Category: drawing

Artist Prodigy Starts Drawing Super-Realistic Animals From Memory at Age 2, Illustrates His Own Encyclopedia

“I always loved nature and my interests were connected with it. I believe that people who love nature also must love art.” Serbian artist prodigy Dušan Krtolica, now 19, shared this to The Epoch Times, speaking of his lifelong passion—one that has made him world-famous since childhood: drawing his amazingly realistic animals. Dušan began drawing when he was…


California Artist, 29, Became Paralyzed, but Learns to Create Stunning Artworks With His Mouth

Everyone has their own battles in life. Something California artist Henry Salas knows only too well. The young man from Orange County has been fighting his battle since becoming a quadriplegic a decade ago. But, alongside faith, artwork has played an important role in that fight, turning into a positive force in the artist’s life. Salas…


Da Vinci’s ‘Head of Bear’ Drawing Seen Fetching up to $16 Million

LONDON—A drawing of a bear’s head by Leonardo da Vinci is seen fetching up to $16.7 million, potentially setting a record, when it heads to auction in July, Christie’s said on Saturday. Measuring 7 cm (just under 3 inches) squared, “Head of a Bear” is a silverpoint drawing on a pink-beige paper. The auction house…


How We Learn To Draw

An Interview with New Masters Academy Founder Joshua Jacobo Many of us have been inspired to pick up a drawing pencil at some point in our lives. We may have been motivated to capture the beauty of a scene or depict a vision in our head, or perhaps, tempted by a row of instructional art…


Autistic Boy Draws Detailed Cityscapes From Memory After Just One Look: ‘It’s His Passion’

A talented 11-year-old boy with autism is producing a series of intricate drawings of cityscapes, all from his memory. His astounding reproductions include London, Paris, New York, and many other cities, in the most perfect perspective. Alex Baker has been drawing since the age of 2. His mother, Laura Jackson, soon noticed his talent for reproductions….