on the canvas
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The scratching alerts us to what will be increasingly vigorous attacks on the canvas surface—scraping, rubbing, incising fine lines—emphasizing the character of her paintings as objects, rather than representations.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 3, 2026
"Two Sons is both of us on the canvas, exactly as we are," Muir added.
From BBC • Nov. 28, 2025
On the day of our interview, Martin is completing the last of 12 paintings for the show and is puzzled why the paint appears differently on the canvas than in the can.
From Los Angeles Times • May 17, 2025
With Whittaker laying on the canvas in agony, doctors attended to his ankle while the 27-year-old also appeared to complain about a back injury.
From BBC • Oct. 12, 2024
Davos could make out Fury well to the southeast, her sails shimmering golden as they came flown, the crowned stag of Baratheon blazoned on the canvas.
From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin
