brushwork

«brushwork» in Mova's school dictionary: The way a painter uses a paintbrush, and the marks the… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 1 sentence of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

noun (brushwork — uncountable)

meaning for a pupil

The way a painter uses a paintbrush, and the marks the brush leaves on a painting. tree →

sense in the lessons

In art lessons pupils look at brushwork to talk about a painting: thick, swirly brushwork (Van Gogh), tiny dots, smooth blending or quick dabs (Monet and the Impressionists). It tells the reader about the artist's style and skill. Phrases: «loose brushwork», «bold brushwork».

examples

• Van Gogh's brushwork is thick and swirly. tree →
• Our teacher praised my careful brushwork. tree →
• You can see the brushwork up close on the canvas. tree →
• Monet used quick, loose brushwork to paint water. tree →
• Chinese brushwork uses ink and a soft brush. tree →
• The brushwork made the sky look windy. tree →

note

Uncountable: «brushwork», not «a brushwork». Written as one word: brush + work. It is about how the paint is put on, not about cleaning brushes.

In the corpora

• Loose brushwork, holding the brush further from the bristles, often makes paintings look more alive.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «brushwork» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.