Indonesian artist Veri Apriyatno explores the human form and emotion through his hyper-realistic pencil drawings. This series ...

DUNNELLON — With azaleas popping out in Rainbow Springs State Park, the beauty of springtime lures hikers, swimmers and even artists with sketch pads, canvases, water colors, oil paints and brushes.

Once upon a time, pencil art was merely seen as a form of doodling, sketching or just the first phase of creating a ‘real’ work of art. An artist might outline his or her concept of what they planned ...

NEW YORK — In an age of ubiquitous cellphones and surveillance cameras, New York City police forensic artist Matthew Klein is one of a dying breed of crime fighters who helps catch bad guys with a ...

FORT DRUM, N.Y. -- While many Soldiers go throughout their careers collecting mementos and photographs for scrapbooks and photo albums, Sgt. 1st Class David Geig picks up a pencil and his sketchbook.

PHILADELPHIA -- When is the last time you used a No.2 pencil? If it's been a while, you may be surprised to find that one area artist uses pencils almost every day. And it's her passion to show the ...

TOMS RIVER – Daimon Santa Maria fights crime for the Ocean County Sheriff’s Office, but the weapon he carries is a pencil not a gun. When a victim or a witness of a crime comes forward, it is the job ...

The lowly pencil is not an elite or showy artistic medium. It doesn't have oil paint's gravitas, or plaster's endearing gauche. Instead, the pencil is accessible, plebeian and utilitarian. If put in ...