Sentence examples for finished oil from inspiring English sources

Turner had made clear his intention to leave about 100 finished oil paintings to the National Gallery, but he made no explicit provision for the vast quantity of preparatory and unfinished material that filled his West End studio at the time of his death.

The finished oil paintings that he had intended to leave to the nation – a representative selection which, with an eye on posterity, he had extended and refined over several years – already ensured that he would become (as he remains) the most comprehensively represented British artist in any national collection.

He sent paintings back to Reid to be exhibited in Glasgow and London, but he spent a great deal of time sketching and his output of finished oil paintings was low.

Prices range from about $100 for a sketch to more than $400,000 for a finished oil painting.

In inclement weather, she is ensconced in her studio, using the giant watercolor studies executed en pleinair for her finished oil paintings on equally large canvases.

But instead of buying the finished oil, Mr. Vuillemin buys the dried fruit from Berbers, who keep enough for their own use.

AUCTIONS AND ANTIQUES The popularity of Old Master drawings has been on the rise, based in part on the sense of immediacy that they convey — unlike their more finished oil-on-canvas counterparts.

More than 50 plein-air sketches -- done on site and concentrating on Rome and its environs -- by teachers and students of the Academy are on view, ranging from ink-and-pencil drawings to finished oils.

"If I write a memoir," she said, "I would like it to have substance, like, 'Here are some of the issues that you face as attorney general and here is what you can learn from them.' " Her official portrait already hangs from the wall at the Justice Department's headquarters -- a simple painting in contrast to the elegantly finished oils of her predecessors.

You will also want to wipe down the entire machine when you are finished oiling to be sure you have not accidentally spilled any sewing machine oil on the machine.

If it is a finished chair, put on some wax or finishing oil that will help keep it in good shape.