Atmosphere and sense of place is evoked with painterly skill in the set pieces in Venice and at the concert party.

An uneasy feeling mixed with awe at the artist's painterly skill is not unusual with these acrylics.

In terms of sheer painterly skill, Demuth was the virtuoso.

The woman is finely and delicately portrayed and the use of colour has been described as at the highest level of painterly skill.

Critics frequently called Sage's work disturbing or depressing, even when they praised her painterly skill.

His painterly skills are often attributed to the influence of Renaissance masters.

He has great painterly skills.

It also betrays a deep attachment to painting, a passion in an age in which some artists consider painterly skill almost irrelevant.

According to art critic Souren Melikian, his "painterly skill remained but the magic was lost."