It was blazing mid-morning Wednesday, the second day of Plein Air Painting of the Keeseville Community Arts Festival hosted by AdkAction. George Van Hook Artist George Van Hook arrived Monday for his ...

The friendship and artistic evolution of artists Mary Cassatt and Berthe Morisot provides the centerpiece of Cooperstown ...

Jas de Bouffan, the artist’s family estate and now a museum, is another must-visit destination for those seeking to ...

A rare 1931 oil portrait of Mahatma Gandhi, painted during his visit to London for the Second Round Table Conference, sold ...

This is the impressive moment a mechanic used engine oil to paint a portrait on a polystyrene board. Footage shows the artist creating a candid image of a woman using the black liquid in Chongqing ...

Friends of the Monroeville Public Library will host award-winning fine artist and graphic designer Joe Winkler June 27 - July 29 at the library’s Gallery Space. The exhibit,“Oil ...

Nate Rose is a local artist focused primarily on plein air painting with oil paints. Born and raised in Green Bay, he celebrates the past and present community on social media with the series ...

The first oil painting ever exhibited by Turner is to be put up for auction after being lost for more 150 years. The Rising Squall features a dramatic view of a former hot spring and spa in ...

She returned to oil paints rarely — Gandhi’s portrait being one occasion. In November 1931, the artist exhibited this painting at the Albany Galleries in Sackville Street, London.

A rare oil portrait of Indian independence leader Mahatma Gandhi - painted in 1931 in the UK - will be auctioned in London next month. Gandhi led a non-violent resistance movement against British ...

The auction house Bonhams says this is "thought to be the only oil portrait that Gandhi actually sat for".

In oil painting, double bonds in the long carbon chains of the oil react with oxygen from the air as the artworks dry. This creates new chemical connections that stabilise the final, cured layers.