Robert Gorder doesn’t mind getting his hands dirty for the sake of art. The Baraboo man brings charcoal images to life through two businesses: Rethought Drawings and Charcoal Expressions. Gorder ...

Drawing relies on the simplest of means: a surface and a mark. It is an immediate activity. Marks can be made without elaborate preparation or equipment. Charcoal and cotton rag paper, a stick and ...