St. Louis Splendor: An Adult Coloring Book

Jo Ann Kargus's drawings for The Adult Coloring Book St. Louis are all hand-drawn from her own reference. She features architectural details of each subject, but simplifies the overall drawing into a pleasant composition. She admits it was hard to choose only 50 landmarks for the book. "I love perspective and architecture, and I think of my coloring book drawings as 'fun realism.' These 50 drawings let people color and create art without the panic of looking at a blank sheet of paper and not knowing where to start. I hope people get enjoyment from coloring my illustrations —- whether it just relaxes them or they really like how their end product turned out."