on the canvas
Example Sentences
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The paint is slathered on the canvas, but deftly so; the individual slabs of color, for which he became famous, are almost like carpentry in a complex composition.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 23, 2026
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
When a painter paints, he has to be absolutely focused on the color he’s putting on the canvas.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 26, 2024
I wondered aloud, my fingertip hovering a centimeter from the figures on the canvas.
From "Twilight" by Stephenie Meyer
