Mark Braun was a “dirt poor college kid” in the mid 1970s when he held an art show in his hometown at the New Ulm State Bank. He had drawings — illustrations — he thought he could sell. And everything ...

The only thing that really matters in Washington right now is the US Botanic Garden corpse flower, which is currently releasing a noxious odor of rotting flesh into the humid air of the front ...

As a scientific illustrator, Paul Vecsei is not alone. Documenting the characteristics of flora and fauna is a centuries-old tradition (think Charles Darwin or even Leonardo da Vinci). But in the ...

Hollywood illustrator Drew Struzan, the man behind legendary film posters for hit films such as "E.T.", "Star Wars" and ...

Chinese artist Shan Jiang came to my attention with the illustrations he creates for XPPen's range of drawing tablets, including the new Artist Pro 19 (Gen 2) that depicts an armoured leopard in the ...

Using an artist's tools and the skills of a scientist, Tangerini makes “art in the service of science.” Botanical illustrations by Alice Tangerini; photograph by Jennifer J. Hill. Photo illustration ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

Add a pot beneath the tree by drawing an upside-down trapezoid shape.

Struck by lightning during a roaring thunderstorm 10 years ago, an ancient pine tree in Bolivia’s capital of La Paz is thriving. Known as the “miracle tree,” this giant conifer now draws devotees from ...

Many artists are obsessed with the beauty of nature, but there is a particular meticulousness to Alisha Dutt Islam’s art. The almost diagrammatic detail with which she draws trees, animals and birds ...