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 ...

Sometimes it’s difficult to discern the difference between scratchboard art and photography. Scratchboard art, which is the form of direct engraving where the artist scratches off dark ink to reveal a ...

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 ...

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 ...

The Seacoast Art Association will showcase an uncommon medium in its upcoming "Scratchboard Art" demonstration. Presented by Rochester artist Bob Goudreau, the event is scheduled for 1:30 to 3 p.m. on ...

ROCHESTER — The Franklin Gallery at Ben Franklin Crafts, 60 Wakefield St., will sponsor an exhibit called "Inspired Scratchings: Masterful Scratchboard Art" by Rochester artist Bob Goudreau, for the ...

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 ...

If you’re looking for a new creative pursuit, consider scratchboard. What is it? Students who register for Carol Lundeen’s Scratchboard class will use a 5- by 7-inch piece of Masonite that has been ...

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 ...

GIG HARBOR, Wash — In a backyard shed converted into a studio, we met Gig Harbor artist Steve Hammond, hunched over a table and working on his latest scratchboard portrait. "Most people have never ...

MUMBAI: For 73 years, K K Venkateswaran has sat at his table every day, using implements to carve out beautiful and intricate works of art on a ‘scratchboard’, a technique used by commercial artists ...