Colour Up: The Meaning of Life

By Irene Naested – September 2026

Culture, social custom, language, religion, ritual, setting, history, personal experience, narrative stories, not fixed, changeable.

Life is dull without colour.

Full colour, tint and tone, ups and downs; imagine life with a paintbrush, pen and ink.

Colour as one likes.

52 images and text blend across the pages, coupling, which re-interpret colour, both specified and implied, by the viewer or reader. This allows the contemplation of the experiential interpretations of the event, object, image and text.

This multi-cognitive, multi-genre, neurographic journey is a dialogue at the intersection of visual art, written expression of poetry and prose.

It allows the reader to experience written word, text manipulation, free-verse, automatism, asemic poetry, exphrastic descriptions of art, and collage as art work.

The book contains visual art, mono print, stamp print, collage, water colour, acrylic, pen and ink examples for inspiration. They are presented to inspire contempt for rules and encourage the reader to “colour beyond the lines”.

To purchase your copy of the book, fill out the form below to pay by e-transfer or email Irene to arrange a stop by the studio to pay in person.

When arranging for in-person pick up, buyers will receive a $5 discount on the price of the book.

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