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J.M. Huxley wants to paint the world in stories–those that call the world to revelation–the supernatural kind with the power to influence hearts and change lives, in places where the veil thins to reveal unearthly color and empowering brilliance as promise!
thought-provoking, uplifting, and perfect for book club discussion
Color for Canvas opens in 1820s on the Kansas prairie, where Running Feet, now running for her life, is the last of her tribe. Suddenly, her Comanche pursuers halt. On the cusp of her capture, she’s apparently become invisible. Is the land protecting her … or something else?
The girl has survived to dream of good in the secret place of thunder.
This legacy and mandate are handed down and expand when they reach a future in which “Plain Jane” receives a gift delivered with a directive: to capture, on canvas, the good in the world for the generations to come. Fast forward to 1982 New Jersey, where elements of supernatural influence appear in Jane’s life:
In spite of an otherwise lackluster life, the girl recognizes a universal force at work, one intent where she is concerned.
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The Award-Winning Memoir from J. M. Huxley
When a PSA 727 plunges into the heart of a young girl’s hometown, it seems a harbinger of things to come, particularly with the loss of her father in a commercial airline crash a decade later. Persistent dreams at night of planes falling out of the sky brush irony across the heavens but don’t keep her from flying regularly when she takes a position as a San Diego airborne traffic reporter. Within months, the deaths of two colleagues in a work-related air disaster seem to confirm premonition, something that fuels Huxley’s growing desire for spiritual things. Truth, Huxley will learn, requires the loss of everything that keeps one from it. We are not such as dreams are made of. But sometimes dreams can lead us home.
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A Top Ten Author Elite Finalist for Best Children's Book of 2020
God, are you there? Are you painting the color that sings?Across the sky, over the sea, and brushed by wings?Are you in the wind, the flowers, the light and all I see?What is your rainbow that it sings to me?“God, who are you?” the girl finally asks directly,and because she asks God himself, he answers intently.He says he paints his masterpieces for all to see,color as beautiful promise of love eternally.Captivating illustrations combine with poetic verse to spark a child’s understanding of the colorful world around us and the God who created it. Based on the award-winning book Milk and Honey Land: A Story of Grief, Grace, and Goats, Rainbow Land encourages children to fully experience the Great Painter’s masterpieces and to recognize the great love still found in rainbows.
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Reader Reviews
In Color for Canvas by J. M. Huxley, Jane Campbell grows up in Cape May, New Jersey, in a household that defines her future while overlooking who she already is. On her twelfth birthday, she begins experiencing vivid encounters with a man called Mac who brings her to a stretch of Kansas prairie that feels tangible and continuous. Over time, Jane discovers that this land is not a single moment but a place layered with human lives across generations. She witnesses the daily labor, dangers, losses, and quiet persistence of women tied to the same ground, even though they never see her. Jane paints what she is shown, and the paintings begin to circulate beyond her control, connecting her present life to an unfolding past. As the visions deepen, Jane must decide whether these experiences exist only to be observed or whether they require her participation.
Color for Canvas by J. M. Huxley is a gorgeous, sweeping supernatural time travel novel with a truly spiritual passage, which operates through bodily relocation and sensory displacement, and follows American history through Jane’s experiences across eras. Jane herself is a wonderful lead, and her persistence in observing what she is shown, and continuing to paint even when understanding lags behind experience, shows a perseverance of womanhood that we need to see more of in fiction. This is especially prevalent when she chooses to keep recording places that disturb her sense of safety. Huxley extends this treatment even to ancillary characters, like nineteenth-century homesteader Agnes O’Donnell, who is unwavering in protecting her home while armed men threaten it. The settings are spectacularly cinematic: A sod house fortified against wolves, and the prairie during wartime when fire changes the land. This is a brilliantly written and deeply immersive novel. Very highly recommended.
Reviewed by Jamie Michele for Readers’ Favorite
Much more than a spiritual, psychological, or artistic journey, J.M. Huxley crafts a hard-hitting novel of discovery which entwines many revelations via threads of positivity which ultimately emerge from the characters’ lives and choices. Her ability to show how these individuals rise above their circumstance, chance, and choice to bring light into the world via their disparate efforts is a message especially needed in modern times.
Libraries looking for inspirational novels that celebrate and meld art, purpose, and spiritual reflection with a supernatural overlay and time-travel discoveries that are alluring and unexpected connections will welcome Color for Canvas into their collections.
Readers looking for fiction that is thought-provoking, uplifting, and perfect for book club discussion, Christian inspection, or personal reflection will also find Color for Canvas a compelling read. It reflects its own aura of hope and possibility while delivering an important message about creating the most from one’s life.
D. Donovan, Sr. Reviewer, Midwest Book Review
One has to have a brilliant imagination to create such a piece of artistic fiction as Color for Canvas, and JM Huxley definitely has it. Janet’s literary intelligence brings the reader into her world, where a mix of make believe and reality will keep you in suspense. I literally could not put the book down! I can’t wait until she writes the sequel to this incredible journey of many generations that come to life on the pages of this novel. Grab a cup of your favorite hot beverage, curl up on your favorite chair, and get ready for a fantastic journey! You will be so glad you did!
Carolyn Searcy, Featured Author in Resilience: Women Rising to Their Greatest Moments
Color for Canvas by J.M. Huxley was a vivid, emotional journey from start to finish. Every character breathed with nuance and authenticity; their inner worlds painted with a masterful brush. The story swept through different time periods like a silk thread pulling together vision, meaning, and mystery, each moment smart and rich with purpose. I found myself caught in a tapestry I never saw coming, one moment holding my breath, the next, deeply moved. It was more than a book…it was an experience. A stunning blend of emotion, revelation, and surprise. A true joy to read.
Missy Maxwell Worton - Award-Winning Author for Don’t Mess with This Mama - CEO Warrior Writers Training
J. M. Huxley has created a masterpiece canvas of words painted with the lives of generations of women artists who paint what they see, but what they “see” is often generations before they lived on the earth or generations after they lived out their lives. You will be drawn into the mystery of these women’s encounters, their legacy of artwork, and a thrilling climax when everything falls into place, and the master canvas comes fully into view.
Diana Larkin, Author of The Rescue of the Ages and Podcast host of A Watchman’s Journal
A thoughtful reflection on the love and loss, Milk and Honey Land made me laugh, think, and count my blessings. The true story of one woman’s journey to understanding, it is richly told with vivid imagery. Colorful and detailed prose style combined with a knack for revealing her inner life brings the author’s moving and sometimes devastating story to life. A fascinating glimpse into one woman’s journey through pain, loss, and into redemption.
Eric A. Duesing, Verified Amazon Purchaser - Milk & Honey Land
From a literary standpoint, this is one of the best books I have ever read. JM Huxley’s command of the English language and unique storytelling style is stellar! It was especially meaningful to me because her Milk and Honey Land is about my home state of Kansas! I highly recommend it!
Rosemary Williams, Verified Amazon Purchaser - Milk & Honey Land
A beautifully written and illustrated children’s Book that shows us just how much God loves us and wants us to come to him and how he is the master of all things beautiful. the colorful pages and beautiful words will be a favorite of my grand daughters for years to come. The story is beautiful and teaches us that God can be found everywhere and that he wants us to bring all our questions and needs to him. Every page offers something new to teach and show to children. I love this book and plan to buy more for upcoming children’s birthdays and baby showers. The book was delivered quickly and promptly!