art for a cover

[asakiyume]

I'm slowly getting ready to self-publish a longish short story, "The Bee Wife," about a bereaved beekeeper and the swarm of bees that loves him. I've made some cover art for it. Let me show you in four steps, broadening out to the whole picture:

Step 1:



Step 2:



Step 3:



Step 4--the complete image:



It may still be a while before it's out in the world, but I hope when the time comes, people will enjoy Florian, his many children, and his bee wife.

Comments

[nineweaving]

Beautiful.

Nine

[asakiyume]

Very pleased you think so--thank you!