Limiting a portrait to only three markers forces a complete shift in how decisions are made on the page. This video explores how restriction can sharpen focus, pushing the artist to rely on form, ...

The work of Professor Carlos Hatton and the difference he makes in students’ academic lives through patience and creativity.

“Brocken Spectre and Glory: Portrait of Temple Grandin” by David Lenz, oil on canvas, 2022. National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; acquired by the Marc Pachter Commissioning Fund and an ...

A self-portrait by Mexican artist Frida Kahlo has become the most valuable work by a female artist sold at auction after selling for $54.7 million. Kahlo’s surrealist self portrait, which was sold by ...

A 1940 self-portrait by famed Mexican artist Frida Kahlo sold Thursday for $54.7 million at a New York art auction and became the top sale price for a work by any female artist. The painting of Kahlo ...

An art handler stands in front of Portrait of Elisabeth Lederer by Gustav Klimt during a press preview at Sotheby's on November 7. Alexi Rosenfeld / Getty Images A Gustav Klimt painting sold at ...

At $236.4 million, a portrait by Gustav Klimt is the second most expensive painting sold at auction, while Maurizio Cattelan’s golden toilet drew $12.1 million. By Zachary Small and Julia Halperin It ...

The Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery presented the 2025 Portrait of a Nation Awards Saturday, Nov. 15, to four new honorees for their transformative contributions to American history and ...

While shoveling snow may be the backbreaking chore of wintertime, leaf raking takes the (pumpkin-flavored) cake for fall. And if your usual method is to push all of the leaves into one massive pile in ...

This November, Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery will celebrate “Portrait of a Nation,” adding four new works to its collection. This year, the honorees are poet Joy Harjo, academic Temple ...

In this video, I work on a pencil portrait using a photo reference, focusing on facial structure, proportions, and subtle shading. The process includes sketching, refining, and building volume with ...

At a walkthrough of Self-Portrait’s spring 2026 collection, conversation quickly turned to this season’s reshuffle of creative directors, and the 15 debut-making designers vying to define the look of ...