painterly
/ˈpeɪntərli/
adjective
- Relating to or characteristic of painting; having qualities of a painting, especially in emphasizing color, texture, and brushwork rather than precise lines.
- She prefers a painterly approach to watercolor, letting the pigments blend freely on the paper.
- The garden was designed with a painterly eye, grouping flowers by color like dabs of paint on a canvas.
- The photographer's work has a painterly quality, with soft focus and rich colors that resemble an oil painting.
- Of or relating to a style of art that values the physical application of paint and visible brushstrokes over smooth, detailed representation.
- The painterly style of the Impressionists shocked audiences who were used to highly finished academic art.
- His later works became more painterly, with bold strokes of unmixed color.
- Critics describe the mural as deeply painterly, celebrating the act of painting itself.
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