The colouring "craze" is definitely here to stay as more people join the digital detox revolution and swap their iPad's for their art pads. 
Grown adults clutching armfuls of the latest titles of colouring books for themselves (and not just as Christmas gifts) is a growing and common sight in bookstores and supermarkets the world over as people look for a more nostalgic and analogue gift for this Christmas.

The rise of the creative class is something which Oxfordshire's Christopher D. King is at the forefront of experiencing. 
Christopher trained as an Engineer over a decade ago and experienced a daily diet of almost entirely left-brained activities. He found a way to tap into his right-brain functions by running and drawing, enhancing his own creativity. (There is a scientific link between exercise and enhanced brain function). 

He started to illustrate a year ago as a stress relief and found this in combination with exercise gave him a mental boost. He also felt that people in his family with diagnosed mental conditions could benefit. 

Despite the fact that he has only been illustrating seriously for a year, Chris has made an amazing transformation in his life and as his burgeoning talent is still developing. He's seen attention from major publishers and Austin Macauley, his current independent publisher, will release his first book: Chroma-Therapy: A Walk In Nature on November 30th 2016. 

This Oxfordshire illustrator creates these amazingly detailed images all by hand, unlike a lot of the books of patterns and stock image compilations which are currently dominating the market.

Speaking why he chose to create his book, Chris says, "I felt like it was something which I needed to do in order to make use of a latent talent, which I was aware of, but then became an obsession and I felt compelled to just draw. Thankfully my work has an audience in these beautiful colouring books."

Chris's work can be seen at www.cdkingbooks.com and he admits, "I can see a clear progression in my work from earlier on in the year even to now. It's a real-life work-in-progress and a journey of discovery, this is really just the beginning and I look forward to where it might take me!"

You can find out more about Chris and his work here:
Instagram: @cdkingbooks
Twitter: @cdkingbooks
YouTube: http://bit.ly/ChristopherKingYouTube

To order your copy of Chris's new adult colouring book, please visit:
Amazon.com: http://bit.ly/ChrisDKingColourTherapyUS
Amazon.co.uk: http://bit.ly/ChrisDKingColourTherapyUK