillo.
The book rose to number three on the new york times best sellers list. See more ideas about cover, romance novel covers and romance. The art of elaine duillo, the modern master of the romance book cover genre and the woman who made fabio famous. May 21, 2018 elaine duillo 1928 duillo was a rare woman infiltrating the boys club of mid20th century paperback illustrators. The term big book look is occasionally used by professionals in the romance novel cover industry, 4. Duillo may be most familiar for the realistic and luminescent.
The origin of clinch covers on romance novels book riot. His wife, elaine duillo was also an artist and has some notoriety for being the first to use the model fabio for romance paperbacks. She wasnt quite so outandout, as people magazine reported in a brief visit to her long island studio in 1989. The 1990 cover for johanna lindseys gentle rogue, painted by elaine duillo and featuring fabio it was artist elaine duillo who first discovered fabio. His first appearance on a historical cover was the spine of bertrice smalls 1987 novel enchantress mine. Apr 19, 2020 duillos style was so popular it became known in the industry simply as elaines. She had trained at pratt in commercial art, and when she got into the cover business, paperback books were thirty five cents. Christina skye shelved 1 time as cover artist elaine duillo avg rating 3. Elaine duillo was born in brooklyn, new york in 1928. Elaine was impressed enough to ask him to pose for the front cover of johanna lindseys hearts aflame. In the 1970s, duillo turned to graphic art and fine art, but not before he had completed three covers for the lancer conan series.
Bodice ripper readers anonymous meet your next favorite book. She was even inducted into the illustrators hall of fame in 2003. James avati, james bama, pino daeni, and bob mcginnis, she was adept at crystallizing a book s appeal into an arresting image that made you. The poster was for the book one fair daughter by frank frankfort moore. Around 1960, she began doing magazine and book cover work. The sword on the ground is a symbol for his manhood, she said, indicating a recently finished work. Leo dillon march 2, 1933 may 26, 2012 and diane dillon nee sorber.
Paperback expert gary lovisi examines her career in a wonderfully illustrated look which begins with very outofcharacter, sexy popculture covers from the 1960s, influenced by james bama and frank mccarthy. When elaine duillo paints it, a romance novels cover is. Weeks was a chicago publisher between 1893 and 1899. Over the years, ive amassed quite a cache of covers, calendars, articles, advertisements, and more relating to elaine duillo and her art, including the premier issue of imaginings, a shortlived newsletter celebrating the art of romance, and book 1 of proillustration. Their price was about half what was quoted by format and book cover freelancers, so i was pleased that i got my moneys worth. Shes best known for her gothic and romance paperback covers and for being the first artist to feature the male model fabio in her cover paintings. I dont know if she did this one, but it has the same lush feel to it. Aug 10, 2008 it was wonderful cover artist elaine duillo who discovered his photo in a group of head shots at the studio where she shoots. Duillos style was so popular it became known in the industry simply as elaines. Jul 15, 2019 he had already been modeling in the united states for a decade before he landed his first cover. The cover feature looks at elaine duillo, known to her fans simply as elaine the queen of romance covers.