Behind the Black

Colleen Black is a world-renowned artist represented by galleries throughout the US and in a very literal sense "overseas"- Various Caribbean andInternational cruise lines are some of the most recent purveyors of her artistic endeavors. She studied painting in Italy at the Florence School of Art andis self-taught in various methods of sculpture.

• Chapter 1 ~ DRAGON’S BREATH• The Battle InsideChapter 2 ~ THE LITTLE GIRL• The Little GirlChapter 3 ~ THE SCIENCE OF ADDICTION• PuppetChapter 4 ~ BUTTERFLIES AND HURRICANES• Playground Prayers and Valentine’s Day Wishes• Silence• A Lesson from IndiaChapter 5 ~ LOVE AND FEAR• The Opposites• Rivers of Love• The Evolution of Love• Soul Mates and the AbyssChapter 6 ~ KISSED THE WRONG FROG• A Love for Frogs• Brand New Day• Aura of a Brand New DayChapter 7 ~ ESCAPE ARTIST• The Dark Side of Escape• Danny• LifelightChapter 8 ~ BURNT MARSHMALLOWSChapter 9~AN ARTIST’S EDUCATION• Curious• Odd Jobs• A Love for Books Nearly Got Me Shot• Art store clerk University (ASCU)• Behind the MaskChapter 10 ~ SCULPTURE• Playing the Market• Magical Pink Clay• The Fall• Chainsaws and Ice• Bloody Valentine• No Plans, Just Travel• An Act of Valor• The Cantine Clan• Italy• Eggsistence• My First BronzeChapter 11 ~ I DO BELIEVE IN FAIRIES, I DO... I DO• The Fairy Chronicles• Fairy Dust• Big Bad Wolves• Gone to the Dogs: HGTV and the Police• Uriel, My Angel of Empathy and Grace• The AwakeningChapter 12~THE PORTAL: GATEWAY TO CREATIVITY• Chose the Frog... Dumped the Prince• Off the Cross• The Gateway to Creativity: The Ice Portal• Artistic Drive and the Story of “Eve”• Heaven and “God Painting”Chapter 13 ~ LOST IN TRANSLATION• An Angel in the Clouds• A Change in Direction• A Story of an Arrow• One Last Word on DreamsEPILOGUE ~ Dedication, Release and a Sweet Kiss Goodbye