Known for his hyper-realistic pencil artworks, Kelvin Okafor is using his latest exhibition to call attention to visible skin differences. “Drawing Awareness,” at London’s Hope93 Gallery, features ...

At best it was a long shot, but a shot worth taking nonetheless. So, Eli Waduba, a Nigeria-based pencil artist put out the message on Twitter and waited in hope rather than expectation. Then two days ...

Charles Steffen, “Untitled” (1995), graphite and colored pencils on taped paper, 18 x 26 1/4 inches (45.72 x ∼66.68 cm) (all photos Natalie Weis/Hyperallergic) In 1950, the year after he began his ...

William Shew, c. 1874 carte de visite of Pet and Wella Anderson’s pencil portrait of Anthony van Dyke (all images courtesy Charles Deering McCormick Library of Special Collections, Northwestern ...

OWATONNA, Minn. — Al Smith takes at least a couple of hours to do someone a favor. In this particular case on Wednesday, Smith was meticulously sketching a portrait of a friend's furry, white dog. He ...

Theresa Clower is using a pencil to help erase the stigma of drug addiction. The Black Mountain, North Carolina, artist, who lost her 32-year-old son to drugs now draws poignant portraits of overdose ...

Today, John Constable’s depictions of gray cumulus clouds; overgrown, verdant foliage; and cow-filled, bucolic pastures rank among England’s most renowned 19th-century landscape paintings. But as Mark ...

BASEHOR, Kan. — Caitlyn Snelling drew a picture of former Kansas City Chiefs safety Dan Sorenson a few years ago. It was in the signature colored-pencil style she’s become known for throughout large ...

The goal of this workshop is to move toward creating portrait drawings that are expressive and lively. You’ll learn how to uncover your subject’s unique qualities and translate them into your own ...