Colouring Book Crazy

What could happen if you put yourself aside as a poet and became willing to funnel your creative talents into a wholly other art form that bends two practices into one?

Poets: A Colouring Book by Melanie Janisse-Barlow attempts to answer this question. As a poet, painter, and proper 'Jacqueline of All Trades,' Janisse offers readers and art-enthusiasts a core sample of the larger archive of living poets that began with her Poets Series of paintings in 2015. In turn, those poets have been asked to …

All one hundred branches (plus two bookmobiles!) of the Toronto Public Library appear in this whimsical colouring book.
Within these pages you will find a love letter to the Toronto Public Library, created by urban geographer Daniel Rotsztain. Rotsztain’s quest to illustrate all the branches of North America’s most used library system took him up river valleys, through city parks, over highways, and along the lakeshore. In this book, Rotsztain invites you along to explore the city’s uniqu …

In this eagerly awaited follow-up to the international bestseller Fantastic Cities, artist Steve McDonald uses his unique large-format approach working from actual photographs to create beautifully detailed line drawings of amazing buildings and other structures from around the world. The globe-trotting selection includes buildings from six continents—including Prague's Astronomical Clock, Russia's St. Basil's Cathedral, a Florentine bridge, a Romanian castle, an Indian palace, and many dozens …

From Green Gables in Prince Edward Island to the rugged coast of British Columbia to the majestic North, colour your way across Canada with scenes that capture our country from coast to coast to coast.

Feel the calm and tranquility of the cottage with inspiring scenes for you to colour. With a sturdy backing, you can bring this book to the dock, to your favourite chair – anywhere you like.

A one-of-a kind colouring book for animal lovers, featuring original artwork and poetry.

Spirit of the Wild combines the creative possibilities and therapeutic benefits of today’s most intricate colouring books, but is unique in its inclusion of original poetry to complement the images. Featuring twenty-five of the most iconic birds and mammals of Western Canada based on the paintings of renowned wildlife artist Erica Neumann, this book reflects the wild spirit of the west and is designed to r …

Adult colouring books have risen in popularity because they give people an opportunity to unwind and lose themselves in a creative way. This book allows people to slow down by featuring the waves, shores, buildings, people, creatures and the other unique elements of the East Coast way of life. It will be enjoyed by anyone looking for a creative outlet and a way to relax and unwind.

Printed on paper that reduces bleedthrough, the 80 illustrations of The East Coast Way of Life vary in intricacy -- …

Emma FitzGerald's 2015 book Hand Drawn Halifax was an immediate hit in Halifax. Emma's appealing sketches of the city's neighbourhoods and her obvious appreciation of the diversity of the city in her notes on her experiences as she drew won her many fans. At events and signings, Emma offered printouts of line drawing versions of a few of the book's illustrations, which were eagerly accepted.

Out of that experience comes this book -- a collection of 80 line drawings for colouring book fans, includ …