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Coloring Books for Grown Ups

May 30, 2015 By Liz Kitchens 3 Comments

As I mentioned in a previous blog post (see Doodle for Your Noodle below) Be Brave. Lose the Beige is obsessed with creativity. I consider myself to be a creativity evangelist I’m so persuaded of its impact on brain health. Studies have demonstrated participation in the arts promotes physical and mental health, particularly among aging adults. Besides, it’s fun and, as per an earlier blog post, creativity can relieve boredom (I find boredom to be a cardinal sin).

Since even the word “creativity” can elicit tension and intimidation, Be Brave. Lose the Beige is on a mission to make creativity more accessible. That’s why I’m delighted to have discovered two non-threatening creative endeavors guaranteed to be stress relieving and fun.

I wrote about doodling in my previous post. Visit Pinterest or Amazon and you will be introduced to a whole world of doodling, an artistic expression that can be a soothing take on relaxation.   doodle

In this post, I want to introduce you to Coloring Books for Grownups. Yes, I really mean it adult coloring books are all the rage right now, largely due to the work of Johanna Basford. The Today Show on NBC did an entire segment on the concept of adult coloring books, which, until Johanna Basford, were virtually unheard of. (Except for those of us who secretly, or perhaps not so secretly, pilfered pages from our kids’ coloring books for our own creative coloring) Basford, who describes herself as an illustrator and ink evangelist, took nine months creating her first book, Secret Garden. This book has sold over a million copies and is selling out all over the world, having been translated in 22 languages. She followed up with Enchanted Forest. The #1 and #2 books on Amazon are not mystery novels or courtroom thrillers, but Secret Garden and Enchanted Forest. (Kids, you better hide your coloring books, grown ups are headed your way.)coloring book pages

Google, Pinterest, and even Johanna Basford’s website, have lots of single coloring pages available for downloading. Markers, crayons, and colored pencils serve to transform these black and white illustrations into colorful masterpieces. Basford has turned her facebook page into a gallery of art work uploaded by fans on her website. Thus, coloring has the triple benefit of being…

  • an engaging creative endeavor (the benefits of which I’ve enumerated above)
  • fun and relaxing
  • possibly featured in an online gallery.

Send your doodles or coloring pages to me at Liztkg@cfl.rr.com and I will feature them on my gallery page.

 

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: adults, coloring books, creativity, Johanna Basford

Comments

  1. queenluciawright says

    December 10, 2015 at 9:25 am

    I agree that adult coloring books are a thing now! Thank you for sharing this short article. Coloring an adult coloring book is great considering that doing this kind of activity needs you to have active thoughts yet at the very same time keeps our body busy that can lead our minds clear as well as minimize our stress.This adult coloring book http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/151435067X that i have just recently purchased is really great! You and your readers might want to buy one too.

    Reply
    • Liz Kitchens says

      December 14, 2015 at 2:55 pm

      I love it. thank you so much for sharing.

      Reply

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