TYBURN

Not long ago I received a request....

to use one of my watercolors sketches - the Human Skull -

as the cover for a new book...
in paper and ebook form (available on Nook and Kindle)

 It was totally unexpected and I was...  and still am,  thrilled ... 

  The author is  Kevin John Grote

 The Book is   TYBURN 

It belongs to his series "Letters of Fire and Sword" 

...an ambitious undertaking of 16 books

which he has been working and doing research on for years...

 His historical novels take place in the 1740's and 50's

in the UK (Scotland and London) and in North America.

If you go to the TYBURN link above you can read some of his book on Amazon...

Hope you enjoy... I did!

Kevin previously released "Skye" and is presently working on "TALLY-HO!. 
...this is a link to his twitter

I love Books... and historical novels are some of my favourites.......
I wish him the very best .

The Human Skull

The Human Skull... 22 bones, common to all humans... the most complicated bony structure of the body...

The largest form of the skull is the Cranium... where every bump and hollow corresponds to the shape of the brain...



This bone structure is responsible for the outward appearance of the head and face... so much so that experts in anatomical sculpture can take a skull from unknown origin and quite accurately recreate the features of that individual...

At the front of the skull are two orbits that contain the eyeballs... and a central hole for the airway of the nose...


The upper jaw is part of the main skull... The lower jaw is a completely separate bone which pivots on the cheekbone... hinging on either side of the skull at ear level...

The entire facial area is small... compared to the size of the whole skull... making up only about one-eighth of the entire surface.......

The slight size and subtle shape variances of this bony structure are what makes each particular face unique and recognizable...

I love the challenge of taking on the skull as a creative endeavor in any medium... maybe because I feel I am looking back in time... maybe I just want to understand how we human beings are put together... or maybe just because I still have a lot of learning to do...

Click to see Other Skulls on my blog.

approx. 4" x 6" ink, watercolor, crow quill pen, brush on CP Arches WC paper