DANBURY – While in college, Bryan Lee Madden of Danbury taught himself how to create intricate and detailed portraits using an Etch A Sketch, a toy that debuted in 1960 that has fascinated millions.

In the summer of 2024, he won a People’s Choice Award at the Cuyahoga Valley Art Center’s 30th annual Juried Exhibition for “The Story Teller,” a portrait in Dry Media. That piece of art is included ...

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. Fairfield Porter. Watercolor sketch ...

The Peabody Essex Museum has scheduled an al fresco introduction to watercolor sketching class this month as part of its Celebrate Making History: 200 Years of American Art from the Pennsylvania ...

It came about, as so many things do, by accident. "I was on a major painting trip from Las Cruces (N.M.) to Glacier National Park (in Montana), working in watercolor and oils," says Tucson artist Kath ...

Ginter often carried a sketch pad and colored pencils. He could be difficult to find, but his art was always with him.

Times readers were invited to share their drawings of the avian life around them. Here are more of our favorites. By The New York Times All through the summer, as part of our birding project, The ...

There are fewer miners now, but nature enthusiasts visit the town of McCarthy to learn field sketching, a technique that’s equal parts art and science. By Jenna Schnuer With rain hitting the roof, the ...