Doc is a big orangutan with an outsized personality. But put a paintbrush in his hand, and the blustering brute becomes a soulful, sensitive artist. Not so Tucker the elephant. All energy and ...

Zoo Knoxville's resident artists have feathers and hooves and long, winding trunks. Some are dedicated to their craft. Many have individualized, sometimes temperamental, approaches to the creation of ...

A pig on a South African animal sanctuary spends her days painting “abstract” masterpieces. It’s true, and her paintings have sold for up to $2,000 a piece. The adorable oinker, named Pigcasso, was ...

When Mark Bettis moved into his large Roberts Street studio in April, he was an abstract artist. But since then, his work has taken a surprising turn — just in time to celebrate his grand opening on ...

Roscoe the sea lion splattered canvas with herring-spiked spittle as he slung a paintbrush clenched in his mouth. Stella the raccoon furrowed her masked brow as she drew a vivid design of green, gray ...