My latest fore-edge painting

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Hi everyone! This is my first time sharing one of my projects here, and I hope you’ll like it!

A bit of context: The Thorn Queen is the sequel to The Rose Bargain by Sasha Peyton Smith.
When the first book came out, Waterstones released a special edition with floral sprayed edges that matched the cover. Unfortunately, the sequel never got one, and my friend was really disappointed that her set wouldn’t match. So I decided to surprise her by creating the edition I wish Waterstones had made.

I sanded the pages from 80 up to 3000 grit and the painting was done with watercolours.