shimmer

It is curious that at its best, the work of this school of painting -- Mark Rothko, Jackson Pollock, Clyfford Still, Robert Motherwell, Willem De-Kooning, and the rest -- resembles nothing so much as the passage painting of quite unimpressive painters: the mother-of-pearl shimmer in the background of a Henry McFee, itself a formula derived from Renoir ; ;

" He notes that the first element of Bilröst — bil ( meaning " a moment ")—" suggests the fleeting nature of the rainbow ," which he connects to the first element of Bifröst — the Old Norse verb bifa ( meaning " to shimmer " or " to shake ")— noting that the element provokes notions of the " lustrous sheen " of the bridge.

... the kilnmaster had to make sure that the temperature inside the kiln stayed at a level that caused the clay to shimmer with the colour of molten gold or silver.

This acts as a mild abrasive to aid polishing of the tooth surface, and also adds a cosmetically pleasing, glittery shimmer to the paste.

Containing tracks that shimmer like Coldplay, ache like Radiohead and thunder like Muse, it is better than 80 per cent of this month ’ s releases.

Smaller and thinner cymbals tend to be darker with more shimmer, while larger and thicker cymbals tend to respond better in louder volume situations, and conversely.

This can add a shimmer to the sound ; with a well-made instrument it may also help a solo player to be heard more clearly when playing with a large orchestra.

Both of them featured bel canto works, dating from Rubini's day, in their operatic repertoires, and both of them can be heard on recordings which faithfully capture the distinct shimmer inherent in their timbre.

For example, he almost never uses the word " walk " but uses words like " oil ", " stagger ", " shimmer " and " ankle ".

Seventh and ninth chords shimmer more than on a guitar due to the close harmonies.

They have a clear resonant tone with less shimmer than other gongs, and two distinct sounds depending on whether they are struck on the boss or next to it.

Some brands contain powdered white mica, which acts as a mild abrasive, and also adds a cosmetically pleasing glittery shimmer to the paste.

Specialty inks trend in and out of fashion and include shimmer, puff, discharge, and chino based inks.

When combined with shimmer ink, metallics give a mirror like effect wherever the previously screened plastisol ink was applied.

There's a lot to be said for an adult's movie with the shimmer of a child's new toy.

Often contains shimmer, but sometimes does not.

Can come in either matte, semi matte / satin, or shimmer finishes.

In his BBC Online review, Peter Marsh opines that the darker tone of the music is reflective of Captain Scarlet as a programme featuring realistic puppets and death, frightening alien villains and " no laughs ", stating that " dissonant vibraphone chords shimmer under hovering, tremulous strings contrasted with urgent, militaristic drums and pulsing brass — driving the action ever onto its climax ( and, no doubt, a big explosion ).

There are a few survivals of the grand Egyptian 16th century carpets, including one almost as good as new discovered in the attic of the Pitti Palace in Florence, whose complex patterns of octagon roundels and stars, in just a few colours, shimmer before the viewer.

Another point of departure with Newman and Rothko is the way the paint is laid on the canvas ; while Rothko and Newman used fairly flat colors and relatively thin paint, Still uses a thick impasto, causing subtle variety and shades that shimmer across the painting surfaces.

Nickel silver is malleable and available as commercial sheet metal, and gives a bright tone but without the shimmer and sensitivity of tin bronzes.

Between three and four in the morning, the awakening of birds: a solo blackbird or nightingale improvises, surrounded by a shimmer of sound, by a halo of trills lost very high in the trees.

Coloration is generally subdued yet complex ; under bright lighting, their feathers shimmer with iridescent brilliance.

The complete freshly set casing made the pyramid shimmer in bright natural lime white.

These shifts in perception visually include enhancement and contrasting of colors, strange light phenomena ( such as auras or " halos " around light sources ), increased visual acuity, surfaces that seem to ripple, shimmer, or breathe ; complex open and closed eye visuals of form constants or images, objects that warp, morph, or change solid colours ; a sense of melting into the environment, and trails behind moving objects.