The first Friday in January was an especially frigid, dark and icy one in Anchorage. But those who made it to the new exhibit at the International Gallery of Contemporary Art were treated to a skilled ...

Bright, outgoing, athletic, generous, fearless, caring, sensitive, happy. That’s how those who knew them describe them. They are smiling. Their eyes seem almost alive with intelligence and hope. But ...

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 ...

A Southway woman is creating amazing black and white portraits of people and pets using graphite pencils. Lauren Treston, who went to school in Ridgeway, started her drawing business at the beginning ...

RAJAMAHENDRAVARAM : There is no must, should, have or have not in art forms as art is the other name of expression and freedom. The more boundaries an artist tries to set, the more liberated he feels.

An artist's job is to tell the truth. That's what Tommy Chek believes. It's why his larger than life graphite portraits are done in a contemporary, realistic style. "Yeah there has to be a creative ...

This video presents a realistic portrait drawing created entirely with pencil using fine shading techniques. Each face is carefully developed with smooth gradients and precise line work.

At a glance, the images at Dan Pietens’ booth at the Western Fair Farmers Market look like black and white photographs, portraits and action shots frozen in time. Look a little closer, and the ...