Join the bestselling author of <i>Wild Mind</i> and <i>Writing Down the Bones</i> as she explores a new realm of creativity--the world of color--and offers us an intimate view of how everyday life is transformed into art.<br><br><br><br>In twelve high-spirited chapters, Natalie introduces us to her family, her artist friends, her New Mexico home, her painting trips to Europe--always focusing on the questions faced by any creative person, whatever their medium. Why, for example, does an artist choose some subjects and not others? (&quot;I was crazy about the wrong-color sky and the heart-sinking beckoning of headlights on old cars,&quot; she acknowledges.) How does a painter draw nourishment from another painter's work? (&quot;I didn't want fancy art theories. I wanted a direct connection with the painting before me.&quot;) When is it time to move into a new form? (&quot;I had to go to an empty white canvas and find out what was within me.&quot;)<br><br><br><br>More than 60 four-color reproductions of Natalie's distinctive and joyous paintings appear throughout. The result is a feast for the eyes and a celebration of the creative spirit in action.