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Recent Examples of tempera
In egg tempera and gold leaf on wood, Santiago with an Apostolic Man shows a figure at right-hand staring at the viewer.
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John Oseid, Forbes, 30 Dec. 2024
Two works of egg tempera on calfskin from New York painter Altoon Sultan-Dark Corner (2021) and Lines and loop (2021), adorn the walls.
—Lisa Lockwood, WWD, 3 Sep. 2019
The three were a match: they were all made using egg tempera and oil paint, along with two coats of gesso used as a base.
—Francesca Aton, ARTnews.com, 3 Sep. 2019
Layered hues from green through shades of golden ocher down to umber—in classic tempera painting, this would be exactly the understructure for (white) skin tones.
—Moritz Scheper, Artforum, 1 Sep. 2024
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John Oseid, Forbes, 30 Dec. 2024
Two works of egg tempera on calfskin from New York painter Altoon Sultan-Dark Corner (2021) and Lines and loop (2021), adorn the walls.
—Lisa Lockwood, WWD, 3 Sep. 2019
The three were a match: they were all made using egg tempera and oil paint, along with two coats of gesso used as a base.
—Francesca Aton, ARTnews.com, 3 Sep. 2019
Layered hues from green through shades of golden ocher down to umber—in classic tempera painting, this would be exactly the understructure for (white) skin tones.
—Moritz Scheper, Artforum, 1 Sep. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tempera
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One of them was watercolor and one of them was done with opaque gouache — The Lion King, Aladdin, Beauty and the Beast, all of these are gouaches.—
Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
21 May 2025
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Indeed, secrets is the operative word, applied not only to these gifted designers but to the Petit Palais, whose collection of some 5,600 jewelry sketches and gouache renderings is barely known, even to specialists.—
Ruth Peltason,
Air Mail,
12 Apr. 2025
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Instead, butter yellow nails are meant to be a vibrant pastel—creamy, opaque, and with just enough pigment not to veer too white or like a white manicure that has changed color over time.—
Kaitlyn Yarborough,
Southern Living,
30 May 2025
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The refreshed decor is quietly luxurious, with a fresh color palette of whites and tans layered with soft blues and pastels.—
Elizabeth Brownfield,
Forbes.com,
30 May 2025
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The open-air art show brings together more than 150 local and regional fine artists with works ranging from watercolor, oils, mixed media and photography to glasswork, woodworking, jewelry, pottery and sculpture.—
Linda Mcintosh,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
13 June 2025
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Scholars who weren’t alive for the 1793 showing at the Royal Academy mistook the setting for Rochester Castle (which Turner also painted that same year) and assumed the medium was watercolor.—
Eli Wizevich,
Smithsonian Magazine,
12 June 2025
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Remember that raccoons can transmit rabies to people and pets and distemper to unvaccinated pets, so they should never be handled alive (or deceased).—
Arricca Elin SanSone,
Southern Living,
7 May 2025
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Any dog showing symptoms of distemper is being isolated and tested, and veterinary staff are monitoring all shelter animals, according to the statement.—
Lillie Davidson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
28 Mar. 2025
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Bring your own artwork and supplies (acrylic, oil, or watercolor) to work with Alex and fellow artists.—
Kris Slugg,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
14 June 2025
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An acrylic fish tank, on the other hand, is lighter weight, can come in a variety of shapes, and is slightly more impact-resistant than glass.—
BestReviews,
Mercury News,
6 June 2025
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Since 1979, The Connecticut Collection has grown to over 2500 works of art including items from a wall tapestry by Frank Stella, original prints by Anni Albers, an array of sculptures by Wolfgang Behl, and a drawing by Sol LeWitt.—
Andre Rochester,
Hartford Courant,
14 June 2025
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These detailed drawings offer a glimpse into a building’s past.—
Nicole Letts,
Southern Living,
14 June 2025
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The floor piece is almost like making a rubbing or an etching of that part of the footprint of the museum.—
Caitlin Woolsey,
Artforum,
1 June 2025
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Laser etching throughout the structure allows radar signals to pass through without compromising its heat-hiding abilities, according to SCMP.—
Micah McCartney,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 May 2025
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“Tempera.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tempera. Accessed 18 Jun. 2025.
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