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adj. - Having qualities unique to the art of creating a picture using pigments suspended in liquid.

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  • The way the vocals are smeared against the instruments strikes me as painterly, which is appropriate given Marzette was a great visual artist as well as musician.
  • Really got into the "painterly" textures on the birds.
  • I made it very loose and "painterly". posted by Bob Eggleton Zillabob | 3:05 PM
  • Castle Dark8x10, oil SOLD This one came out just about as "painterly" as it gets.
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