brushwork
noun
brush·work
ˈbrəsh-ˌwərk 
: work done with a brush (as in painting)
especially
: the characteristic work of an artist using a brush
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Another bold choice for several artists associated with Impressionism was the display of their process—not just in the loose brushwork that let viewers see the movement of their hands over the canvas but in the presentation of multiple approaches to a single scene or subject.
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Allison C. Meier, JSTOR Daily, 10 Apr. 2024
The pictures in his Willow Street Gallery show include impressionistic portraits in which such facial features as a lush white-gray beard serve both as biographical details and occasions for exuberant brushwork.
—Mark Jenkins, Washington Post, 21 June 2024
The Japanese Cultural Bazaar is an important chance to bring her brushwork artistry to others, Nakamura said.
—Roxana Popescu, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 June 2024
To viewers who had finally warmed to the wide, whooshing brushwork of de Kooning and the Abstract Expressionists, Stella’s canvases represented a direct assault on gestural painting, implying that expressionism and even human suffering had lost their allure as subjects for art.
—Deborah Solomon, New York Times, 5 May 2024
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Allison C. Meier, JSTOR Daily, 10 Apr. 2024
The pictures in his Willow Street Gallery show include impressionistic portraits in which such facial features as a lush white-gray beard serve both as biographical details and occasions for exuberant brushwork.
—Mark Jenkins, Washington Post, 21 June 2024
The Japanese Cultural Bazaar is an important chance to bring her brushwork artistry to others, Nakamura said.
—Roxana Popescu, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 June 2024
To viewers who had finally warmed to the wide, whooshing brushwork of de Kooning and the Abstract Expressionists, Stella’s canvases represented a direct assault on gestural painting, implying that expressionism and even human suffering had lost their allure as subjects for art.
—Deborah Solomon, New York Times, 5 May 2024
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“Brushwork.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/brushwork. Accessed 7 Jul. 2024.
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