If you are into todays trend of colouring books and have a love for English gardens and countryside, with their fauna and flora, then this book is for you. For this collection the author has used many of her sketchbooks of drawings as a starting point. These have been accumulated as reference material for her pastel work and have inspired many of the illustrations that she has now created for you to colour. There are a variety of images – seventy-eight in total. Each illustration has an insect, bird or animal depicted. Some are traditional compositions as you might expect to see in a painting. Others rely more on design and pattern. All are drawn with a strong emphasis on traditional draftsman-ship and attention to detail.
The pages are printed on both sides. The drawings range in complexity and therefore how long they will take to colour. Some are fairly straightforward to colour whilst others are complex and detailed. They are primarily designed for coloured pencils. The paper is a good quality white 140gsm, perfectly suited to pencils but it should be noted that there could be bleed-through with some of the felt pens – so please test before you start. You will find two blank pages at the back of the book so that you can do this. The cover of the book is coloured using pencils and gives an idea just how versatile they can be.
Many say they have found that focusing on colouring can be very rewarding and can be so relaxing that it calms the mind . . . and we can all do with a bit of that!
