A few months ago I had the pleasure to illustrate the third book of Improbable Life, the latest volume of Frasar’s memoirs.

The first book was published just in 2016, and as I pointed out back then, it’s a really nice read, as well as the latest one.

Also, I just realized that I forgot to post the cover I made for the second book of the series, so that will come soon.

Anyway, here it is.

Some might notice that this cover has a different tone to the previous ones.
Where the others tried to convey some sort of adventurous moment in the author’s life, together with the sense of wonder that was driving him – this one is definitely darker in mood.

This is because the book itself describes a troubled phase of his story, which led to a more inward-looking narrative.
The cover illustration still depicts an event actually occurred, so it’s not like the book is less eventful, but the tone is undoubtedly changed.

Funnily enough, I worked on this illustration at the same time I was busy on this one, so it was two images where a stormy sea was one of the main elements.

That’s where I found out that I love painting the sea, so I have to say I was particularly happy about these last two works.

Incidentally, my next post would be again about the sea, but I swear it’s not at all intentional and I’m not becoming obsessed.

by Paolo Puggioni