James Montgomery Flagg (1877-1960), best known for his " I Want You for U.S. Army " poster, was skilled in oils, watercolors, pen...

Here are details of two preliminary sketches for the painting " Garden of Hope " from Dinotopia: The World Beneath. On the left ...

The rustic alphabet was one of the novelty fonts that became popular during the late 1800s and early 20th century, during the Golden Age of ...

( Video Link ) The RHex robot has six spinning legs and a bulldog determination. It can keep on going even after it gets flipped over. It ca...

Last Saturday I had the privilege of painting alongside the artist and teacher Max Ginsburg  (b. 1931) He drove up with several of his stu...

Here's a painting by Adolph von Menzel called “The Disturbance,” which shows the response of two finely dressed women to the arrival of ...

There's a new life down on the farm. Her name is Rosebud. She's a miniature-horse filly, and she's less than two weeks old. Sh...

( Link to video ) For the last installment of my Shanghai series, I'd like to share this video, about a memorable day spent with the ar...

The Chinese have a strong tradition of portrait drawing, and the bookshops are full of large folios of drawings. These portrait drawings ...

This construction site was opposite our hotel. I painted it in gouache to capture the early morning smog.  The workers slept in an on-si...