Mary Cassatt Word Search
This Mary Cassatt word search hides 12 words on a 15×15 grid — famous works, materials, and the movement they belong to. Trace each one with a finger or mouse and it locks in as soon as the whole word is covered. No signup, no download.
Words to find: IMPRESSIONISM, PASTEL, WATERCOLOR, ETCHING, DRYPOINT, LITHOGRAPHY, BLUE, PINK, LAVENDER, BATH, READING, SEWING.
Words run in any of eight directions, backwards included — if one refuses to turn up, try reading the grid right to left.
Mary Cassatt word list, defined
- IMPRESSIONISM /ɪm.preʊ.ʒən.ɪzəm/ · noun
- A style of painting characterized by the use of short, broken brushstrokes and vivid, unblended colors to capture the fleeting impressions of light and color in outdoor settings. It is also used to describe a literary or artistic movement that emphasizes the subjective experience and the emotional response to a work of art. Related: expressionism, modernism, post-impressionism, art nouveau.
- PASTEL /pæstɛl/ · noun
- A pale or delicate color, especially one used in painting or printing. A pale or delicate shade of a color, especially one used in fashion. Related: pale, delicate, soft, muted.
- WATERCOLOR /ˈwɔːtərkʌlər/ · noun, adjective
- A watercolor is a painting made with watercolors, or a medium of translucent, water-soluble pigments. The term can also refer to the art of painting with watercolors. Related: watercolour, aquarelle, gouache, wash.
- ETCHING /ˈɛtʃɪŋ/ · noun
- The art or process of producing designs on a metal plate by coating it with wax, drawing through the wax, and using acid to bite the exposed lines; also, a print made from such a plate. Related: engraving, print, intaglio, impression.
- DRYPOINT /ˈdrɔɪpɔɪnt/ · noun
- A printmaking technique in which an image is drawn directly onto a metal plate with a sharp steel or diamond-tipped needle, creating a raised burr that holds ink and prints as a soft, velvety line. It also refers to a print made by this method. Related: engraving, etching, intaglio, printmaking.
- LITHOGRAPHY /ˈlɪθəɡrəfi/ · noun
- The art of printing from stone or metal plates, or the process of transferring images onto a surface using a printing plate. It is often used in the production of high-quality prints, such as those found in art books and posters. Related: etching, engraving, screen printing, offset printing.
- BLUE /bluː/ · adjective, noun, verb
- Of the colour intermediate between green and violet in the visible spectrum, like that of a clear daytime sky. As a noun, the colour itself; as a verb (informal, chiefly British), to squander money. Related: azure, cobalt, sapphire, navy.
- PINK /pɪŋk/ · adjective, noun
- A pale red or pinkish colour. A type of fruit, typically sweet and juicy. Related: rose, blush, fuchsia, coral.
- LAVENDER /ˈlævəndər/ · noun
- A fragrant, purple-flowered herb of the mint family, or a pale purple color. The dried flowers are used in perfumes and as a calming agent. Related: lilac, purple, lavender-blue, wisteria.
- BATH /bɑːθ/ (UK); /bæθ/ (US) · noun
- A container filled with water in which a person washes their body, or the act of washing oneself in such a container. In British English it also denotes the room containing this fixture (what American English calls a bathroom). Related: wash, soak, tub.
- READING /ˈriːdɪŋ/ · noun, verb
- The act of interpreting written or printed matter, or the ability to do so. The act of reading something, such as a book or a text. Related: studying, perusing, browsing, skimming.
- SEWING /ˈsuːɪŋ/ · noun, verb
- The act of sewing, or the skill of joining two or more pieces of fabric together using a needle and thread. To sew something, typically using a needle and thread. Related: stitching, seaming, embroidery, needlework.
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