Drawing & Painting Highlights

Comedian and actor, and now painter, Billy Connolly talks about his first collection "Born on a Rainy Day".

In this episode we show you how to draw a kitty cat's head.

Cómo dibujar la cabeza de un gato

Alton Towers gave its lift users a fright with an art installation that makes it look like the floor has disappeared.

Peanuts ends on a dreary note. Was Charlie Brown the original goth?

This episode of Etsy's Handmade Portraits series, directed by Alex Rappoport, profiles an artist who finds inspiration in the stories of strangers trying to find one another on the Internet after a chance encounter. Sophie Blackall's whimsical paintings illustrate Craigslist's Missed Connections posts in humorous ways, perhaps interpreting their details more literally than the authors intended. She also captures the diversity of crowds on New York's subways for a project commissioned by the MTA.

Representational artist Fran Beallor explains what inspired her to paint the Amaryllis and Kimono piece.

Representational artist Fran Beallor explains what inspired her to paint the Falling in Love piece.

Representational artist Fran Beallor explains what inspired her to paint The Date piece.

Representational artist Fran Beallor explains what inspired her to paint the Middle East piece.

Representational artist Fran Beallor shows you some of her portrait paintings.

Representational artist Fran Beallor shows you some of her city paintings.

Meet Carolyn Oberst, an artist from New York.

Watch a time-lapse of Matt Siren's AT&T Painting at the Engadget Reader Meetup in New York.

This bird-like mobster with a love of trick umbrellas has become one of Batman’s oldest and most persistent foes. Join WatchMojo as we explore the comic book origins of The Penguin.