Art vocabulary

PAINTING

A picture, design, or piece of art done in paints

Some paintings can become a MASTERPIECE (Obra maestra), the most outstanding piece of work of a creative artist, craftsman, etc

CANVAS

A tightly stretched (extended) cloth surface on which to paint.

 FRAME

A border or case for enclosing a picture, mirror, etc.

ARTIST/ PAINTER

A person who creates works of art.

The artist is holding a PALETTE and a BRUSH

TYPES OF PAINTINGS:

1. PORTRAIT 

It is a pictorial representation of a person usually showing the face and shoulders.

2. STILL LIFE

Painting or drawing of an arrangement of objects, typically including fruit and flowers and objects contrasting with these in texture, such as bowls and glassware.

Vincent van Gogh, Sunflowers 1888

3.ABSTRACT

Abstract art is art that does not attempt to represent an accurate depiction of a visual reality but instead uses shapes, colours, forms and gestural marks to achieve its effect.

4.LANDSCAPE

A painting representing a view of the countryside.