Sentence examples for affection for works from inspiring English sources

She has special affection for works by artists like Edmondson who have led hard lives and whose numbers include Adolph Wolfli, who spent much of his life in a Swiss mental hospital.

But both the artist and his wife were renowned for their spontaneous generosity and a particular affection for working people.

She had long been friends with Degas, while her affection for working outdoors brought her close to Monet and Renoir.

By anyone's canon, Dr. Greene is clearly well read, and she has as much affection for classical works as for modern ones.

But my insistent and criticality-deranging affection for their work isn't really a product of the work alone.

Jones's staging, meanwhile, barely exudes real affection for the work either; even the final trio doesn't melt hearts.

The lyrical warmth he brought to his classic Carmina Burana recording, combined with an obvious affection for the work, set it apart from more prosaically high-octane performances.

Whatever you call it, Brooks has made a formidable career out of his affection for others' work; a biographer should respect his sources as well.

He added: "The piece was wholeheartedly embraced by the public while at Trafalgar Square and I am glad that the same affection for the work will continue at Greenwich".

Mr. Nilsson's affection for the work of John Cassavetes is apparent in every dark, smoky frame of "Chalk," which strives to capture the grit and authenticity of Cassavetes's 1976 "Killing of a Chinese Bookie".

All this means that when two Australian friends of mine contacted me a few years ago and said Jane Campion was trying to get hold of me, I felt an odd mixture of surprise and pleasure (my affection for her work had already made me think of her as a sort-of friend).