Sentence examples for artistic passions from inspiring English sources

At that time, the extraordinarily wealthy, European-born doctor was indulging his artistic passions -- writing plays, novels and poetry, and overseeing a vibrant artists' colony and residency program he established near San Francisco.

From homeless shelters to the Russian war relief efforts to the Lowe Art Museum in Miami, she worked tirelessly for her political convictions and artistic passions.

Mr. Thiebaud's own artistic passions — his teachers, if you will — populate the walls of his family's modest home on a quiet street, where the backyard is full of zinnias and the kitchen door jamb is warmly marked with children's heights.

Collins, who had a master's degree in French literature, was a film professor at City College of New York, and the movie is centered on the fault lines of her academic and artistic passions.

Mr. Montresor's twin artistic passions were shown in his designs for Mozart's "Magic Flute" for the New York City Opera (then City Center Opera) and "The Magic Flute" (G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1966), a children's book based on the opera.

On DVD, Zachary Heinzerling's Cutie and the Boxer (Dogwoof) is a bristly, candid portrait of two ageing New York bohemians – hard-living pop artist Ushio Shinohara, now a cantankerous octogenarian, and his significantly younger, improbably patient protege Noriko; observing how mutual artistic passions can salvage a highly imbalanced marriage, it's an improbably touching love story.

Not just careerist passion but true, artistic passion.

"Do you have an artistic passion?" a notice read.

But the great Spanish actor Javier Bardem powerfully conveys Arenas's hot-blooded stubbornness and artistic passion.

Engraved gems and cameos reflect Catherine's greatest artistic passion, which she described as "more infectious than mildew on plants".

Across London are the fruits of Mr. Marino's artistic passion: his collection of bronzes, currently on display under the title "Beauty and Power" at The Wallace Collection.