From early cave painters to Pablo Picasso to Roberto Longo, artists have long loved the expressive potential of a soft charcoal pencil or crayon. Each sweep of charcoal offers intense black color and ...

Young students learn charcoal art from Han Cuiqiong at her workshop in Haikou, Hainan province. Photos by Huang Yiming / China Daily Making traditional portraits is not only a family business, it ...

PARIS (Reuters) - A French art expert believes a charcoal drawing kept in a collection for more than 150 years may be a preparatory sketch made by Leonardo da Vinci of the Mona Lisa. The ...

When you need to travel with a sizable load — ski gear, winter clothes, or even your kids’ clothes packed in with yours — you ...

Although barely 8 square meters in size, Han's storefront has attracted more than its fair share of attention and has taken on many functions that people hadn't anticipated. Other artists have come ...