landscape-painter

A landscape-painter sets up an easel in a field to paint the rolling hills.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • An artist specializing in landscape painting: A "landscape-painter" is a painter whose primary subject matter is natural scenery, such as mountains, valleys, trees, rivers, and forests, often depicting the outdoors in a realistic or artistic manner.

Usage Examples

• (The artist focused on painting natural scenery.)
• (She is famous for painting landscapes.)

Advanced Usage

• "to work as a landscape-painter": to have a profession dedicated to painting landscapes.

  • After retiring from teaching, he began to work as a landscape-painter. (He started a career in painting natural scenes.)

• "the eye of a landscape-painter": a way of seeing the world that focuses on natural beauty and composition.

  • She viewed the valley with the eye of a landscape-painter, noting the light and shadows. (She observed the scenery as an artist would.)

Variants and Related Words

• Landscape painting (n): the art or practice of painting landscapes.

  • Landscape painting became popular in the 17th century. (The genre of painting natural scenery gained popularity.)

• Landscapist (n): another term for a landscape-painter.

  • The landscapist captured the rugged beauty of the mountain range. (The painter focused on natural scenery.)

Synonyms

• Landscapist: a painter of landscapes.
• Scenery painter: an artist who paints views of natural or built environments (less common).

Related Idioms

• No direct idioms exist for "landscape-painter". However, the term is used in contexts like:
  • "A landscape-painter's palette": the range of colours typically used for depicting nature.

    • His palette was earthy greens and browns, typical of a landscape-painter. (The colours he used were natural and muted.)