Admitting that you struggle with portrait drawing is often the first step toward real improvement. In this video, you’ll ...

Drawing portraits is one of the most frustrating challenges artists face, and struggling with it does not mean you lack ...

When the word portrait is mentioned, many immediately think of oil paintings of faces. The National Portrait Gallery is committed to expanding visitors’ ideas of portraiture through its programs, ...

"I do not draw. I cannot draw. I will never draw," writes Judy Bolton-Fasman. (Getty Images) I do not draw. I cannot draw. I will never draw. My stick figures are abstract abstractions. No neurons ...

Meghan Dinsmore’s Art III students most recent projects will find their homes across the globe in the hands of Russian schoolchildren. Dinsmore’s students are participating in the Memory Project, a ...

Although the market for hand-drawn portraits largely collapsed following the invention of photography, there’s something magical about watching an artist create a lifelike image using nothing but a ...

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- The official presidential portraits of Barack Obama and Michelle Obama were unveiled Monday at the Smithsonian's National Portrait Galllery in Washington, D.C., and the images ...

WASHINGTON – The Smithsonian’s presidential portraits are feeling the selfie love. The new paintings of former President Barack Obama and his wife, Michelle, attracted big crowds to the National ...

Feb. 13 (UPI) --The Obamas unveiled their official portraits Monday in Washington, D.C., and as with any artistic endeavor that bucks tradition -- especially one so austere as the U.S. presidency -- ...