The Art Part of The Winds of September Cover

Notice how the sky colors of yellow, pink, blue, and white bounce off the hillside. The dark and light patches on her face give depth and fullness to her features. Dark colors recede, light colors come toward you unless you are painting a landscape, then it works totally backward. A far off field would be light colored growing darker as it comes forward. Notice Judith's dress, the dark part of the ruffle signifies depth, the light blue gives fullness. The light is coming from the right side of her body,(to us looking on, the left) giving fullness to the puffy sleeve.
Her shadow and the dark places at her feet anchor her to the ground. To see this cover art, go to: http://www.bookstandpublishing.com/book_details/The_Winds_of_September