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also canvasses
as in paintings
a picture created with oil paint
one canvas by Picasso is worth more money than most of us can imagine
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Recent Examples of canvases
But Jim, Kathryn and Ryan have found ways to maintain creative control on larger canvases.
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Scott Feinberg, HollywoodReporter, 13 Jan. 2026
His canvases are populated by allegories.
—Philip Martin, Washington Post, 7 Jan. 2026
Lacking funds, Rainer began to trawl the city’s local flea markets for old paintings, which were cheaper to buy than fresh canvases.
—News Desk, Artforum, 23 Dec. 2025
For centuries, painters had primed canvases, building up layers of thick pigment and glaze to create the illusion of luminosity and depth.
—Zachary Fine, New Yorker, 22 Dec. 2025
Among those worth checking out are quilts by Desmond Beach at Richard Beavers gallery, works on paper by Johnson Mugabe at Spiralis Gallery and canvases by Ayanda Mabulu at Melrose Gallery.
—Jane Wooldridge, Miami Herald, 7 Dec. 2025
The season’s soft, golden light spills across galleries of glass and stone, illuminating interiors like living canvases.
—Amplified Content Studio, Mercury News, 24 Nov. 2025
Needlepoint Did your grandmother spend her time needlepointing canvases that never made it to a finished product?
—Heather Bien, Southern Living, 2 Nov. 2025
The characters from Malczewski’s canvases march through successive decades, fighting and fleeing various yokes.
—Zac Ntim, Deadline, 29 Oct. 2025
Scott Feinberg, HollywoodReporter, 13 Jan. 2026
His canvases are populated by allegories.
—Philip Martin, Washington Post, 7 Jan. 2026
Lacking funds, Rainer began to trawl the city’s local flea markets for old paintings, which were cheaper to buy than fresh canvases.
—News Desk, Artforum, 23 Dec. 2025
For centuries, painters had primed canvases, building up layers of thick pigment and glaze to create the illusion of luminosity and depth.
—Zachary Fine, New Yorker, 22 Dec. 2025
Among those worth checking out are quilts by Desmond Beach at Richard Beavers gallery, works on paper by Johnson Mugabe at Spiralis Gallery and canvases by Ayanda Mabulu at Melrose Gallery.
—Jane Wooldridge, Miami Herald, 7 Dec. 2025
The season’s soft, golden light spills across galleries of glass and stone, illuminating interiors like living canvases.
—Amplified Content Studio, Mercury News, 24 Nov. 2025
Needlepoint Did your grandmother spend her time needlepointing canvases that never made it to a finished product?
—Heather Bien, Southern Living, 2 Nov. 2025
The characters from Malczewski’s canvases march through successive decades, fighting and fleeing various yokes.
—Zac Ntim, Deadline, 29 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for canvases
paintings
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Patryk struggles to sell his paintings, while Maria, who has a well-off background, created Tear Dealer, an art project that lets poor people trade their tears, collected in vials, for money.—
Georg Szalai,
HollywoodReporter,
15 Jan. 2026
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The exhibit includes 22 of her paintings depicting worship, work and community.—
Alyson Rodriguez,
Dallas Morning News,
15 Jan. 2026
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“Canvases.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/canvases. Accessed 17 Jan. 2026.
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