Nita Leland

Nita Leland, author of Born Creative: A Memoir of Paint, Passion & Purpose, encourages everyone to nurture their creativity. Her memoir is especially meaningful to those who dream of exploring their potential but have been brainwashed to believe they lack "talent." Art had no place in Nita's adult life until 1970, when her husband surprised her with a gift of watercolor paints. After taking a class, she developed a passion to paint. She flouted the social restraints of the 1970s and became an...See more

Nita Leland, author of Born Creative: A Memoir of Paint, Passion & Purpose, encourages everyone to nurture their creativity. Her memoir is especially meaningful to those who dream of exploring their potential but have been brainwashed to believe they lack "talent." Art had no place in Nita's adult life until 1970, when her husband surprised her with a gift of watercolor paints. After taking a class, she developed a passion to paint. She flouted the social restraints of the 1970s and became an artist while raising four exuberant kids. Nita is the author of best-selling art-instruction books and videos on color, collage, and creativity, published by North Light Books. The true stories in her memoir reflect her artistic growth and her genuine delight at motivating people to believe in their creative potential. She has traveled throughout the United States and Canada as a workshop instructor, juror of art exhibitions, and demonstrator at art materials trade shows, intermixed with teaching weekly watercolor classes in her hometown. Nita Leland lives in Dayton, Ohio with her husband Robert G. Leland. See less