Incredible Insects: Designs by Christopher Marley Coloring Book

Artist Christopher Marley has spent a lot of time in the remote environments where the world’s most beautiful bugs scuttle and click. Now he is more at home in his studio, artfully arranging the brilliantly colorful compositions. Marley’s arthropod art is all natural—no color enhancement, digital replication, or any other computer trick is involved in its creation. When you color the line drawings traced from his designs, you’ll get to decide how much you want to enhance nature’s colors! Marley’s work is reproduced in full color in miniature on the inside covers, should you want to stay true to the real things.

Christopher Marley

Oregon artist Christopher Marley (American, b. 1969) spent his childhood catching snakes, raising lizards, and dreaming of Komodo dragons, but he was terrified of anything with more than four legs. As an adult, Marley became fascinated by insects’ jewel-like colors, incredible shapes, and perfect mechanics, which led him to visit remote locales, collecting and observing insects, birds, reptiles, and other creatures in their native habitats. With each preserved organism displayed in its natural state—with colors true to life—Marley transforms specimens into stunning works of art. The creatures presented in his designs are collected in an environmentally sensitive way. For eye-popping proof that the world is indeed full of wonders, look no further than the exquisite creatures in Marley’s striking compositions.