painterly
adjective
paint·er·ly ˈpān-tər-lē 
1
: of, relating to, or typical of a painter : artistic
painterly attention to detail
2
: suggestive or characteristic of a painting or of the art of painting
painterly photography
especially : marked by an openness of form which is not linear and in which sharp outlines are lacking
painterly brushwork
painterliness noun
Example Sentences
He has a painterly eye. a painterly picture of the sea
Recent Examples on the Web There’s also a spacious waterside piazza with restaurants, bars and gelaterias from which to enjoy the painterly sunsets. 
Catherine Sabino, Forbes, 11 Aug. 2022 Etsy retailerThe Lovely Wall offers a selection of cheery temporary wallpaper options including this painterly pattern in a toasty shade of yellow. Elizabeth Sweet, Better Homes & Gardens, 30 July 2022 Using the fabrics as launchpads for painterly improvisation, Dilworth creates verdant gardens around them, linking the netherworld of sleep to that of creation. Cate Mcquaid, BostonGlobe.com, 19 July 2022 As the stunning Murina opens, a blue expanse of water fills the frame like a painterly abstraction. Sheri Linden, The Hollywood Reporter, 15 July 2022 The spare and unobtrusive production design conjures a painterly atmosphere of high tension and intrigue. Los Angeles Times, 25 May 2022 The sequence fuses documentary and impressionism, recording and transformation, while also crowning its painterly energy with yet another rhythmic red light that’s a part of the jazz life: a rotating one atop a police car. Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 11 Mar. 2022 Her African and Grecian-inspired hair look was crafted by celebrity stylist Vernon François, with makeup and a painterly eye done by celebrity makeup artist Nick Barose using Lancôme and gold leaf. Jenna Rosenstein, Harper's BAZAAR, 27 Mar. 2022 Mielgo’s urbanized hybrid of the painterly and the digitized is hypnotic and its own example of an artist’s love. Robert Abele, Los Angeles Times, 25 Feb. 2022 See More
Catherine Sabino, Forbes, 11 Aug. 2022 Etsy retailerThe Lovely Wall offers a selection of cheery temporary wallpaper options including this painterly pattern in a toasty shade of yellow. Elizabeth Sweet, Better Homes & Gardens, 30 July 2022 Using the fabrics as launchpads for painterly improvisation, Dilworth creates verdant gardens around them, linking the netherworld of sleep to that of creation. Cate Mcquaid, BostonGlobe.com, 19 July 2022 As the stunning Murina opens, a blue expanse of water fills the frame like a painterly abstraction. Sheri Linden, The Hollywood Reporter, 15 July 2022 The spare and unobtrusive production design conjures a painterly atmosphere of high tension and intrigue. Los Angeles Times, 25 May 2022 The sequence fuses documentary and impressionism, recording and transformation, while also crowning its painterly energy with yet another rhythmic red light that’s a part of the jazz life: a rotating one atop a police car. Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 11 Mar. 2022 Her African and Grecian-inspired hair look was crafted by celebrity stylist Vernon François, with makeup and a painterly eye done by celebrity makeup artist Nick Barose using Lancôme and gold leaf. Jenna Rosenstein, Harper's BAZAAR, 27 Mar. 2022 Mielgo’s urbanized hybrid of the painterly and the digitized is hypnotic and its own example of an artist’s love. Robert Abele, Los Angeles Times, 25 Feb. 2022 See More Word History
First Known Use
circa 1586, in the meaning defined at sense 1