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Recent Examples of tempera
Oils, temperas and charcoals will mingle to create a distinctive depiction of Southern Chile.
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Holly Jones, Variety, 30 Oct. 2023
The scenery is similar in both kinds of paintings, but where the oils have an Olympian detachment, the tempera ones pull the eye across the vastness and into curves of land and curls of clouds.
—Mark Jenkins, Washington Post, 29 Sep. 2023
The artist works most frequently with diluted oil paints but sometimes shifts to fast-drying egg tempera.
—Mark Jenkins, Washington Post, 29 Sep. 2023
The egg tempera on hardboard piece in vivid reds and yellows depicts two women in shawls clutching babies, one of them nursing, as well as a man wearing a wide-brimmed hat and holding a flower pot containing a single red rose, America’s national flower.
—NBC News, 3 Mar. 2021
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Holly Jones, Variety, 30 Oct. 2023
The scenery is similar in both kinds of paintings, but where the oils have an Olympian detachment, the tempera ones pull the eye across the vastness and into curves of land and curls of clouds.
—Mark Jenkins, Washington Post, 29 Sep. 2023
The artist works most frequently with diluted oil paints but sometimes shifts to fast-drying egg tempera.
—Mark Jenkins, Washington Post, 29 Sep. 2023
The egg tempera on hardboard piece in vivid reds and yellows depicts two women in shawls clutching babies, one of them nursing, as well as a man wearing a wide-brimmed hat and holding a flower pot containing a single red rose, America’s national flower.
—NBC News, 3 Mar. 2021
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tempera
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One of them was watercolor and one of them was done with opaque gouache — The Lion King, Aladdin, Beauty and the Beast, all of these are gouaches.Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 26 July 2024
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Her works are softly abstract; powdery colors form cloud-like shapes that might be superimposed with free-handed linear strokes in acrylic, gouache, oil stick, oil pastels, and graphite.Lilah Ramzi, Vogue, 12 Sep. 2024
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See artists working in paint, printmaking, paper, pastels, textures, glass and more.Luann Gibbs, The Enquirer, 6 Dec. 2024
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Her wardrobe is full of floaty dresses, silhouettes that embrace her curves, a pretty palette of springtime pastels, and no shortage of hearts and sparkles.Maggie Gillette, Better Homes & Gardens, 5 Dec. 2024
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Hedy Buzan, a printmaker and painter who works in pen and ink, acrylics and watercolor, is a 22-year Village resident who maintains a studio in bucolic Laguna Canyon.Daniella Walsh, Orange County Register, 7 Dec. 2024
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Activities ranged from yoga classes and forest hikes with the resident goats to watercolor painting, s’mores bonfires, and artisanal honey tastings that perfectly captured the upstate vibe.Nashia Baker, Architectural Digest, 7 Dec. 2024
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If infected with distemper, one in two dogs will die, the American Veterinary Medical Association reports.Olivia Munson, USA TODAY, 28 Sep. 2024
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The officer who responded to the call, Miller said, noted the raccoon did not appear to have distemper.Amy Lavalley, Chicago Tribune, 14 Nov. 2024
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Plenty of sweaters are made with acrylic and polyester fibers, which can look great and keep you cozy, but natural materials tend to be better investments.Andrea Bossi, Essence, 10 Dec. 2024
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Synthetic fibers — such as polyester, nylon, spandex and acrylic — account for about two-thirds of textile products today.Fairchild Studio, WWD, 10 Dec. 2024
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Here are the winning Powerball numbers for the Monday, Dec. 9 drawing.James Powel, USA TODAY, 10 Dec. 2024
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The Pick 14-18-27-31-32-37 Check The Pick payouts and previous drawings here.Lorenzino Estrada, Arizona Republic, 10 Dec. 2024
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But there's been talk of threats and ominous etchings on shell casings.Daniel de Visé, USA TODAY, 5 Dec. 2024
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The wafers came into the upper chamber with a pattern exposed onto the resist and underwent a series of processing steps that included development, hardening, etching, and others, as indicated.IEEE Spectrum, IEEE Spectrum, 27 Nov. 2024
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“Tempera.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tempera. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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