The Painting

By Jo Dot Parker

Using a shoreline for the book’s landscape, The Painting is about re-emergence from a crisis of confidence. It uses the metaphor of a young water-skiing artist painting his life with his beliefs, inspired by a muse. All ages will enjoy identifying with the insight into peer connections and society, reflecting on the wrecked confidence that is pieced back together in reinventing ourselves. Younger readers will appreciate the colourful symbols littered throughout the story for the simple pleasure of reading unpredictable sentences assembled to meet needs not satisfied by daily conversation. This is entertainment sympathetic to the journey of self-healing. Every word has been carefully chosen for its sound, shape (and colour!) which can be interpreted in ways that are as individual as those reading it.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Austin Macauley Publishers
• Release date: Jan 31, 2022
• ISBN: 9781528990080

Jo Dot Parker

Jo Dot is a Human Resources professional and a chartered member of the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD). An interest in wellbeing at work and mental health led Jo Dot to training in mindfulness and alternative healing via several modalities. She is also a qualified therapeutic practitioner in forest bathing (shinrin-yoku). Her passions include painting large pictures, snowboarding, slalom water-skiing, trees and crystals.

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