brushwork

[ bruhsh-wurk ]

/ ˈbrʌʃˌwɜrk /

the use of a brush as a tool, as in painting.

Fine Arts. the surface quality of a painting produced by the distribution of pigment with a brush.

work for which a brush is used, as painting.

Origin of brushwork

First recorded in 1865–70; brush¹ + work

Now we can see the wonderful looseness of his brushwork as well.

The Unknown Masterpiece |Blake Gopnik |November 25, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
Its technique departed from the sacred traditions of Kano and Tosa brushwork and the inheritance of Chinese painting canons.

Chats on Japanese Prints |Arthur Davison Ficke
The colours are greyish, the brushwork feeble, and expressionless faces match the ashen pallor of the skin.

Franz Hals |Edgcumbe Staley
His brushwork was so rapid and decisive that in scarcely any of his designs is there evidence of deliberation.

Art Principles |Ernest Govett

These two are very fine and bold, in composition and brushwork.

Luca Signorelli |Maud Cruttwell
Vance is one of the few who unite gusto and patience, fancy and brushwork.

What Will He Do With It, Complete |Edward Bulwer-Lytton

brushwork

/ (ˈbrʌʃˌwɜːk) /

a characteristic manner of applying paint with a brush that is not Rembrandt's brushwork

work done with a brush