“I was surprised by how much painting changed the way I see things,” says artist Stephanie Martin, reflecting on her change from elementary school teacher to artist in 2009. “You observe familiar ...

When oil painter Richard Abraham was growing up on Michigan’s Upper Peninsula, he’d spend time in his local library’s art section. Books on illustration and painting, he recalled, were right next to ...

It has golden undertones, and there’s a definite twinkle in the blue eyes. The very first formal oil portrait of President-elect Donald Trump was made public Wednesday by C-SPAN — “the first portrait ...

The oil portrait of Mahatma Gandhi was painted in the UK in 1931 A rare oil portrait of Indian independence leader Mahatma Gandhi - painted in 1931 in the UK - will be auctioned in London next month.

In July, an oil painting of Mahatma Gandhi made by Clare Leighton, an artist renowned for her wood engravings, will be auctioned for the first time — believed to be the only oil portrait of the ...

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