Sunday painter
Casual amateur artist
A Sunday painter is an amateur artist who paints as a hobby rather than professionally—someone who picks up a brush on weekends or in spare time.
The term can be affectionate or dismissive depending on context: He's just a Sunday painter, but his landscapes have real charm.
It suggests leisurely dabbling rather than serious commitment to the craft.
Upright frame for paintings
- paletteSurface for mixing pigments
- canvasHeavy woven cloth
- brushesBristled implements for grooming
- acrylicsSynthetic quick-dry paints
watercolors · oils · sketchbook · charcoal · pastels · palette knife · turpentine · gesso
Recreational pursuer of interests
- dilettanteSuperficial pursuer of arts
- dabblerOne who skims surfaces
- self-taughtEducated without instructors
- nonprofessionalOne lacking formal credentials
novice · beginner · untrained · recreational · enthusiast · layman · neophyte · tinkerer
Space for displaying artwork
- exhibitionPublic display of items
- artworkVisual creative production
- studioCreative professional's workspace
- masterpieceSupreme artistic achievement
creative expression · art class · community center · bucket list · creative outlet
Visible features of terrain
- still lifeArt of inanimate objects
- portraitArtistic depiction of someone
- seascapeOcean scene depiction
- floralOf or like blooms
abstract · figurative · plein air · garden scene · cityscape · pet portrait · sunset · countryside
Marks left by painting
- compositionArranged elements forming whole
- color mixingCombining hues to create new ones
- perspectiveAttitude or spatial rendering
- shadingDepicting light and darkness
blending · layering · underpainting · color theory · texture · proportion · light and shadow · wet-on-wet
easel
Upright frame for paintings
acrylics · watercolors · oils · sketchbook · charcoal · pastels · palette knife · turpentine · gesso · stretched canvas
hobbyist
Recreational pursuer of interests
- dilettanteSuperficial pursuer of arts
- dabblerOne who skims surfaces
- self-taughtEducated without instructors
nonprofessional · novice · beginner · untrained · recreational · enthusiast · layman · neophyte · tinkerer · doodler
gallery
Space for displaying artwork
- exhibitionPublic display of items
- artworkVisual creative production
- studioCreative professional's workspace
masterpiece · creative expression · art class · community center · bucket list · creative outlet
landscape
Visible features of terrain
- still lifeArt of inanimate objects
- portraitArtistic depiction of someone
- seascapeOcean scene depiction
floral · abstract · figurative · plein air · garden scene · cityscape · pet portrait · sunset · countryside · self-portrait
brushstrokes
Marks left by painting
- compositionArranged elements forming whole
- color mixingCombining hues to create new ones
- perspectiveAttitude or spatial rendering
shading · blending · layering · underpainting · color theory · texture · proportion · light and shadow · wet-on-wet · glazing
- amateur artistsself-taught artist, art student, doodler, sketcher
- amateuramateur, hobbyist, dilettante, nonprofessional, amateur league