Drawings are usually humble. They can be quick, sketchy, disposable. A lot of times, drawings are the small preliminary plans for larger, more permanent paintings or sculpture. But not Xavier ...

Pierre-Auguste Renoir was one of the leaders of the Impressionist school of painting, established in 1874 by a group of French artists, whose loose brushwork and brightly colored paints created a ...

Here’s an analysis of the letter bearing Donald Trump’s name that was included in a 50th birthday book for Jeffrey Epstein. The Wall Street Journal in July reported on the 2003 birthday book and ...

The artist’s genius stems in part from his radical willingness to let the studio be a safe place for stupidity. Still from Self-Portrait as a Coffee-Pot, Episode 1: A Natural History of the Studio, ...

Gustavo Nazareno’s richly symbolic paintings investigate the African hand in Brazilian Baroque art. GABRIEL_VOLPI In 2018, Brazilian artist Gustavo Nazareno left Minas Gerais for São Paulo because his ...

A piece of Native American history in Clarksville could be lost forever due to recent historic flooding at a Tennessee landmark. It isn't yet clear if Dunbar Cave State Park's Mississippian Native ...

Charcoal is most commonly used to cook a delicious meal on the grill. But the substance is increasingly being used in foods, too. Activated charcoal can now be found in some baked goods, ice creams, ...

Edgar Jerins’ “Life in Charcoal” is simply an extraordinary art book that goes beyond reproduction of paintings and drawings to contextualize his work in his family story and delineate the technique ...

Activated charcoal is a fine, black powder that's very good at grabbing hold of chemicals, which is why it's commonly used to treat poisoning. Some people use activated charcoal in an attempt to ...

Have you ever looked at a beautiful arrangement of objects on a table and thought about capturing its beauty forever in a drawing? Still life drawing allows you to do just that. In this article, we’ll ...

“Anything but Simple: Gift Drawings and the Shaker Aesthetic,” at the American Folk Art Museum, is a splendidly offbeat way to celebrate our country’s favorite strict-yet-serene religious splinter ...