Creating art 艺术创作

• make a work of art/a drawing/a sketch/a sculpture/a statue/engravings/etchings/prints 创作艺术品；绘画；画素描；创作雕塑/雕像/雕版印刷品/蚀刻画/版画
• do an oil painting/a self-portrait/a line drawing/a rough sketch 画油画/自画像/线条画/草图
• create a work of art/an artwork/paintings and sculptures 创作一件艺术品/绘画和雕塑
• produce paintings/portraits/oil sketches/his most celebrated work/a series of prints 创作绘画/肖像画/油画速写/他最知名的作品/一组版画
• paint a picture/landscape/portrait/mural/in oils/in watercolours/ (especially US) in watercolors/on canvas 画画/风景画/肖像画/壁画/油画/水彩画；在画布上画
• draw a picture/a portrait/a cartoon/a sketch/a line/a figure/the human form/in charcoal/in ink 画画/肖像/漫画/素描/线条/形体/人形/木炭画/墨水画
• sketch a preliminary drawing/a figure/a shape 勾勒草图/形体/图形
• carve a figure/an image/a sculpture/an altarpiece/reliefs/a block of wood 雕刻形体/形象/雕塑/祭坛雕塑/浮雕/一块木头
• sculpt a portrait bust/a statue/an abstract figure 雕刻半身像/塑像/抽象形体
• etch a line/a pattern/a design/a name into the glass 蚀刻线条/图案/图样/名字在玻璃杯上
• mix colours/ (especially US) colors/pigments/paints 调色；调颜料
• add/apply thin/thick layers of paint/colour/ (especially US) color/pigment 加上薄薄/厚厚几层颜料
• use oil pastels/charcoal/acrylic paint/a can of spray paint 使用油画棒/木炭笔/丙烯酸颜料/一罐喷雾颜料
• work in bronze/ceramics/stone/oils/pastels/watercolour/a wide variety of media 用青铜/陶瓷/石头/油彩/蜡笔/水彩/各种各样的材料制作艺术品

Describing art 描述艺术

• paint/depict a female figure/a biblical scene/a pastoral landscape/a domestic interior 画/描绘女性形体/与《圣经》有关的场景/田园风光/家庭室内场景
• depict/illustrate a traditional/mythological/historical/religious theme 描绘/阐释传统的/神话的/历史的/宗教的主题
• create an abstract composition/a richly textured surface/a distorted perspective 设计抽象的艺术构图/丰富的层次/视觉扭曲效果
• paint dark/rich/skin/flesh tones 用颜料绘成深色/浓重的颜色/肤色/肉色
• use broad brush strokes/loose brushwork/vibrant colours/a limited palette/simple geometric forms 用粗笔线条/散漫的笔法/鲜艳的颜色/有限的色调/简单的几何图形
• develop/adopt/paint in a stylized manner/an abstract style 用非写实手法/抽象方式阐明/采用/描绘

Showing and selling art 艺术品展示及销售

• commission an altarpiece/a bronze bust of sb/a portrait/a religious work/an artist to paint sth 委托创作一幅祭坛画/一座某人的半身铜像/一幅肖像画/一件宗教艺术品；委托艺术家为某物作画
• frame a painting/portrait 给一幅画/肖像画镶框
• hang art/a picture/a painting 悬挂艺术品/图画/画作
• display/exhibit modern art/sb's work/a collection/original artwork/drawings/sculptures/a piece 陈列/展出现代艺术品/某人的作品/收藏品/艺术真品/图画/雕塑/一件艺术品
• be displayed/hung in a gallery/museum 在美术馆/博物馆展出
• install/place a sculpture in/at/on sth 在某处安放一座雕塑
• erect/unveil a bronze/marble/life-size statue 竖立/揭幕一座铜像/大理石像/与真人一样大的雕像
• hold/host/mount/open/curate/see an exhibition (especially BrE) / (NAmE usually) an exhibit 举办/主持/筹办/举行/组织/观看展览
• be/go on (BrE) exhibition/ (NAmE) exhibit 参展
• feature/promote/showcase a conceptual artist/contemporary works 重点介绍/宣传/展示一位概念派艺术家/当代作品
• collect African art/modern British paintings/Japanese prints 收藏非洲艺术品/现代英国绘画/日本版画
• restore/preserve a fresco/great works of art 修复/保护湿壁画/伟大的艺术品