Life in Full Color

About the Book

Life in Full Color showcases the beautiful, vibrant, and inspiring paintings of a professional artist. Yvonne's art invites you to experience an appreciation of the magnificent world we live in through her expressive, color-filled paintings. The artist describes herself as a colorist and shares the beauty of the world she inhabits through the richness and expressiveness of her art. This book will inspire one to feel the passion behind Yvonne's artistry and to see just how one artist paints the beauty of the world she lives in. Life in Full Color visually captures the spirit of a painter who's creativity knows no boundaries and who's personal response to beauty is primarily visual. She is also a writer and the author of "Living the Artist's Life". www.yvonnemward.com

About the Author

Yvonne Martinez Ward has written short stories, vignettes, poetry, editorial letters, children's stories, newsletter articles and essays, speeches, and press releases. In high school and college she studied creative writing and participated in poetry readings. She published an article on how to start a home-based business in a nationwide newsletter published by The Society of Craft Designers. "Nature's Joy" is the author's first published collection of prose poetry, a book derived from her long-time passion for writing. Yvonne is also an accomplished professional artist (painter) who has extensively exhibited her work in art galleries. In her spare time, Yvonne enjoys reading, singing, dancing, gardening and spending quality time with close friends. She is a strong supporter of the arts (both visual and performance) and is currently an art teacher, drama director and vocalist at an elementary school. Yvonne enjoys spending time in nature where she can set up her easel and do some painting en plein air. Finally, Yvonne is a mother of a son, and lives in Bronx, New York. She is currently working on her second poetry collection and creating art illustrations for two children's books she has authored, both of which will be published in the Fall. Yvonne published a book about her life as an artist entitled: "Living the Artist's Life".