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Watching pickleball or padel--surely available for the determined on ESPN2 or one of its offshoot channels, or if all else fails, on YouTube--then taking in an actual professional tennis match is like comparing finger painting to Picasso, the NBA's three-point shooting contest to a Finals Game 7.
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Arkansas Online, 28 Dec. 2022
For much of the night, Penn State’s 67-65 overtime win over Northwestern in the Big Ten Tournament quarterfinals Friday more closely resembled a finger painting than a Picasso.
—Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 10 Mar. 2023
This collection renders the Ghanaian artist’s rich portraits — centering Black joy and interiority — in calculated brushwork and finger painting.
—New York Times, 9 Feb. 2023
Prince Louis was memorably captured after a messy multicolored finger painting session.
—Simon Perry, PEOPLE.com, 13 Sep. 2020
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Arkansas Online, 28 Dec. 2022
For much of the night, Penn State’s 67-65 overtime win over Northwestern in the Big Ten Tournament quarterfinals Friday more closely resembled a finger painting than a Picasso.
—Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 10 Mar. 2023
This collection renders the Ghanaian artist’s rich portraits — centering Black joy and interiority — in calculated brushwork and finger painting.
—New York Times, 9 Feb. 2023
Prince Louis was memorably captured after a messy multicolored finger painting session.
—Simon Perry, PEOPLE.com, 13 Sep. 2020
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Triple Twist 04-06-26-27-28-30 Check Triple Twist payouts and previous drawings here.Lorenzino Estrada, The Arizona Republic, 5 Nov. 2024
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On the one hand, armor, as Wiley sees it, is a metaphor for portrait painting itself.Rachel Corbett, Vulture, 5 Nov. 2024
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Instead of Black life maimed, denuded of dignity, and degraded, each portrait that makes up I, Narcissus is a study of delicious glamour.Essence, Essence, 5 Nov. 2024
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Ruscha starter kit dimensions variable edition 2 of 2 The work begins with the 10 watercolors the owner purchased.Jeff Gibson, Artforum, 1 Nov. 2024
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Thierry Colson Albertine printed pajama set $528 NET-A-PORTER The watercolor motifs on this cotton and silk-blend set were done by artist Sacha Floch Poliakoff.Nicole Kliest, Vogue, 6 Oct. 2024
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O'Brien's celebrity guest, Tom Hanks, hosted the weekly sketch comedy program several times during O'Brien's stint from 1988-1991.Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 5 Nov. 2024
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By Rebecca Schneid November 3, 2024 9:16 AM EST Ahead of the presidential election on Nov. 5, Vice President Kamala Harris made a surprise appearance on sketch comedy show Saturday Night Live (SNL).Rebecca Schneid, TIME, 3 Nov. 2024
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Robinson tells me that Nike silhouettes have been pivotal to him for years.Robyn Mowatt, Essence, 5 Nov. 2024
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Ahead of Election Day Cyclorama: The Shape of Things contains a wide spread of imagery: footage on both pro- and anti-segregation riots, recordings from antiquated circus acts featuring a dancing elephant, silhouettes of what appear to be Southern belles in hoop skirts that laugh over tea.Daniel Cassady, ARTnews.com, 4 Nov. 2024
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Apple dressed up our sample with a nano-texture glass layer whose microscopic etchings scatter ambient light.Brian Westover, PCMAG, 7 Nov. 2024
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Although Picasso had little formal training, his curiosity drove him to explore etchings, lithographs, aquatints and linocuts.Julia Binswanger, Smithsonian Magazine, 1 Nov. 2024
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Always review forms and do not work with someone who will not sign a VA representation form (21-22 or 21-22a).Pioneer Press, Twin Cities, 8 Nov. 2024
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Yellowstone has tackled hot-button topics that are top of mind for voters this year: land ownership, representation onscreen with its Native storytelling and reproductive rights, among other topics.Jackie Strause, The Hollywood Reporter, 5 Nov. 2024
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“Finger painting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/finger%20painting. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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