from life
idiom
of a painting, drawing, etc.
: from looking at an actual person, object, etc.
drawings done from life rather than from photographs
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There’s a lot of the requisite figurative work painted from life, much of it deadeningly photorealistic.
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Jerry Saltz, Vulture, 4 Oct. 2024
Once that was done and Evergreen was running smoothly, Bodine could start to direct his full focus toward what had really drawn him away from life on tour: his family.
—Gabby Herzig, The Athletic, 16 Aug. 2024
Kushner is known for sharp details that feel cut from life, and her time here also informed her 2013 novel, The Flamethrowers.
—Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 3 Sep. 2024
The love and respect never changed, but it just got repurposed from life partners to musical partners and collaborators.
—Daniela Avila, Peoplemag, 26 Sep. 2024
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Jerry Saltz, Vulture, 4 Oct. 2024
Once that was done and Evergreen was running smoothly, Bodine could start to direct his full focus toward what had really drawn him away from life on tour: his family.
—Gabby Herzig, The Athletic, 16 Aug. 2024
Kushner is known for sharp details that feel cut from life, and her time here also informed her 2013 novel, The Flamethrowers.
—Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 3 Sep. 2024
The love and respect never changed, but it just got repurposed from life partners to musical partners and collaborators.
—Daniela Avila, Peoplemag, 26 Sep. 2024
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“From life.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/from%20life. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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