Discover the basics of creating a landscape scene using just pencils in this accessible art demonstration. Whether you are new to drawing or looking for inspiration, this short video shows simple ...

The lowly pencil is not an elite or showy artistic medium. It doesn't have oil paint's gravitas, or plaster's endearing gauche. Instead, the pencil is accessible, plebeian and utilitarian. If put in ...

Seven Days is 30, and we need your help to celebrate. With your donation, we’ll stay on track, delivering rigorous reporting on Vermont news and culture. Though many applaud hyperrealist landscape ...

The most realistic pencil drawings, or hyperrealistic pencil drawings, can sometimes be hard to believe. But a skillful use of shading and the representation of extremely fine details in pencil really ...

Welcome to Stationery Week on the Strategist, where we’ve been obsessively researching and testing office supplies — everything from pens, pencils, and paper to task chairs. For more, head to our ...

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. – Bill Murphy remembers the moment like it was yesterday. It was 1957 and he was a kindergartner at PS 8, a few blocks from his childhood home in Great Kills. As he stood at an ...

Virginia Carroll had an artistic eye growing up. When she was 6 years old, her mom signed her up for drawing classes. Carroll’s artistic inclinations soon led her to other mediums, such as watercolors ...