Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Painting, especially artistic painting, with pigments for which water and not oil is used as a solvent.
- noun A pigment adapted or prepared for painting in this method.
- noun A painting executed by this method, or with pigments of this kind.
- noun Also used attributively in all senses.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun water-soluble pigment
- noun a water-base paint (with water-soluble pigments); used by artists
- noun the art or technique of painting with watercolors
- noun a painting produced with watercolors
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Examples
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Edward K. Johnson (1825-1896) was a self-taught English artist, who belonged to the water-color society.
Archive 2009-07-01 2009
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In December of 1963, realist painter Adolf Konrad planned to travel to Rome and Egypt, so he made a packing list -- not quite the kind of list you or I might make -- Kondrad's was a water-color painted into his sketchbook.
Margie Goldsmith: Make a List. Why Not? Picasso and Other Artists Did Margie Goldsmith 2011
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In December of 1963, realist painter Adolf Konrad planned to travel to Rome and Egypt, so he made a packing list -- not quite the kind of list you or I might make -- Kondrad's was a water-color painted into his sketchbook.
Margie Goldsmith: Make a List. Why Not? Picasso and Other Artists Did Margie Goldsmith 2011
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Edward K. Johnson (1825-1896) was a self-taught English artist, who belonged to the water-color society.
Blue Dress Painting 2009
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In December of 1963, realist painter Adolf Konrad planned to travel to Rome and Egypt, so he made a packing list -- not quite the kind of list you or I might make -- Kondrad's was a water-color painted into his sketchbook.
Margie Goldsmith: Make a List. Why Not? Picasso and Other Artists Did Margie Goldsmith 2011
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In December of 1963, realist painter Adolf Konrad planned to travel to Rome and Egypt, so he made a packing list -- not quite the kind of list you or I might make -- Kondrad's was a water-color painted into his sketchbook.
Margie Goldsmith: Make a List. Why Not? Picasso and Other Artists Did Margie Goldsmith 2011
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Building towers of plastic cups so Bartlette could destroy them; being an appreciative art critic for Carmen's Q-tip water-color people-scapes (where the people dwarfed their environment); and applauding the winners of Ferguson's Hot Wheels car races.
Steven Crandell: A is for Amy & Adonis: Double Post -- Chapters L and M 2010
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Amber used gel food coloring and vodka to essentially create a water-color painting on fondant.
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Amber used gel food coloring and vodka to essentially create a water-color painting on fondant.
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Building towers of plastic cups so Bartlette could destroy them; being an appreciative art critic for Carmen's Q-tip water-color people-scapes (where the people dwarfed their environment); and applauding the winners of Ferguson's Hot Wheels car races.
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