WASHINGTON (AP) — When abstract expressionism was all the rage in American art in the mid-20th century, many artists thought the art of painting portraits was dead. Artist Chuck Close went so far as ...

Drawing is a carefully choreographed dance between the brain, eyes, and hands. It requires the cooperation and coordination of the three to translate what's seen in the mind to what's drawn on paper.

Drawing from the National Portrait Gallery’s vast collection of self-portraits, this exhibition explores and thinks critically about how American artists have chosen to portray themselves over the ...

For portrait artist Janet Fleming Smith, it’s all about the eyes. The eyes, she says, really are the windows to the soul, the key to a person’s essence. “I love to paint the eyes because that’s where ...

Visitors to Graham Fink’s new exhibition today might wonder why he is staring at his computer so intently. The artist has been drawing portraits live — but rather than using his hands, it is all being ...

ARE you hopeless at art? You may not be as bad as you think. Now, anyone can be the next Vincent Van Gogh with our step-by-step expert guide on how to draw with Christabel Blackburn. Christabel ...

The BP Portrait Award is always a very popular exhibition, and no wonder. It’s a showcase, a shop window, and a glimpse either into how people are, or perhaps just how they would like to be perceived.

There truly is no time like the present to give drawing a try, and a self-portrait is an excellent place to start. The template provided here can help you figure out how to draw a human face — how ...