Comments on: Donna Hayes https://www.roibal.us/donna-hayes/ Just another WordPress site Fri, 10 Apr 2009 16:45:48 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.6.1 By: Larry https://www.roibal.us/donna-hayes/#comment-541 Fri, 10 Apr 2009 16:45:48 +0000 http://www.roibal.net/blog/?p=1552#comment-541 Harlequin is celebrating it’s 60th year with a show of cover art this summer in New York. As the magazine business declined and the few that survived used less and less traditional illustration, many realist painters/illustrators found work in the burgeoning paperback industry. That was before my time but by the time I graduated college, their was a tradition of realist painters in the industry. I loved painting figures in environments and it was a natural fit for me. I have been very fortunate to have been commissioned to paint hundreds of covers for Harlequin, the vast majority in oil. In recent years I have adapted to painting with a stylus on a tablet to keep up with industry trends. Although the deadlines are shorter now than when we were all painting in oils, there are still stages to completing a successful cover that does indeed involve the input from many talented art directors. If your interested here is an interview I did that explains the process.

]]> By: VEe! https://www.roibal.us/donna-hayes/#comment-540 Fri, 10 Apr 2009 15:13:31 +0000 http://www.roibal.net/blog/?p=1552#comment-540 Larry, question, oil, acrylic or other? And how long does a cover take? hours, days? Are there a number of edits from the Art Director or possibly the editor and author? (Sorry for the million questions, I’m just really curious.)

Romance Boat is my favorite out of that collection. I like to think that it is usually the cover that grabs the readers attention.

]]> By: sue https://www.roibal.us/donna-hayes/#comment-539 Fri, 10 Apr 2009 14:03:42 +0000 http://www.roibal.net/blog/?p=1552#comment-539 How interesting! Well, you know they say the movies have done well too — escapism in all forms. That’s good news for you, then! Excellent!

]]> By: Liz Fielding https://www.roibal.us/donna-hayes/#comment-538 Fri, 10 Apr 2009 13:54:29 +0000 http://www.roibal.net/blog/?p=1552#comment-538 I saw the Today programme clip, Larry (I caught a glimpse of my cover — I hope it was one of yours!) In bad times people have always looked for an uplifting, happy ending, story. Good for the bookshops as well as us.

Great sketch of Donna!

Happy Easter.

]]> By: Pat D https://www.roibal.us/donna-hayes/#comment-537 Fri, 10 Apr 2009 13:34:19 +0000 http://www.roibal.net/blog/?p=1552#comment-537 Hi Larry, I think about a children’s book FREDERICK by Leo Lionni…..it’s a good thing. Have a good holiday. Pat

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