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Recent Examples of tempera
Writing on a computer and MIDI just doesn’t translate the same way, like oil versus tempera versus digital painting.
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Chris Willman, Variety, 6 Mar. 2024
Oils, temperas and charcoals will mingle to create a distinctive depiction of Southern Chile.
—Holly Jones, Variety, 30 Oct. 2023
The scenery is similar in both kinds of paintings, but where the oils have an Olympian detachment, the tempera ones pull the eye across the vastness and into curves of land and curls of clouds.
—Mark Jenkins, Washington Post, 29 Sep. 2023
The artist works most frequently with diluted oil paints but sometimes shifts to fast-drying egg tempera.
—Mark Jenkins, Washington Post, 29 Sep. 2023
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Chris Willman, Variety, 6 Mar. 2024
Oils, temperas and charcoals will mingle to create a distinctive depiction of Southern Chile.
—Holly Jones, Variety, 30 Oct. 2023
The scenery is similar in both kinds of paintings, but where the oils have an Olympian detachment, the tempera ones pull the eye across the vastness and into curves of land and curls of clouds.
—Mark Jenkins, Washington Post, 29 Sep. 2023
The artist works most frequently with diluted oil paints but sometimes shifts to fast-drying egg tempera.
—Mark Jenkins, Washington Post, 29 Sep. 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tempera
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One of them was watercolor and one of them was done with opaque gouache — The Lion King, Aladdin, Beauty and the Beast, all of these are gouaches.—
Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
26 July 2024
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Her works are softly abstract; powdery colors form cloud-like shapes that might be superimposed with free-handed linear strokes in acrylic, gouache, oil stick, oil pastels, and graphite.—
Lilah Ramzi,
Vogue,
12 Sep. 2024
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Some colors were out of stock at the time of publication, but neutrals like gray and white and a pastel pink are all up for grabs.—
Shoko Wanger,
Architectural Digest,
12 Feb. 2025
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Color While white is the most popular color for a flower girl dress, ivory, cream and other pastels are becoming popular.—
BestReviews,
Chicago Tribune,
12 Feb. 2025
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Earlier this year a rare watercolor landscape by 19th century Philadelphia artist William H. Dorsey was found in a thrift store in Glendale, Pennsylvania.—
Daniel Cassady,
ARTnews.com,
6 Feb. 2025
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As with many watercolors, his interpretation of one of the 20th century’s most recognizable moments was messy, but beautiful.—
Ken Makin,
The Christian Science Monitor,
20 Jan. 2025
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Ultimately, distemper went from being a widespread killer to a preventable disease.—
Danny Robb,
JSTOR Daily,
15 Jan. 2025
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Democratic dysfunction goes hand in hand with democratic distemper.—
John Micklethwait,
Foreign Affairs,
29 May 2014
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Compared to base coats, which create a smooth, protective layer for polish, nail primers are the secret to making gel, acrylics, or dip nails last longer by boosting adhesion and preventing lifting.—
Iman Balagam,
Vogue,
15 Feb. 2025
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Cotton socks absorb moisture but don't release it as well as sweat-wicking fabrics like polyester, acrylic, polypropylene, or wool.56 4.—
Heather Jones,
Verywell Health,
12 Feb. 2025
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The lottery player scored $100,000 during the Feb. 12 drawing, according to the Texas Lottery.—
Helena Wegner,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
13 Feb. 2025
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The Art Institute offered a foretaste of the collection through two exhibitions — one focused on Neoclassical paintings, the other on French Revolution-era drawings — in the fall.—
Hannah Edgar,
Chicago Tribune,
12 Feb. 2025
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But the library has some ghost stories of its own: In its crypt, learn about the haunting history of the prison, complete with graffiti and etchings from former inmates.—
Vjosa Isai,
New York Times,
23 Jan. 2025
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The artist took inspiration from classical mythology and other print artists for the series, which includes 100 etchings made between 1930 and 1937.—
Julia Binswanger,
Smithsonian Magazine,
1 Nov. 2024
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“Tempera.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tempera. Accessed 22 Feb. 2025.
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