Charcoal portraits are my unconventional vehicle for self-expression November 8, 2023 — by Divya Vadlakonda When I was 10, I loved oil painting, a distinctively-smelling, long-drying and vibrant medium. After school, when my mom dropped me off at Young at Art — an art studio in Sunnyvale — I would open its familiar doors and bathe in the scent of the linseed oil that would latch onto my clothes and […] read more »