So with this cover, I put together 4 images for the background.  Then I wanted to keep the type simple and natural.  The artist is all about the environment and uses its influence in his works!  I found him while researching and thought it would be a nice one to make.  He was greatly influenced by the time he lived in Alaska, so I went with an arctic theme.  No, I did not do the 3d with the words, it just didn't look good, I did emphasize some words by changing the font size.

Went back and did a color balance, image next: