Magic of Floral Painting Author:Gary Jenkins Inside of book page vii — A few words from Gary Jenkins — Painting can make you free! Think about it-when you pick up that brush, you're the captain of the ship. You can set whatever course you like. That's why I hope you'll use this book to explore the world of flowers with me. — Why flowers? because they're almost pure color. They open your mind... more » and let you your imagination soar. And when you paint flowers you will learn so much about color. Experiment with color, play with color. Have fun with color. And enjoy your flowers. You can create whole new species on your canvas--crossbreed them in your mind--make flowers ten times the size they'd be in real life.« less