Adults often forget the great lesson of elementary school art class, that – as the famous artists that work with Turnaround Arts and Park West Gallery always teach – anyone can be an artist. Instead, work and daily responsibilities tend to dull the creative tendencies, resulting in an attitude that art is best left to kids and “real artists.”

Luckily, the increasing popularity of adult coloring books is bringing a little creative energy to those who thought their days of arts and crafts were behind them, and apps are even letting us take those projects on the go. Here are 5 of our favorites, for both the serious artist and the margin doodlers among us. [Read more…]