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watercolor

[waw-ter-kuhl-er, wot-er-] / ˈwɔ tərˌkʌl ər, ˈwɒt ər- /




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That gallery is where I discovered my love for watercolor painting.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 10, 2026

In an 1803 etching and aquatint with watercolor by Thomas Daniell, we see Gangaram absorbed in sketching wall reliefs of Shiva and Parvati from a rock-cut cave at Ellora.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 3, 2026

“Christ Is Risen” reads the headline on one email included in the lawsuit, which was decorated with a watercolor illustration of an open cave decorated with flowers.

From Salon ● May 25, 2026

Peg Ginsberg recalls squad cars speeding past her Main Street watercolor studio the day the groups swarmed the facility.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 7, 2026

Funny how even in the dead of winter the West Virginia sun rises like a watercolor painting over the hills.

From "Reaching for the Moon" by Katherine Johnson

Take poor Daffy Duck, living up to his namesake, spending his days painting watercolors in the pleasant confines of a cartoon asylum.

From Salon ● Aug. 30, 2026

As a teenager, she was inspired by one of his watercolors, “Itka the Bundist, Breaking Windows.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 14, 2026

With so many eye-catching objects to behold, the watercolors and manuscripts, as refined as they are, can seem overshadowed.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 11, 2026

I was drawn to some watercolors there, bought a few cards and spoke with one of the artists.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 10, 2026

A. To create her magnificent new book, Metamorphosis insectorum Surinamensium, Maria took elements from the studies she painted in Surinam and produced complex full-page designs in watercolors.

From "The Girl Who Drew Butterflies: How Maria Merian's Art Changed Science" by Joyce Sidman




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