The mastery of materials is fundamental to the artistic process and the career goal of any artist in their chosen medium. Every method requires a different skill set and can evoke different reactions ...

TRYING TO RECOVER NEARLY A YEAR AFTER THE CALDOR FIRE BURNED HUNDREDS OF HOMES AND SPARKED THE UNPRECEDENTED EVACUATION OF SOUTH LAKE TAHOE. GULSTAN: THE DESTRUCTIVE FIRE SPARKED ONE ARTIST TO USE HER ...

From early cave painters to Pablo Picasso to Roberto Longo, artists have long loved the expressive potential of a soft charcoal pencil or crayon. Each sweep of charcoal offers intense black color and ...