Those who remember Bonington as a marine painter may be surprised at the amount of his history painting, a genre at which few English artists have excelled.

This open landscape is an example of what the artist excelled at: successful color effects which are highly decorative but stay true to nature.

Macalister considered that the artist excelled in the geometric and abstract patterns which appear on the cross.

The artist employed must indeed have excelled in his profession.

No other artist excels him in Composition and Rhythm".

The artist excelled at capturing moments of intense concentration, his subjects lost in their task and unaware of the viewer.

In this style, the artist excels in unfolding the beauty of the Raga through the alap.

Social commentary is another area in which artists of the current era excel.

Both require technical craftsmanship and each has limitations that drive the artist to further excel.

Other artists excelled at a style in part derived from Grosz's biting graphic satire.