Living in Color

By Tova Raeburn

After facing a series of complex challenges in her life, Tova Raeburn ultimately realized that colors are full of life lessons and have the power to transform moods and emotions. Today, while happily existing in a world of color, she shares eight coaching and art exercises to help others see themselves in new ways.
While using color and art as an inspiration to view life in a new way, Tova relies on her experience as a life coach and artist to lead others on a journey inward where personal growth is encouraged through positive change, different perspectives, and a willingness to see the endless possibilities. Through the creation of a personal color wheel and seven other art exercises, Tova invites others to embrace: gratitude and abundance, remember that attitude is a choice, view the pie of our lives, create values and boundaries, be present and mindful, build strengths, practice forgiveness, and move forward. Living in Color is an uplifting guide that utilizes art exercises and insight to lead others on a reflective journey inward to discover what is important and then create a fulfilling life.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Balboa Press
• Release date: Feb 11, 2021
• ISBN: 9781982262877

Tova Raeburn

Tova Raeburn is a life coach and artist whose love of art began in early childhood. She holds a degree in psychology and a certification in coaching. Tova is a proud mother and grandmother. Living in Color is her first book.

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ISBN: 978-1-9822-6286-0 (sc)

ISBN: 978-1-9822-6287-7 (e)

Library of Congress Control Number: 2021901698

Balboa Press rev. date: 02/11/2021

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Dedicated to my husband, who has always

encouraged me to go for my dreams, believed I

could do it, and lives in color with me.

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CONTENTS

Acknowledgments

Illustration Index

Preface

Chapter 1 Gratitude and Abundance

Chapter 2 Our Attitude Is Our Choice

Chapter 3 Looking at the Pie of Your Life

Chapter 4 Values/Boundaries

Chapter 5 Being Present, Being Mindful

Chapter 6 Building Strengths: The GPS of Colors

Chapter 7 Forgiveness / New Directions

Chapter 8 Moving Forward

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ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

Living in Color could not have been written without the encouragement and support of Sherri Gilbert; Chanie Rothman; Andrea Silvey, PhD-MSW; Sharon Lite, PhD; Gitty Stolik; Mercedes Roussel; Etta Lewin; Robin Padial, Yecheskel, Nechamie, and Chaya Mushka Raeburn.

Thank you to Jennifer Stay @ Coloring Bliss for all her knowledge on color.

Thank you also to all my grandchildren who always bring me to a state of gratitude.

A special thanks to my granddaughter, Devora Leah Raeburn, who kept me on topic and shared the love of colors with me.

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ILLUSTRATION INDEX

Chapter 1: Gratitude

Color Wheel 1—Illustration 1

Color Wheel Template—Illustration 2

Color Wheel Crayola Pencils—Illustration 1A

Color Wheel Crayola Pencils Template—1A

Color Wheel 2 Blending Tertiary Colors—Illustration 3

Chart of Primary, Secondary, Tertiary Colors—Illustration 4

Chart of Primary, Secondary, Tertiary Colors Template—Illustration 5

Chapter 2: Our Attitude Is Our Choice

Analogous Colors – Illustration 6

Analogous Colors Template – Illustration 7

Chakra Chart and Squares Chart—Illustration 8

Chakra Chart and Squares Chart Template—Illustration 9

Chapter 3: Looking at the Pie of Your Life

Complementary Colors Chart—Illustration 10

Complementary Colors Chart Template—Illustration 11

Chapter 4: Boundaries

Circular Value Scale—Illustration 12

Circular Value Scale Template—Illustration 13

Color Families Tri Colors by Jennifer Stay—Illustration 14

Red and Blue Blocks Photo—Illustration 15

Red and Blue Blocks—Illustration 16

Red and Blue Blocks Template—Illustration 17

Chapter 5: Being Present / Being Mindful

Four Seasons—Illustration 18

Four Seasons Squares - Template 19

Four Seasons Layout Template—Illustration 20

Chapter 6: Building Strengths

GPS of Colors Cutouts—Illustration 21

GPS Finding Color Combinations—Illustration 22

Split Complementary, Triad, Tetrad Puzzle Pieces—Illustration 23

Split Complementary, Triad, Tetrad Puzzle Pieces Template—Illustration 24

Putting It All Together by Robin Padial—Illustration 25

Chapter 7: Forgiveness / Letting Go

Scribble Art—Illustration 26

Chapter 8 The Points Are the Picture

Photo of Flower—Illustration 27

Flower Points/Dots Outline Template—Illustration 28

Dot Flower—Illustration 29

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PREFACE

Living in Color came about as a way to help myself. My life was slowly losing color because of prolonged stress that I was unable to control. I was experiencing the loss of a close relationship, my husband’s cancer treatment was not working, and my cat died. I hit rock bottom.

As a life coach, I have always lived by the principles that I could overcome anything. But my mind, body, and spirit were not operating together. I needed a break, but I could not get one. Surprises were an almost daily happening.

I am an artist, and during those trying times, I could not pick up a brush. Then I tried colored pencils and watercolor pencils. I realized that color could come back into my life. Everyone can hold a pencil. Perhaps this moment of discovery about myself could, with work, help many other people who