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Recent Examples of aquarelle
Meanwhile, fashion illustrator Talia Zoref was on hand and busy creating aquarelle sketches for guests to take home.
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Camila Hennessy, Vogue, 5 July 2017
Camila Hennessy, Vogue, 5 July 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for aquarelle
Noun
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The artists shared a wide variety of techniques and mediums – pastel, watercolor, oil, acrylic and mixed media.—
Julie Gallant,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
3 June 2026
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The paint is deftly mottled but its handling lacks the prowess of her later work (see, for example, Being Beamed, 1984, a fantasia of extraterrestrial teleportation in which the watercolor is sumptuous but perfectly controlled).—
Jeremy Lybarger,
Artforum,
2 June 2026
Noun
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The first iteration of the lottery was won by Jeffrey Gonano, a 25-year-old man from a suburb of Pittsburgh, who won a L’Homme au Gibus (1914), also a gouache on paper.—
Leigh Anne Miller,
ARTnews.com,
15 Apr. 2026
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Ari Hodara, a 59-year-old software engineer from Paris, won Tête de femme (1941), or head of a woman, a gouache-on-paper portrait, according to Reuters.—
Michelle Del Rey,
USA Today,
15 Apr. 2026
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In that same spirit, VF worked with Muñoz to create artistic portraits in pencil, watercolor, and acrylic at the dinner.—
José Criales-Unzueta,
Vanity Fair,
9 June 2026
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The artists shared a wide variety of techniques and mediums – pastel, watercolor, oil, acrylic and mixed media.—
Julie Gallant,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
3 June 2026
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The chain capitalized on the popularity, releasing a $3 pastel mini tote on April 8, 2025 also flew off the shelves.—
Chiara Kim,
PEOPLE,
30 Apr. 2026
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Falling somewhere between a fresh pastel and a polished neutral, the hue brings a sense of lightness without sacrificing sophistication.—
Christina Holevas,
Vogue,
25 Apr. 2026
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“Aquarelle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/aquarelle. Accessed 13 Jun. 2026.
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