Brave Intuitive Painting-Let Go, Be Bold, Unfold!: Techniques for Uncovering Your Own Unique Painting Style 
by Flora S. Bowley
Quarry Books | May 2012 | ISBN-10: 1592537685 | True PDF | 128 pages | 58.8 mb 
http://www.amazon.com/Brave-Intuitive-Painting-Let-Bold-Unfold/dp/1592537685

Adopt a spontaneous, bold, and fearless approach to painting as a process of discovery—one that results in lush and colorful finished works that will beg to be displayed. This inspiring and encouraging book for both novice and experienced painters teaches how to create colorful, exciting, expressive paintings through a variety of techniques, combining basic, practical painting principles with innovative personal self-expression.
Flora S. Bowley's fun and forgiving approach to painting is based on the notion that “You don't begin with a preconceived painting in mind; you allow the painting to unfold.” Illustrating how to work in layers, Flora gives you the freedom to cover up, re-start, wipe away, and change courses many times along the way. Unexpected and unique compositions, color combinations, and subject matter appear as you allow your paintings to emerge in an organic, unplanned way while working from a place of curiosity and letting go of fear.

—Learn techniques for working with vibrant color and avoiding mud.
—Make rich and varied marks with a variety of unexpected tools.
—Break compositional rules.
—Embrace nonattachment as a way to keep exploring.
—Keep momentum by moving your body and staying positive.
—Work with what's working to let go of struggle.
—Connect more deeply to the world around you to stay inspired.
—Embrace layers to create rich complex paintings.
—Find rhythm by spiraling between chaos and order.

CONTENTS
IntroductIon 9
{ Chapter One } Let Go: openIng up to a world of creatIvIty where anythIng Is possIble 11
Re-creating Your Story 13
There are No Mistakes 18
Connecting with Intuition 21
Keep It Movin’ 24
Stepping Fearlessly Into the Unknown 28
Letting Go of Perfection 32
Being Gentle with Yourself (and Others) 34
{ Chapter Two } Be Bold: workIng wIth wIld abandon and commIttIng to your alIveness 39
Tools and Prompts 40
Color Love: Keeping Colors Fresh 58
Bringing Your Paintings to Life with Variation 73
Time to Play 84
A Brave New You 87
{ chapter Three } Unfold: fIndIng your unIque voIce and allowIng your paIntIngs to be born wIth ease  91
Spiraling In and Spiraling Out 93
Getting Perspective and Working with What’s Working 96
Commiting to Now and Keeping Momentum 100
Allowing Your Paintings to Emerge Naturally 104
Embracing Nonattachment 108
Blooming True and Finding Your Authentic Voice 112
Bringing It Together and Knowing When to Stop 118
Living a Creative Life and Staying Inspired 124
about the author 127
acknowledgments 128

About the Author
Flora Bowley is an internationally celebrated painter, teacher, author, and inspirationalist. Her vibrant paintings can be found in numerous galleries, on album covers, and in public spaces around the world, as well as on a variety of unique products made in collaboration with Papaya Art. Flora combines eighteen years of professional painting experience with her background as a yoga instructor and massage therapist to infuse her teaching and painting style with a deep connection to body, mind, and spirit. By honoring intuition and celebrating the present moment, Flora encourages her students to overcome fear and welcome joyful, spontaneous expression back into their creative process. Her transformational approach to painting (and living) has inspired thousands of people to “let go, be bold, and unfold.” Flora splits her time between painting, teaching, and traveling in colorful locations around the world and living among a community of artists in Portland, Oregon. To take a workshop or an online course, visit www.braveintuitiveyou.com. To discover more of Flora’s artwork, visit www.florabowley.com.