painterly

adjective

paint·er·ly ˈpān-tər-lē

: of, relating to, or typical of a painter : artistic

painterly attention to detail

: suggestive or characteristic of a painting or of the art of painting

painterly photography

especially : marked by an openness of form which is not linear and in which sharp outlines are lacking

painterly brushwork

painterliness noun

Examples of painterly in a Sentence

He has a painterly eye. a painterly picture of the sea

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David Moin, WWD, 11 Sep. 2024 Fusing the traditions of European painting with the distinct character of American abstraction, his work combines painterly drama with great visual delicacy. —

The Editors Of Artnews, ARTnews.com, 26 July 2024 Zaillian wanted to create a painterly feeling of what a night exterior painting would’ve looked like in the late 16th century. —

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