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 ...

Salavat Fidai is working proof that artists need not create large pieces to make a name for themselves. Much of what he creates is no bigger than the tip of a pencil — literally. Under the glow of a ...

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 ...

SALEM – For local artist Tina S. Gagnon, a talented pencil artist, the devil’s in the details. Recognized at many art shows, her process is to sketch in a sketch book first before beginning to create ...