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