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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With his first exhibition debuting in Paris in 2020, Buret has continued nonstop with his painterly output ever since. —

Gay Gassmann, Architectural Digest, 17 Oct. 2024 The indulgent darkness of some works in this exhibition illustrate the importance of light, both in the painterly sense and the human sense. —

Natasha Gural, Forbes, 3 Oct. 2024 Sanders’s film blends photorealistic characters with painterly images of the landscape to create delightful and immersive scenes. —

Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 8 Sep. 2024 Its current exhibition analyzes how the artist’s painterly subjects — real or imaginary — dressed. —

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