Behind the Black: A Fearless Venture Into the Darkest Corners of the Creative Mind in Search of Light

Behind the Black

is the story of an artist’s struggle with addiction and the beautiful journey to understand a world lost inside the throes of creative passion. The author wrote it to gain a better understanding of just what magic lies behind the creation of a work of art, what struggles it takes to live the life of a professional artist, and a few surprises along the way that are destined to lift and inspire the hearts of a wide array of readers. This is a journey through the darkness in a struggle to find balance in the beautiful lights and shadows of truth.

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