From early cave painters to Pablo Picasso to Roberto Longo, artists have long loved the expressive potential of a soft charcoal pencil or crayon. Each sweep of charcoal offers intense black color and ...

Love charcoal but hate the mess? Pick up a charcoal pencil, which is composed of compressed charcoal inside a protective layer, typically wood. Suitable for drawing, sketching, or smudging, a charcoal ...

PHILADELPHIA -- When is the last time you used a No.2 pencil? If it's been a while, you may be surprised to find that one area artist uses pencils almost every day. And it's her passion to show the ...

From a young age, Bronwyn Dierssen had a knack for creating. “When I was a kid, I was a total art nerd,” she said. “I could spend my whole weekend doing it.” As an adult, dividing her time between ...

Merlin James, Elizabeth Magill, Stephen McKenna. Kerlin Gallery, Anne's Lane, South Anne Street, Dublin 2 Until July 6th; kerlin.ie ★★★★★ Despite the implication that all of the summer is ahead, the ...

Sketching is an expressive activity that enables people to manifest their emotions and artistic imagination. It is a talent that can be honed through practice, however, employing the right instruments ...

Popular charcoal artist, Evans Owusu, also known as Zamo Art, has refuted claims that artists only needed paper, paint and a pencil to produce an artwork. According to him, one of the major challenges ...

On nippy winter evenings, Delhi’s favourite cultural hotspot, Bikaner House, transforms into a space where art emanates warmth. Last week was one such occasion. Entrepreneur-turned-artist Monish Bali ...

Henry (Bill) W. Scovill II (1913– 1996), Norman Rockwell with "The Art Critic" studies in his Main Street, Stockbridge, Massachusetts, studio, 1955, photograph, 8 × 10 inches (all images courtesy ...