watercolourists
Pigment and wash
Watercolourists are artists who work primarily in watercolour, a painting medium using pigments suspended in water.
The term carries connotations of a particular artistic tradition—landscapes, botanical illustrations, and the luminous, translucent effects the medium allows: The watercolourists of the English Romantic period captured light in unprecedented ways.
British spelling; Americans write watercolorists.
Transparent water-based painting
- washClean using liquid
- pigmentColor-imparting material
- wet-on-wetPainting into undried layers
- glazingGlossy protective coating
transparency · luminosity · sable · mop · paper · absorbency · dilute · blend
Upright frame for paintings
- paletteSurface for mixing pigments
- sketchbookBound paper for illustrations
- brushesBristled implements for grooming
- ragWorn piece of fabric
stretching · block · pan · tube · portable
Marks left by painting
- washClean using liquid
- wet-on-wetPainting into undried layers
- glazingGlossy protective coating
- liftingRaising something heavy
blooms · splatter · resist · underpainting · overpainting · stippling · feathering · softening
Visible features of terrain
- seascapeOcean scene depiction
- botanicalRelated to plants
- portraitureArt of depicting people
- still-lifeArt depicting inanimate objects
plein-air · cityscape · florals · wildlife · figurative · architectural · pastoral · skyscape
One operating a lathe
- SargentAmerican expatriate portraitist
- HomerAncient Greek epic composer
- CézanneFrench Post-Impressionist painter
- MarinCalifornia coastal county
impressionism · plein-air · Romanticism · topographical · exhibition · academy · society
aquarelle
Transparent water-based painting
- washClean using liquid
- pigmentColor-imparting material
- wet-on-wetPainting into undried layers
glazing · transparency · luminosity · sable · mop · paper · absorbency · dilute · blend · gradation
easel
Upright frame for paintings
- paletteSurface for mixing pigments
- sketchbookBound paper for illustrations
- brushesBristled implements for grooming
brushstrokes
Marks left by painting
- washClean using liquid
- wet-on-wetPainting into undried layers
- glazingGlossy protective coating
lifting · blooms · splatter · resist · underpainting · overpainting · stippling · feathering · softening · blending
landscape
Visible features of terrain
- seascapeOcean scene depiction
- botanicalRelated to plants
- portraitureArt of depicting people
still-life · plein-air · cityscape · florals · wildlife · figurative · architectural · pastoral · skyscape · maritime
Turner
One operating a lathe
- SargentAmerican expatriate portraitist
- HomerAncient Greek epic composer
- CézanneFrench Post-Impressionist painter
Marin · impressionism · plein-air · Romanticism · topographical · exhibition · academy · society