Sunday painter

noun

, Fine Arts.

1. a nonprofessional painter, usually unschooled and generally painting during spare time.

Sunday painter

noun

1. a person who paints pictures as a hobby

Example Sentences

He spent two years at the Art Institute of Pittsburgh, then went to work for the American Can Company in Easton, Pa. His landlady was a Sunday painter who suggested he visit the van Gogh exhibit at the Philadelphia Museum.

From New York Times

Situated near some established dealerships including Greengrassi, Cabinet and The Sunday Painter, and overshadowed by high-rise blocks of luxury apartments, Sundy is currently showing a series of new painted hangings by the Berlin-based artist Marco Bruzzone, priced from $5,000 to $9,000 each.

From New York Times

The painting had been donated to the University of Arizona Museum in 1958 by wealthy Baltimore businessman Edward J. Gallagher Jr., a Sunday painter who vacationed in the area.

From Los Angeles Times

“I used to joke that I was a Sunday painter because I’d gotten so busy with career stuff that Sunday became the only time I actually had time to paint,” he said.

From New York Times

“He was very engaging with very strong opinions about what art should be,” said Mr. Cole, now a co-owner of the Sunday Painter gallery in London.

From New York Times