Steve McDonald’s art career started
in what he calls “a very traditional way - I went to art school in Canada
and I started painting landscapes with oils.”
His architectural and aerial illustrations became more and more
complicated but, he told Rita Braver, “I always loved the drawing far more
than I loved the painting of it. I
consider myself good with color but for years, I wished I could say, ‘This is
finished.’ The great thing about the coloring book is I’ve been able to create
this whole range of drawings which I have absolutely adored creating, but I was
able to stop at that point and let everyone else color them!”
McDonald’s coloring books (about
places “real and imagined”) include “Fantastic Cities” and
“Fantastic Structures” (Chronicle Books), which are now sold in
approximately 30 countries.