FLOWER ART

"Flowers for Coloring and Meditation" is another of the Kate's Most Loved Flowers coloring books for intermediate to advanced colorists. Just as in the other Kate books, the images in this new book are of original paintings she has done in her studio at Lilac Inn in Upstate New York's Hudson Valley. Each image is accompanied by a meditation page which invites the colorist to write about their coloring experience. In earlier coloring books, Kate wrote about her own experience, what creating the original painting meant for her, how it may have helped her learn something more about painting, or even about life-- something she hadn't noticed before. In this new book, the colorist is invited to write about the act of creating their own work; how it may have tapped into his or her inner world, perhaps brought rich and comforting thoughts, or memories; or deeper insights into art or their own life. For, isn't that the purpose, the power of art, to connect us to our deeper selves. All the flowers seen in this book were gifts from friends and family for birthdays, holidays...or just "because" from their own gardens. While painting flowers with such rich "back stories", Kate thinks about the son who sent her the bouquet, or the friend whose garden provided the glorious dahlia or peony posing before her now. Because the images in her books are based on original art, and are not clip art or overly familiar public domain art, her books are unique.This quality and the detail in Kate's coloring book images appeals especially to intermediate and advanced colorists. These colorists have confidence in knowing that when they have completed a coloring piece, they can proudly frame and display it, or send to someone they love... or perhaps share with someone who could use a little joy right now.