I've done a lot of previous posts about sketching in concerts. Usually the problem is how to work in the dark without bobbing your head...

When I'm painting with a group, I often like to turn and paint my friends. I was sitting next to Max Ginsburg (b. 1931), so I painted...

Here's a preliminary charcoal drawing and finished image by Dean Cornwell for a war bond poster. At this stage of his career, Corn...

This portrait of a peasant girl by Swedish painter Anders Zorn (1860-1920) is unusual because the head is lit from two sources, one from t...

It's always fun to watch someone draw, especially when they tell you what they're thinking as they make their decisions. Here is ...

"Visual forensic" is a method of 3D facial reconstruction used by Phillipe Froesch. Starting with a CT scan of a person know...

More than 27 years ago, when my wife and I were expecting our first child, we took a class in the Lamaze method at our local hospital. ...

The latest issue of  International Artist magazine  has a feature about the making of the Australian dinosaur stamps. If you pick up a cop...

"Flåklypa Grand Prix," also known as "Pinchcliffe Grand Prix" is a Norwegian animated film from 1975. The hero is an e...

Sunday at 3:30 in the afternoon is a relatively quiet time at our little diner, so it's a good time to sketch people. After I order...