The Banshee and many of the sleeping or resting people smile enigmatically in the softly colored acrylic illustrations.

In a cathedral the painting has often faded, leaving the walls only softly colored by the light through stained-glass windows.

I sat in my doorway and watched the flat savanna, softly colored by the morning light.

At the booth of Galerie Moderne Ltd., from London, there are two large cases of the replendent glass vases - variously milky and softly colored - of Rene Lalique.

Margaret coloured softly and looked piteous.

DePaola's familiar softly colored illustrations feature wonderfully expressive characters.

Juliana saw an immensely tall man with black curly hair; his skin, too, was dark, and his eyes seemed purple or brown, very softly colored behind his glasses.

Ms. Ni, who plays with a softly colored, expressive tone, made a strong case for the score.

Robert Cronin's figurative paintings, which are in museums around the country, depict people caught at fleeting moments, softly colored and mysterious.

Just outside of earshot, the Rev. Floyd King, 79 years old, sat on a tree stump with a portable radio softly coloring the air with the sound of black gospel music.