Tumblr (3.0; @shanerebenschied)http://blot.com/<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/dc58b79e5ce564d45d7f9d1953b89e10/tumblr_mn5sb9Xclb1qbq6rso1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><em>Freedom’s Ransom</em></p> <p>The final cover illustration for Anne McCaffrey’s four book <em>Catteni Series</em> (aka <em>Freedom Series</em>), <em>Freedom’s Ransom</em>. I grew up reading some of Anne McCaffrey’s novels, so I was honored to be able to work on this series with Lesley Worrell at Ace Roc Books/Penguin.</p> <p><span>See this cover, and read more about the book, on <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0441010202" title="Read more about this book on Amazon.com." target="_blank">Amazon.com</a>.</span></p>http://blot.com/post/50999309404http://blot.com/post/50999309404Tue, 21 May 2013 10:23:33 -0700illustrationartartists on tumblr2013anne mccaffreybook jacketbookssci-fi<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/82624e133f8a52ef4e99abd920c97aad/tumblr_mn3uw6MgTp1qbq6rso1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><em>Under the Empyrean Sky</em></p> <p>Working on the book jacket illustration for Chuck Wendig’s <em>Under the Empyrean Sky</em> took me waaaay out of my comfort level, which is why I was excited to work on this cover and why I’m excited to post the final art here on my portfolio. Chuck Wendig is an amazing author and I’m honored to be able to participate in this series. </p> <p>Art Directed by the amazing Katrina Damkoehler and published by Skyscape (Amazon).</p> <p>Check it out on the author’s <a href="http://terribleminds.tumblr.com/post/50900902907/under-the-empyrean-sky-final-cover-preorder" title="Read more about the book on Tumblr" target="_blank">Tumblr</a>, his <a href="http://terribleminds.com/ramble/2013/05/20/under-the-empyrean-sky-the-final-cover/" title="Read more about the book on the author's Web site" target="_blank">Web site</a>, <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Under-Empyrean-Sky-Heartland-Trilogy/dp/1477817204/" title="Read more about the book on Amazon.com" target="_blank">Amazon</a>, or <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/17817631-under-the-empyrean-sky" title="Read more about the book on Goodreads." target="_blank">Goodreads</a>.</p>http://blot.com/post/50914192628http://blot.com/post/50914192628Mon, 20 May 2013 09:24:07 -0700chuck+wendigillustrationartartists on tumblr2013portfolio<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/5efe562db4f210bf72183d6c5d7f0c65/tumblr_mme7ohTqEk1qbq6rso1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><em>A Fool’s Errand</em></p> <p>Book jacket illustration for Maureen Fergus’ <em>A Fool’s Errand</em> (<em>The Gypsy King</em> #2) published by Razorbill Canada.</p> <p><a href="http://instagram.com/p/Y3cFiNGVZ9/" title="See it on Instagram" target="_blank">Check it out on Instagram</a> or <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/17881333-a-fool-s-errand" title="Read more about this book on Goodreads.com" target="_blank">on Goodreads</a>.</p>http://blot.com/post/49793856652http://blot.com/post/49793856652Mon, 06 May 2013 13:02:00 -0700illustration2013artworkartists on tumblrbook jacket<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/d1669549a22b7517fa24aa20d831546f/tumblr_ml5iybB2bt1qbq6rso1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><em>Freedom’s Challenge</em></p> <p>The cover of the third book for Anne McCaffrey’s four book <em>Catteni Series</em> (aka <em>Freedom Series</em>), <em>Freedom’s Challenge</em>. I grew up reading some of Anne McCaffrey’s novels, so I was honored to be able to work on this series with Lesley Worrell at Ace Roc Books/Penguin.</p> <p>See this cover, and read more about the book, on <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Freedoms-Challenge-A-Freedom-Novel/dp/0441006256/" title="Read more about this book on Amazon.com" target="_blank">Amazon.com</a>.</p>http://blot.com/post/47789435808http://blot.com/post/47789435808Fri, 12 Apr 2013 09:54:00 -0700anne mccaffreyIllustrationArtArtists on Tumblr2013book jackets<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/391a44fc60056dd36a135206e281869f/tumblr_ml5ityHSri1qbq6rso1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><em>Freedom’s Choice</em></p> <p>The cover of the second book for Anne McCaffrey’s four book <em>Catteni Series</em> (aka <em>Freedom Series</em>), <em>Freedom’s Choice</em>. I grew up reading some of Anne McCaffrey’s novels, so I was honored to be able to work on this series with Lesley Worrell at Ace Roc Books/Penguin.</p> <p>See this cover, and read more about the book, on <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Freedoms-Choice-A-Freedom-Novel/dp/0441005314/" title="Read more about this book on Amazon.com" target="_blank">Amazon.com</a>.</p>http://blot.com/post/47789294995http://blot.com/post/47789294995Fri, 12 Apr 2013 09:51:00 -0700anne mccaffreyIllustration2013Artbook jacketsArtists on Tumblr<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/4fd5046c130774e0556cec3b0e6b801f/tumblr_mkdtxgVghR1qbq6rso1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Book jacket illustration for <a href="http://michellesagara.com/" title="Visit the author's Web site" target="_blank">Michelle Sagara West’s</a> <em>Cast in Sorrow</em> (Chronicles of Elantra #9). Published by Harlequin Luna and Art Directed by the incredible Kathleen Oudit.</p> <p>Read more about the book on <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/17348305-cast-in-sorrow" title="Read more about the book on Goodreads.com" target="_blank">Goodreads.com</a>.</p>http://blot.com/post/46519090698http://blot.com/post/46519090698Thu, 28 Mar 2013 10:58:00 -07002013Illustrationbook jacketsArtists on Tumblr<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/b586f81efe6252b2b7f0227dc4859f0a/tumblr_mkdtniUcuy1qbq6rso1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Book jacket illustration for Charlaine Harris and Amanda Stevens’ <em>Dead of Night</em>. Published by Harlequin MIRA and Art Directed by the awesome Sean Kapitan.</p> <p>Read more about the book on <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/17622924-dead-of-night" title="Read more about the book on Goodreads.com" target="_blank">Goodreads.com</a>.</p>http://blot.com/post/46518700798http://blot.com/post/46518700798Thu, 28 Mar 2013 10:52:00 -07002013Illustrationbook jacketsArtists on Tumblr<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/2f30bb671ba2bbacdeef16adcf36936a/tumblr_mkdt0eX9eq1qbq6rso1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><em>The Haunting of Gabriel Ashe</em></p> <p>I’ve been looking forward to posting this one.</p> <p>Book jacket illustration for <em>The Haunting of Gabriel Ashe</em> by the author of <a href="http://blot.com/post/15783906932/the-ghost-of-graylock" title="The Ghost of Graylock illustration" target="_self"><em>The Ghost of Graylock</em></a>, <a href="http://www.danpoblocki.com/" title="Dan's Web site" target="_blank">Dan Poblocki</a>. So much fun to illustrate! Art Directed by the amazing Christopher Stengel.</p> <p>See the cover on <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/17166336-the-haunting-of-gabriel-ashe" title="Read more about the book on Goodreads.com" target="_blank">Goodreads.com</a>.</p>http://blot.com/post/46517791496http://blot.com/post/46517791496Thu, 28 Mar 2013 10:38:00 -07002013Artists on TumblrIllustrationbook jackets<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/4f71fb15ec021374a00040b9db756f6e/tumblr_mhuxz4jeYx1qbq6rso1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><em>Rebel Spring</em></p> <p>Book jacket illustration for the second book in Morgan Rhodes’ <a href="http://www.fallingkingdoms.com/" title="Link to FALLING KINGDOMS Web site" target="_blank"><em>Falling Kingdoms</em> series</a>, <em>Rebel Spring</em>. Art directed by the amazing Emily Osborne and published by Razorbill.</p> <p>I love working on this series. <3</p> <p>See the first cover in the series: <a href="http://blot.com/post/20921941737/falling-kingdoms" title="Link to first cover in the FALLING KINGDOMS series" target="_self"><em>Falling Kingdoms</em></a>.</p>http://blot.com/post/42507958857http://blot.com/post/42507958857Thu, 07 Feb 2013 09:04:00 -0700Illustrationbook jacketsArtists on Tumblr2013Art<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/1024cf085585d1b3dd24e1c684d88db0/tumblr_mgq74w5wXQ1qbq6rso1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><em>The Outside</em></p> <p>Wraparound book jacket illustration for <a href="http://www.laurabickle.com/" title="Laura Bickle's Web site" target="_blank">Laura Bickle’s</a> sequel to <a href="http://blot.com/post/20865515379/the-hallowed-ones" title="THE HALLOWED ONES cover illustration" target="_self"><em>The Hallowed Ones</em></a>, <em>The Outside</em>. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt and Art Directed by Carol Chu.</p> <p>Click the image to see a larger version.</p> <p>See the cover and read more about the book on <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Outside-Laura-Bickle/dp/0544000137/" title="See the book on Amazon.com." target="_blank">Amazon.com</a>.</p>http://blot.com/post/40685330660http://blot.com/post/40685330660Wed, 16 Jan 2013 09:00:32 -07002013Illustrationbook jacketsartists on tumblr<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/abcea52f2d58716acbc03ad11889cdd7/tumblr_mgql0izKIa1qbq6rso1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><em>Castle of Shadows</em></p> <p>Book jacket illustration for <em>Castle of Shadows</em> by <a href="http://www.ellenrenner.com/" title="Author's Web site" target="_blank">Ellen Renner</a>, published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt.</p> <p>See the cover and read more about the book on <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Castle-Shadows-Ellen-Renner/dp/054402270X" title="See the book on Amazon.com." target="_blank">Amazon</a> | <a href="http://www.houghtonmifflinbooks.com/hmh/site/hmhbooks/bookdetails?isbn=9780544022706" title="See the book on HMH's Web site" target="_blank">HMH’s Web site</a>.</p>http://blot.com/post/40703530494http://blot.com/post/40703530494Wed, 16 Jan 2013 02:00:00 -07002013Illustrationartists on tumblrbook jackets<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/081464448b76d2e35f0352bfe4a7a818/tumblr_mg2aczQtKx1qbq6rso1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><em>Freedom’s Landing</em></p> <p>The first cover of Anne McCaffrey’s four book <em>Catteni Series</em> (aka <em>Freedom Series</em>), <em>Freedom’s Landing</em>. I grew up reading some of Anne McCaffrey’s novels, so I was honored to be able to work on this series with Lesley Worrell at Ace Roc Books/Penguin.</p> <p>See this first cover, and read more about the book, on <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Freedoms-Landing-Anne-McCaffrey/dp/0441003389/" title="Read more about this book on Amazon.com" target="_blank">Amazon.com</a>.</p>http://blot.com/post/39577934569http://blot.com/post/39577934569Thu, 03 Jan 2013 11:07:00 -0700anne mccaffreyartists on tumblr2013Illustrationbook jackets<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/44cb2020c6a7aeba5ea30accbcfb74a7/tumblr_mg0c89xV5p1qbq6rso1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><em>Mistwalker</em></p> <p>Book jacket illustration for Saundra Mitchell’s <em>Mistwalker</em>, published by Harcourt Children’s Books.</p> <p>See the cover and read more about the book on <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Mistwalker-ebook/dp/B00AUZS6SI/" title="See the book on Amazon.com." target="_blank">Amazon.com</a>.</p>http://blot.com/post/39481467819http://blot.com/post/39481467819Wed, 02 Jan 2013 09:52:00 -0700book jackets2013artists on tumblrIllustration<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/018791fc33806c374cb8ef850579c086/tumblr_mfaget3iLe1qbq6rso1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><em>Untitled</em></p> <p>A comp for a book jacket illustration for Houghton Mifflin that was rejected for a different concept we worked on. I like the way this one turned out too.</p>http://blot.com/post/38312265689http://blot.com/post/38312265689Wed, 19 Dec 2012 10:25:41 -0700book jackets2012artists on tumblrIllustration<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/6cc66b39656cc6c2c06f03f80256250f/tumblr_mexmgctiNk1qbq6rso1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><em>Dark Wolf</em></p> <p>Cover illustration for Kate Douglas’ novel <em>Dark Wolf</em>, published by <span>Aphrodisia (Kensington).</span></p> <p><span>See the cover and read a snippet on the <a href="http://www.katedouglas.com/eroticromance/id78.htm" title="Author's Web site" target="_blank">author’s Web site</a>.</span></p>http://blot.com/post/37801399449http://blot.com/post/37801399449Wed, 12 Dec 2012 12:07:24 -0700book jackets2012artists on tumblrIllustration<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mb8ac99de71qbq6rso1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><em>Untitled</em></p> <p>Book jacket for Zondervan.</p>http://blot.com/post/32679982058http://blot.com/post/32679982058Mon, 01 Oct 2012 12:04:57 -0700book jackets2012artists on tumblrIllustration<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_macxaeXeCN1qbq6rso1_r1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><em>Untitled</em></p> <p>Book jacket illustration that, unfortunately, didn’t make it to final. This one involved a pool shoot and was a lot of fun to work on.</p>http://blot.com/post/31539021468http://blot.com/post/31539021468Fri, 14 Sep 2012 13:37:00 -0700book jacketsartists on tumblr2012Illustration<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m8gjgbgNnF1qbq6rso1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><em>Untitled</em></p> <p>Book jacket illustration for <a href="http://www.sourcebooks.com/" title="Link to Sourcebooks" target="_blank">Sourcebooks</a> that, unfortunately, didn’t make it to final.</p>http://blot.com/post/29007943145http://blot.com/post/29007943145Wed, 08 Aug 2012 15:21:47 -0700book jacketsartists on tumblr2012Illustration<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m835hylpJH1qbq6rso1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><em>Edge of Black</em></p> <p>Book jacket illustration for J.T. Ellison’s latest thriller in the Samantha Owens series,<em> Edge of Black</em>. Published by Harlequin MIRA.</p> <p><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Edge-Black-Samantha-Owens-Book/dp/1611063191/" title="Read more about the book on Amazon.com." target="_blank">Read more about the book on Amazon.com</a>.</p>http://blot.com/post/28490780490http://blot.com/post/28490780490Wed, 01 Aug 2012 09:51:34 -0700artists on tumblrartIllustrationbook jackets2012<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m81kilDJVh1qbq6rso1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><em>The Walking Dead : The Road to Woodbury</em></p> <p>Assisted the Art Director in realizing this cover illustration.</p> <p><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Walking-Dead-Road-Woodbury/dp/0312547749/" title="Read more about this book on Amazon.com" target="_blank">Read more about this book on Amazon.com</a>.</p>http://blot.com/post/28430631168http://blot.com/post/28430631168Tue, 31 Jul 2012 13:20:45 -0700artists on tumblrIllustration2012artbook jackets