canvases

variants also canvasses
plural of canvas

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Recent Examples of canvases Angel art connects with Oprah and Maria Schriver As interest in her work grew, Neilson expanded beyond painting canvases. Charlotte Observer, 7 July 2026 The waterproof canvases are mounted on wood, available in six sizes and 16 designs ranging from botanical themes to nautical imagery. Bestreviews, Mercury News, 6 July 2026 Adam Newport-Berra’s cinematography turns a single set into a visually alive space, using the actors’ faces as canvases for a soulful story. Clayton Davis, Variety, 27 June 2026 Not as France's region of 50-plus grape varieties, but as one of its greatest canvases. Emily Cappiello, Forbes.com, 27 June 2026 Counts from non-provisional ballots cast in-person during early voting and on election day and from jurisdictions’ first mail-in canvasses are complete. Baltimore Sun Staff, Baltimore Sun, 27 June 2026 Within a 35,000-square-foot footprint are around 130 works, both canvases and mixed media, by Yayoi Kusama, Jeff Koons, Salvador Dalí, and Damien Hirst, just to name a few. Sarah Turner, Robb Report, 25 June 2026 Some 16 Picasso canvases have sold for more than $50 million, according to art analytics firm ARTDAI. Brian Boucher, ARTnews.com, 23 June 2026 In the gallery, rich, bright colors burst off the canvases, at once joyful and unsettling. Sarah Larson, New Yorker, 22 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for canvases
paintings
Noun
  • Frequently incorporating African American women as her subjects, her paintings and collages center around race, femininity, and memory.
    News Desk, Artforum, 9 July 2026
  • Must-see paintings include Botticelli’s Birth of Venus, Raphael’s Madonna of the Goldfinch, and Caravaggio’s Bacchus.
    Laura Itzkowitz, Travel + Leisure, 8 July 2026

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