This article was updated March 5 at 2:30 p.m. Tami Chalom once ran a ruler over one of her self-portraits in frustration, smearing her image across the canvas. But the outburst made the painting even ...

Frank Abney says the idea for his animated short feature and Oscar hopeful “Canvas” was born out of a need to make a film that was personal. Six years ago, the animator, whose credits include Pixar ...