impressionistic

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Her brief account is a bright, gossipy, impressionistic sketchbook of New Orleans personalities.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 23, 2026

Ms. Hopper’s impressionistic method feeds on her imagination, and through the richness of her responses she brings forth interpretations that are trustworthy precisely because they are so personal.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 24, 2026

Led by the subject matter, he started singing more, his dewy-eyed timbre adding emotional depth to the fragmented, impressionistic soundscapes.

From BBC • Jan. 8, 2026

Occasionally, though, Hylen’s lens does give us something a bit more impressionistic and emblematic of his thesis about L.A.’s vanishing history.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 3, 2025

She didn’t have any particular style; some of her paintings were what she called primitive, some were impressionistic and abstract, some were realistic.

From "The Glass Castle" by Jeannette Walls