Some artists — young and old alike — just don’t like realistic drawing. The task of portraying something exactly as it appears in real life can be daunting, and many find the process frustrating. For ...

In this video, we'll show you how to create abstract sea waves using acrylic paint and sugar. If you're looking for a way to ...

With the return of sunlit evenings, warmer days and sprouting gardens, now is the perfect time for budding artists to celebrate the signs of spring through art. The new season brings about ...

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Santa Fe-based artist Victor Teng was inspired by Chinese calligraphy in his abstract drawings of figures. His new exhibition In Conversation: Works on Paper opens in the Cinematheque Lobby Gallery on ...

Nanette Carter may have been making abstract art since the 1970s, but her work has never felt more urgent. Carter's elegant, off-kilter forms articulate the alienating experience of life in the thick ...

I’m sitting in on a Zentangle workshop at St John of God Hospital in Stillorgan, south Dublin. The participants – men and women of all ages – sit at two tables with pencils and black markers at the ...

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