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Affabrous - Executed in a workmanlike manner; ingeniously made. Latin ‘affaber’ meaning “workmanlike.”

Amaranthine - a reddish purple color like the imaginary eternal flower it’s named for. Greek in origin, it is rooted in the in the word ‘amarantos’, meaning "immortal" or "unfading," and ‘anthos’, meaning "flower." The word amaranthine emerged as an adjective of the imaginary flower and subsequently of anything possessing its undying quality.

Ambedo - a kind of melancholic trance in which you become completely absorbed in vivid sensory details—raindrops skittering down a window, tall trees leaning in the wind, clouds of cream swirling in your coffee—which leads to a dawning awareness of the haunting fragility of life, a mood whose only known cure is the vuvuzela.

Anagnorisis - (in ancient Greek tragedy) the critical moment of recognition or discovery, especially preceding peripeteia (sudden turn of events or an unexpected reversal, especially in a literary work). From 1790–1800; Greek, equivalent to ‘anagnōrí(zein )’ meaning “know again.”

Ariose- Melodic and song-like. From the Italian ‘arioso’ meaning “airy, breezy” and ‘aria’ meaning “air; aria, song.” From the Ancient Greek ᾱ̓ήρ (āḗr) meaning “air; or wind”

Aureolus- gilded or adorned with gold. From the diminutive ‘aureus’ meaning “golden; gilded” and‎ ‘-olus’ meaning from “aurum (gold)”

Autotelic - having within itself the purpose of its existence or happening. Of an activity or a creative work having an end or purpose in itself. From the early 20th century, ‘auto’ meaning “‘self” and Greek ‘telos’ meaning “end.”

Baseerat - Urdu word meaning act of enlightening, or the state of being enlightened or instructed. Vision, foresight.

Charette - A period of intense work or creative activity undertaken to meet a deadline. Coined at the Ecole de Beaux-Arts in Paris in the mid-19th Century. Architecture students transported their projects (sculptures and scale models) in a small wheeled cart, or ‘charette’. Their last-minute flurry to meet deadlines at the end of term became known as working ‘en charette’ – ‘in the cart’.

Chatoyant - of a gem, especially when cut en cabochon) showing a band of bright reflected light caused by aligned inclusions in the stone. From the late 18th century French, present participle of ‘chatoyer’ meaning ‘to shimmer’.

Chiaroscuro - Painting.the use of deep variations in and subtle gradations of light and shade, especially to enhance the delineation of character and for general dramatic effect: 1680–90; Italian, equivalent to ‘chiaro’ meaning “bright” (Latin clārus) and ‘oscuro’ meaning “dark” ( Latin obscūrus).

Chimerical - unreal; imaginary; visionary. Also, wildly fanciful; highly unrealistic. First recorded in 1630–40.

Clair de lune - a pale blue-gray or pale green color. From the late 19th century French, literally meaning “moonlight.”

Duede- the mysterious power of art that can move somebody by triggering a connection. Spanish term for a heightened state of emotion, expression and authenticity. ‘El duende’ is the spirit of evocation. It comes from inside as a physical/emotional response to art. It is what gives you chills, makes you smile or cry as a bodily reaction to an artistic performance that is particularly expressive.
  • The are four elements found in duede.
    • Irrationality
    • Earthiness
    • Heightened awareness of death,
    • A dash of the diabolical
      • The duende is an earth spirit who helps the artist see the limitations of intelligence, reminding them that anything can happen. It brings the artist face-to-face with death, and helps them create and communicate memorable, spine-chilling art

Demiurgic - one that is an autonomous creative force or decisive power. Cosmically creative. Borrowed from Late Latin ‘dēmiurgus’ and borrowed from Greek ‘dēmiourgós’ meaning literally, "master of a craft, artisan.”

Eburnean - white as ivory. Egyptian loan word, probably from Demotic (“ivory, Elephantine”) meaning “ivory, elephant, Elephantine”).

Eigengrau - The dark grey color seen by the eyes in perfect darkness as a result of signals from the optic nerves. From German Eigengrau meAning “intrinsic grey.”

Eucatastrophe - A sudden and unexpected fortuitous event. Coined in 1944 by JRR Tolkien, it is defined as ‘the sudden happy turn in a story which pierces you with a joy that brings tears’. The Lord of the Rings author was an expert etymologist, and worked on the first edition of the Oxford English Dictionary (OED).

Fauve - vivid in color. From a group of French artists of the early 20th century whose works are characterized chiefly by the use of vivid colors in immediate juxtaposition and contours usually in marked contrast to the color of the area defined. 1910–15 French meaning “wild beast” , ‘fauve’ meaning wild, literally, tawny.

Fitzcarraldo - an image that somehow becomes lodged deep in your brain—maybe washed there by a dream, or smuggled inside a book, or planted during a casual conversation—which then grows into a wild and impractical vision that keeps scrambling back and forth in your head like a dog stuck in a car that’s about to arrive home, just itching for a chance to leap headlong into reality.

Forgetive - inventive; creative. From 1590–1600; perhaps a blend of ‘forge’ and creative.

Foudroyant - striking as with lightning; sudden and overwhelming in effect; stunning; dazzling. 1830–40; < French, present participle of ‘foudroyer’ meaning” to strike with lightning.”

Heterize - changing from one form into another. From herter meaning “different,” “other.”

Incarnadine - a bright crimson or pinkish-red color. From late 16th century French ‘incarnadin(e),’ from Italian ‘incarnadino’ variant of ‘incarnatino’ meaning “flesh color” based on ecclesiastical Latin ‘incarnare’ meaning “made flesh.”

Irreality - the state of being insubstantial or imaginary; not existing objectively or in fact.

Jaan-e-Gazal - Urdu meaning “life of poem.” The ghazal is a form of amatory poem or ode, originating in Arabic poetry. A ghazal may be understood as a poetic expression of both the pain of loss or separation and the beauty of love in spite of that pain.

Jasper - A rare, single-colored stone ranging from pale spring green to a deep tea or olive green. Jaspers have been revered by people and civilizations throughout the world as sacred and powerful stones of protection, for both the physical and spiritual realm. They were known as the “rain bringers” and nurturers, healers of the spirit and stones of courage and wisdom. The name can be traced back in Arabic, Persian, Hebrew, Assyrian, Greek and Latin.

Lateritious - of the color of brick; brick-red.
From 1650–60; Latin ‘laterīcius’ meaning “of brick”, equivalent to ‘later’ meaning brick and ‘-īcius’ denoting “materials.”

Lovat - a muted green color used especially in tweed and woolen garments. From the early 20th century Lovat, a place in Highland Scotland.

Luminescence -The aesthetically-pleasing glow of an object is often described as luminescence. The word refers to things that give off light without the presence of heat, like glow sticks or fireflies. A beautiful word for a beautiful effect.

Macaronic - a mixture of languages, especially burlesque verse, containing words or inflections from one language introduced into the context of another. From early 17th century (in the sense ‘characteristic of a jumble or medley’): modern Latin ‘macaronicus.’

Meraki - a word that modern Greeks often use to describe doing something with soul, creativity, or love -- when you put "something of yourself" into what you're doing, whatever it may be. Derived from the Turkish ‘’merak’ meaning “labor of love, to do something with pleasure.”

Meteir - something one does well at; they have a flair for. Métier, a French borrowing acquired by English speakers in the 18th century, typically implies a calling for which one feels especially fitted.

Mukhtalif - An Urdu word with many senses.
  1. Variety of different things or activities.
  2. Diversified - having variety of character or form or components; or having increased variety.
  3. Varied, widely different.
  4. Strikingly strange or unusual.
  5. Unlike in nature or quality or form or degree.
  6. Of many different kinds purposefully arranged but lacking any uniformity.

Muni-Muni - to think deeply, ponder. (Filipino)

Pavonine - Possessing the coloring or iridescence of a peacock feather. From Latin ‘pāvōnīnus’ ‘pāvō’ c meaning “peacock.”

Pentimento - the presence or emergence of earlier images, forms, or strokes that have been changed and painted over. 1900–05; Italian, equivalent to ‘penti(re)’ meaning “to repent” and Latin ‘paenitēre’ meaning “to regret.”

Polychromatic - of two or more colors; multicolored. Polychrome is the "practice of decorating architectural elements, sculpture, etc., in a variety of colors." The term is used to refer to certain styles of architecture, pottery or sculpture in multiple colors. It is used to describe light that exhibits more than one color, which also means that it contains radiation of more than one wavelength. From Ancient Greek ‘khrōmatikós’ meaning (khrôma, “color”).

Porphyrous - Of purple hue, like that of porphyry. From Old French ‘porfire’, from Ancient Greek meaning "purple stone.”

Prismatic - spectral or vivid colors formed, separated, or distributed by an optical prism or something acting as one. From the early 18th century French ‘prismatique’, from Greek ‘prisma’ meaning “thing sawn.”

Purpureus - Latin meaning “purple, dark red.” From ‘purpura’ meaning “purple” or borrowed from Ancient Greek ‘porphúreos’ which is perhaps Semitic in origin and the association with ‘porphúrō’ meaning, “to surge up (of waves)”), through an association with the “wine-dark sea.”

Recherché - sought afternoon with care. 1715–25; French, past participle of ‘rechercher’ meaning “to search for carefully.”

Reflet - Luster; brilliancy of a surface; used especially in ceramics to denote the peculiar metallic brilliancy seen in lustred pottery such as majolica.

Roseus - Latin word describing the pink of a rose.

Serendipity - Refers to those chance moments of luck or happenstance that you stumble on without even trying. And once they’ve happened, it’s like they were destined by fate all along. When creating, look for color combinations, layout options or font pairings that stand out. These are the serendipitous elements. The happy accidents that great art is often made of.

Shoshin- (初心) is a word from Zen Buddhism meaning "beginner's mind." It refers to having an attitude of openness, eagerness, and lack of preconceptions when studying a subject, even when studying at an advanced level, just as a beginner would.

Smaragdine - a bold, vibrant emerald green. From Latin ‘smaragdinus’, from Ancient Greek ‘smáragdinos’, from ‘smáragdos’ meaning emerald.

Vinaceous - the color of red wine. From the late 17th century Latin ‘vinaceus,’ ‘vinum’ meaning “wine.”

Tilleul - a pale yellowish-green color from Old French ‘tilluel’ meaning lime tree.

Vagary- a whimsical, wild, or unusual idea, desire, or action. From 1565–75, in the sense “wandering journey”; from the Latin ‘vagārī’ meaning “to wander.”

Variegated- varied in appearance or color; marked with patches or spots of different colors. Also, varied; diversified; diverse. First recorded in 1655–65

Vemödalen - the frustration of photographing something amazing when thousands of identical photos already exist—the same sunset, the same waterfall, the same curve of a hip, the same closeup of an eye—which can turn a unique subject into something hollow and pulpy and cheap, like a mass-produced piece of furniture you happen to have assembled yourself.

Viridescent - becoming green. From the mid 19th century late Latin ‘viridescere’, Latin ‘viridis’ meaning “green.”

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