canvas
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The entire upper half of the canvas is an abstraction of mottled brushstrokes ranging from charcoal gray to a deep velvety black that surrounds the head like a heavy halo.
If Test cricket is art, the pitch is the canvas on which the players paint their masterpiece.
From BBC
Slalom's bright gates against the white snow create a striking visual canvas.
From BBC
They felt similarly about Hello Kitty; with little identifying features or dialogue of their own, the characters were blank canvases for their own personification.
From Los Angeles Times
The top half of his canvas is dark.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.