Crossword clues for canvases
Wiktionary
alt. (context US English) (plural of canvas English) n. (context US English) (plural of canvas English) vb. (en-third-person singular of: canvas)
Usage examples of "canvases".
Every spare space in the room is stacked with canvases facing the wall.
At first he hung one of his larger canvases over the print, but he had only to go out and the canvas was leaning against the wardrobe on his return.
The stacks of finished and partly-finished canvases have grown considerably in the months since full-time work came to an end.
Lurking behind the canvases is his suit-a relic from days when well-paid lectureships were easily available, the fashion was for narrow lapels and no turn-ups, and he had a tax rebate to spend.
He gathers those things which are important to him-paints, drawing pads, pencils, spare canvases, some of his best finished works-and as an afterthought his spare jacket, trousers and sandals.
More pragmatically he considers creeping out before his landlady notices that she is alone, but the thought of abandoning so many canvases makes him follow her up the linoleum-covered stairs, albeit with reluctance.
He settles back with his canvases in his arms and experiences a mixture of feelings-relief at having evaded paying the rent and regret that some of his work is left behind.
Without bothering to lace her boots she shuffles across to the stack of canvases by the door.
Craning her neck above the pile of canvases, Sarah descends the stairs with more noise than Mackintosh likes.
She steps across the pool of Baileys and deposits the canvases in the arms of the bemused taxi driver.
Not only would he be moderately content, but he would be painting instead of driving around London with a stack of canvases and a girl.
He kneels, looking at his canvases, remembering the moment of excitement in which each was conceived.
The canvases should not be in display: there is little of his work which is good enough for the public gaze.
A pity to abandon his canvases, but some of them have been painted over twice already.
Clutching his holdalls and with two canvases tucked under each arm, Mackintosh crosses to the front door and lets himself out quietly.