Sunday painter
Americannoun
noun
Example Sentences
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Whether he’s a grill master, a Sunday painter or a power tie connoisseur, a gift that celebrates who dad is—or what he loves—is sure to delight him.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 12, 2026
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 ● May 31, 2022
A Sunday painter who claims to have studied in Paris, Walter, who works in commercial real estate, encourages Margaret’s creativity and offers security for her and Jane, whose father is threatening to sue for custody.
From New York Times ● Dec. 24, 2014
This is a cultured, successful stockbroker in his late 20s, and you find yourself mentally turning the face of the Sunday painter to the future and to everything still only latent within it.
From The Guardian ● Oct. 1, 2010
Du Pont dabbles as a Sunday painter, yet his artwork does not provide a release for subterranean passions -- his landscapes are composed of straight lines, patterns and geometric shapes.
From Time Magazine Archive
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