Oil paintings have been found in caves behind the two ancient colossal Buddha statues destroyed in 2001 by the Taliban, suggesting that Asians — not Europeans — were the first to invent oil painting.

The world was in shock when in 2001 the Talibans destroyed two ancient Buddha statues in Afghanistan. Behind them, there are caves decorated with precious paintings from 5th to 9th century A.D. The ...

The Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery unveiled a life-size painting of President Abraham Lincoln Friday morning. The 1865 portrait was painted by Dutch artist W.F.K. Travers and is one of three ...

You know Gregory Grenon’s work. You’ve seen it in museums, offices, restaurants or bars in Seattle or in Portland (where Grenon is based). Even if you don’t know his name, you’ll notice straight away ...

Alla prima, an Italian term meaning “first attempt,” is an oil painting technique where layers of paint are applied while still wet, usually quickly over the course of just a few hours rather than ...

Last week's column was actually begun as a general investigation of oil painting; I got side-tracked onto the subject of flax by a chance reference, in my encyclopedia, to the fact that South Dakota ...

Anyone who dismisses beauty as vain or superficial has clearly never watched Joni Sann's TikTok tutorials. The Los Angeles-based creator (@jonisann) is both an artist and beauty influencer — and ...