John Singer Sargent, “Daisy Fellowes,” c. 1920, charcoal on paper. Private collection, Columbus, Georgia. Photo by Jim Cawthorne. The Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery will present a ...

A Scottish artist has produced an astonishingly lifelike collection of portraits using nothing more than charcoal and paper. Douglas McDougall from Glasgow created the drawings of good friends and ...

Stare into the detailed eyes of one of artist Stefan Cummings’ charcoal portraits and you’ll find yourself staring at not just a portrait but a personality. “I’ve done really specific portraiture,” ...

Yai grew up in Thailand and journeyed to America to work in restaurants. But he has always loved art. He taught himself how to draw, and today his stunning charcoal portraits hang in the Raleigh ...

A local artist will display her fine art charcoal portraiture at the Aiken Center for the Arts beginning Thursday, June 19. The works of Diana Kirkpatrick, a fine artist specializing in sanded ...

For this series of large-scale charcoal portraits made between 1956 and 1962, the German-British painter Frank Auerbach drew his sitters over and over again, erasing the image after each session so ...

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 ...

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. - This weekend offers a fantastic lineup of artistic and festive events for all ages! Highlights include a charcoal drawing workshop, exciting Halloween celebrations, and a lively ...

John Singer Sargent, “Daisy Fellowes,” c. 1920, charcoal on paper. Private collection, Columbus, Georgia. Photo by Jim Cawthorne. The Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery will present a ...