At first glance Dixmoor artist Victor Simmons’ work may appear to be paintings, but upon closer inspection one can see the technique involved in his scratchboard pieces. Approximately 12 of his pieces ...

Many expect the artistic process to be a series of drafts and redrafts, with frustration building after each failed attempt. For scratchboard artist Lisa Goesling, though, the process looks quite ...

The Bellaire City Library will be presenting a hands-on Scratchboard Art workshop taught by reference librarian and artist Terri Mote from 2-4 p.m. Oct. 23. Scratchboard art involves the removal of a ...

Whether it expresses his take on music icon Bob Dylan, characters for the Ascension game or depicts the animals from the Chinese zodiac, Eric Sabee’s detailed work gets attention. Sabee introduces his ...

Norman Gaddini, an artist, inventor, author and apricot farmer, died June 1 at his home in Sebastopol. He was 96. Gaddini was a master of scratchboard art and owner of one of Sonoma County’s oldest ...

The majestic head of a lion, fur gleaming in the sunlight against Mount Kilimanjaro in Africa, isn't large in size, but huge in patient technique. It is the work of scratchboard artist, Victor Amemiya ...

Norman Gaddini, an artist, inventor, author and apricot farmer, died June 1 at his home in Sebastopol. He was 96. Gaddini was a master of scratchboard art and owner of one of Sonoma County's oldest ...

Both of Sherri Sorger’s parents were artists, and as a result, she grew up in a highly creative household. In her youth, she thought that everyone in the world was like her parents. She was left to ...

Greg Murray is a master armed with a needle and a lot of ink-covered clay-based illustration board. The technique is called “scratchboard,” so named because the artist scratches through the upper ...

Stack has created art since he was a kid copying cartoons from the newspaper. He’s worked with mediums including oil, acrylic and watercolor paint. He’s even done some tattooing, though it proved too ...

Yet another pounding spring rainstorm recently drove me off Texas 71 into little Fayetteville, a classic country town about halfway between Houston and Austin. Looking for an interesting distraction ...