Romance is in the air! For the week of May 24 to May 30, here are some lovely Frank Kalan covers painted for the Harlequin Romance line. Enjoy!
Race for Revenge, Lynsey Stevens, Harlequin, 1981
Lions Walk Alone, Susanna Firth, Harlequin, 1983
Moon Lady, Jane Donnelly, Harlequin, 1984
Rumor Has It, Celia Scott, Harlequin, 1990
Yes! Kalan’s work is distinctive–his use of color, and a seriousness to his faces. He just wasn’t interested in getting his sig within the frame I guess.
Covers!
I’m glad I found your new site; so much work but the used book store is a fabulous idea.
For the life of me I can’t find the sigs on Kalan’s work–though the beauty of his backgrounds is sometimes diagnostic. Am I missing it or are you basing it on style alone? Often the only way, though I tend to second guess myself endlessly.
Hello Iris! Glad to see you here. I didn’t get a notification on the comment; I have to fix my settings. With Kalan, I was fortunate to find tons of links for his artwork, as he’s had numerous showings in Canada which have been documented. After a while, I got a sense of his style, but without the sig, it’s hard to confirm all of the ones I suspect are him. Once I have a page devoted to Kalan I’ll put all the links there, but for now, the links are on the Cover Links page.
The Used Book store isn’t that much work, once I set up templates for specific categories, all I have to do is put in a picture & cut and paste the info. It’s the packing & shipping that’s a pain. But I have too many books, so it’s time to sell them. I figure if I run this store site for a year, I’ll clear out most. If not, I’ll try e-bay again.
Happy reading!