Times readers were invited to share their drawings of the avian life around them. Here are more of our favorites. By The New York Times All through the summer, as part of our birding project, The ...

Drawing lifelike birds starts with truly understanding their anatomy—feathers, beaks, feet, and skeletal structure. Artists who know these details can capture realistic poses and movement from any ...

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Zhu Da (1626–1705), “Flowers on a River” (1697), hand scroll; ink on paper, 19 × 508 7/8 inches (collection of the Tianjin Museum) A rare exhibition of Chinese painting in Manhattan is drawing acclaim ...