Illustrations for the Southern Gothic literature series.
Client One More Page Publishing
AD Anna Gavrylyuk
2024, 2025 Kyiv
The literary genre of Southern Gothic combines gothic atmosphere with social realism. It often explores decay, moral corruption, and hidden violence beneath the surface.
I chose an approach that focuses more on the atmosphere and human presence in space, without emphasizing characters or even including them at all.
To make the series recognizable, I picked several compositional features and a color scheme. Regardless of the novel, the illustrations always repeat the diagonals, the placement of light, and a small object in particular place on the back of the cover.
Reflections in a Golden Eye by Carson McCullers
The Optimist's Daughter by Eudora Welty
The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone by Tennessee Williams
Summer Crossing by Truman Capote
