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 ...

The mastery of materials is fundamental to the artistic process and the career goal of any artist in their chosen medium. Every method requires a different skill set and can evoke different reactions ...

Willem de Kooning, “Untitled” (1966). Charcoal on paper, 10 x 8 inches. Museum of Modern Art, New York. Gift of Jan Christiaan Braun in honor of Rudi Fuchs ...

Robert Longo, "Untitled (American Eagle)" (2017) charcoal on mounted paper, 70 1/16 × 96 inches (Nancy A. Nasher and David J. Haemisegger Collection) On view now at the Milwaukee Art Museum, Robert ...

I take the hand of my student, who grasps the willow charcoal — soft, not medium — and together we look at the figure model. "It’s best not to hold the charcoal like a pencil,” I say, “so you can use ...

RISON -- Artist Crystal Jennings often has company in the sunroom studio of her home in Cleveland County. While she's working away on one of her large, hyper-realistic charcoal drawings in one corner, ...

It’s rare to find an art exhibition that solely highlights charcoal drawings; especially a series inspired by one of the last Old Master painters, Francisco de Goya. But you’ll get this two-for-one ...

Artist Tara Geer, known for her raw, almost sculptural charcoal drawings, has been on a roll this year. Her large-scale works were the focus of a compelling Guild Gallery show in downtown New York ...

Merlin James, Elizabeth Magill, Stephen McKenna. Kerlin Gallery, Anne's Lane, South Anne Street, Dublin 2 Until July 6th; kerlin.ie ★★★★★ Despite the implication that all of the summer is ahead, the ...

Parth joined Game Rant in 2021, and he has been covering video games since 2011. He loves playing RPGs, action-adventure games, and shooters, with most weekends dedicated to UT Champions in EA Sports ...