Forever. This was no sister wife (he’s faithful as a goose). James, it turned out, was in love with the idea of a 19th-century oil portrait.

Wiley’s 2009 piece, “Jarrett (study),” provides an example of his signature trope, rendering a portrait of a black man in the majestic style found in antique portraits of European royalty.

Would you want some guy painting pictures with your beloved's ashes? Feb. 13, 2014— -- A Missouri painter is offering clients one-of-a kind artwork made from the remains of their relatives or ...

The resulting portrait, which Sprung worked on "day and night" for eight months, almost became a part of her family. "I said 'Good morning,' to her and I said, 'Good night' to her,' " she said.

Sharon Sprung, a 69-year-old artist who resides in New York, says in the podcast interview that she was “joyous” to hear that she was one of the artists being considered to paint Michelle Obama.

The first show, “Antique Ohio Amish Quilts From the Darwin D. Bearley Collection,” opens Saturday at the San Jose Museum of Quilts & Textiles (and continues through March 1).

Artists Matt Burgos, right, and Greg Hamilton, are the organizers of the Worcester Portrait Exchange, which will take place at 2 p.m. Aug. 10 at the JMAC.© Allan Jung/Worcester Magazine ...

It’s nearly impossible to talk about female artists famous for their self-portraits without mentioning Frida Kahlo, a Mexican artist whose unibrow and slight mustache are known the world over.

Amy Sherald, first-prize winner of the Portrait Gallery’s 2016 Outwin Boochever Portrait Competition, has been chosen to paint Mrs. Obama. The two portraits will be unveiled at the museum in early ...