The Butterflies Coloring Book

This delightful coloring book includes spectacular bird illustrations based on the artwork of Audubon and other classic ornithology illustrators, presented in an attractive hardback gift edition with patterned endpapers.

Bird-lovers and coloring-enthusiasts will delight in this handsome hardback coloring book, including 77 designs based on classic ornithology illustrations. The original full-color artworks appear alongside clear line drawings ready for the addition of color. Included here are bright songbirds and majestic birds of prey, as well as favorites such as the jewel-like kingfisher and the flamboyant flamingo. Their delicate, vivid plumage makes birds ideal subject matter for developing color technique and rendering those illustrations is guaranteed to provide hours of pleasure.

• Includes 77 designs
• Printed on thick, high-quality paper
• Original full-color illustrations included for easy reference
• An index of birds helps readers identify each bird and find their favorites.

ABOUT THE SERIES: The Hardback Vintage Coloring series will transport you to a world of vintage charm and nostalgia. These delightful coloring books feature original, full-color illustrations by classic artists and designers along with black and white line versions for you to color in.

Peter Gray is long established book illustrator who has worked on a wide-range of subject matters, from classic fiction to educational and historical subjects. He has also worked on storyboards and costume design for the film industry and regularly contributes illustrations to national newspapers (Financial Times, Sunday Times) and magazines (The Spectator, Readers' Digest). He lives in Suffolk, UK.

These illustrations are based on the work of famed 18th and 19th century naturalists and illustrators, John James Audubon (1785-1851), John T. Bowen (1801-1856) and Johannes Gerardus Keuleman (1842-1912).