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 ...

Young students learn charcoal art from Han Cuiqiong at her workshop in Haikou, Hainan province. Photos by Huang Yiming / China Daily Making traditional portraits is not only a family business, it ...

PARIS (Reuters) - A French art expert believes a charcoal drawing kept in a collection for more than 150 years may be a preparatory sketch made by Leonardo da Vinci of the Mona Lisa. The ...

Anna Park’s drawings have the feel of a heady, debaucherous last supper. Delirious figures with grasping hands emerge from crowded environments full of American pomp and pageantry—barbecues, tea ...

MUMBAI, (IANS) – Veteran actress Rekha, known for films like ‘Elaan’, ‘Namak Haraam’, ‘Do Musafir’, ‘Koi… Mil Gaya’ and several others, has a secret talent. She likes to sketch with charcoal, the ...

You have got a lot of choices when it comes to drawing tools. Pencils are the most popular, simply because they are so ever-present. But the more you get into drawing, the more you’ll want to ...

He shares how he has been listening to the late singer perform on stage right from the 70s. I was listening to him perform on stage right from the 70s. There was a wave for classical music those days ...

Making traditional portraits is not only a family business, it symbolizes a way of life for old Haikou. Han Cuiqiong is determined to stop it from slipping away in the rush toward modernity In an age ...