Monthly Archives: April 2016

I own several Jenean Morrison coloring books, including her second book of flower designs. I had not picked this book up in the regular format, so all of the designs are new to me. The designs are beautiful with the type of symmetry that I have come to expect from her work.

For me, coloring with black backgrounds is a different experience from standard coloring. I find myself gravitating towards pastels and bright colors as the darker tones seem to blend into the black and don’t have the pop that I generally get using a rich deep tone. Because of this difference, I find myself using colors that I don’t usually use which is great as it expands my experience and comfort zone.

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This is a coloring book with 27 full page flower designs which also include a lovely flower fairy nestled within. Each of the designs is titled at the bottom of the page and each design has a framing line around it to provide a natural stopping point while coloring.

I like the fairies being integrated so well within the designs it makes it seem as if I might just catch a peek of one if I go out into my garden and lift of flower petals. The figures are quite pretty and match the flowers extremely well. The flowers have a lovely flowing look to them.

Here is what I found within this book:

27 Floral Designs with Flower Fairies
Printed on one side of the page
Page is white, slightly rough, and is non-perforated
Glue Bound
Designs do not merge into the binding and have a framing line around them
Room enough to cut pages out if you wish to do so
Alcohol and water-based markers bleed through the page
Gel pens and India ink pens leave color shadows on back of the page
Coloring pencils work well: soft lead lay down color, layer, and blend well; hard lead dent the back of the page but lay down good color

I received a free copy of this coloring book for test and review purposes.