<p>Have you ever taken the time to examine the smallest detail on a fallen leaf or the tiniest speck of color on a sitting butterfly? Jodi Sones uses her artist&#39;s eye to capture these details and share the beauty of nature. We would like to share some of her beautiful paintings with you here in this book. Enjoy!</p><p>&ldquo;I paint from photos getting my references from jig-saw puzzles I used to play on FaceBook (Puzzles for Friends) and an on-line photo sharing sites (Photos for Artists and Paint My Photo) plus a few other photographers and some of my own photos. I find most of my inspiration through nature. I have not painted en plein air (in the open air) yet but maybe in my future. I use only primary colors when painting and those are Cobalt Blue Azo Yellow and Alizarin Crimson from M. Graham. I will use a bit of Chinese White at times but try to keep that at a bare minimum as I do favor preserving the white of the paper with masking fluid over Chinese White.&rdquo;</p>