Sentence examples for by developing a style from inspiring English sources

He matured into one of the greatest scholars and writers of his day by developing a style and literary strategy skilfully tailored for a time of unremitting gloom".

Through sheer individual talent these people achieved a personal triumph by developing a style that not only was copied by other artists but in time also was regarded as "traditional" in that particular village.

Under Mr. Grodd's direction, Paul Stuart concentrated on selling its own label and made inroads on its chief competitor by developing a style that one fashion writer called a blend of "Savile Row, Connecticut living and the concrete canyons of New York".

Apart from Journey's End (1930), which was released by Tiffany Films, and Hell's Angels (1930), released by United Artists, he directed a dozen films for Universal Studios between 1931 and 1937, developing a style characterized by the influence of German Expressionism and a highly mobile camera.

But by his mid-teens he was developing a style that mingled ragtime, boogie-woogie and the ragtime descendent "stride".

Watson and his brother Linney played on street corners in nearby Boone, and he later played in local country bands, developing a style influenced by Merle Travis, Eddy Arnold and Chet Atkins.

Mr. Johnson started out painting small urban landscapes and abstract paintings but gradually moved toward the human figure, developing a style heavily influenced by the painterly techniques of the Abstract Expressionists and the existential atmosphere in the Giacometti paintings he saw in a show at the Pierre Matisse Gallery in 1948.

In Newport, Rhode Island, the genius of the Goddard and Townsend cabinetmaking families evolved an equally distinctive style by developing a block front decorated by the patterns of the wood grains instead of carving, as used by their contemporaries in Philadelphia.

Gaudí's position in the history of architecture is that of a creative genius who, inspired by nature, developed a style of his own that attained technical perfection as well as aesthetic value, and bore the mark of his character.

The new mainstream was personified by Elton John, who developed a style of soul-inflected rock ballad that over the next two decades became the dominant sound of global pop music.

He began skateboarding at 11 and developed a style by imitating the exploits of professionals featured in magazines and videos.