brushwork

noun

brush·​work ˈbrəsh-ˌwərk 

: work done with a brush (as in painting)

especially : the characteristic work of an artist using a brush

Examples of brushwork in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Impressions of the week: Art left its mark — Erdem’s collaboration with Kaye Donachie brought portraiture to fabric, S.S. Daley channelled Francis Cadell’s brushwork and Roksanda reinterpreted Phyllida Barlow’s sculptural language into volume and form. —Tianwei Zhang, WWD, 25 Feb. 2025

Over the course of three years, Picasso diverged from painting convention, utilizing expressive brushwork and a now famously moody blue-green palette. —Tessa Solomon, ARTnews.com, 10 Feb. 2025

Each month of the calendar unveils one of Robertson's bespoke works, featuring loose brushwork and collage-like compositions that transform into gestural human figures. —Jordi Lippe-McGraw, Forbes, 9 Jan. 2025

Velázquez’s vigorous brushwork is itself a demonstrable performance, designed to seduce and entertain the viewer. —Christopher Knight, Los Angeles Times, 17 Dec. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1755, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for brushwork

• artwork
• beadwork
• berserk
• breastwork
• brickwork
• casework
• classwork
• clockwork
• coursework
• ductwork
• earthwork
• falsework