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 ...

To find his subject, artist Phil Schorn looks for leaves. The more colorful and intricate-looking they are, the better. That’s because, for Schorn, art is in the details. His colored pencil drawings ...

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 ...

With Pencil on Paper Gallery, co-owners Valerie and Emmanuel Gillespie set out to provide a space for dialogue between emerging and veteran artists, and to help people of all ages learn how to draw ...

Once upon a time, pencil art was merely seen as a form of doodling, sketching or just the first phase of creating a ‘real’ work of art. An artist might outline his or her concept of what they planned ...

ASHEBORO, N.C. (WGHP) — For Marcus Lowery, pencil drawing came naturally. “I didn’t know I could really do this until two years ago. That’s when I got noticed,” said Lowery, who enjoys drawing ...

Pencil on Paper Gallery, co-owned by artists and married power couple Emmanuel and Valerie Gillespie, has quickly become a center for contemporary Black art and art education. The gallery has existed ...