ART-THEMED crossword
(straight clued version of puzzle published by A&I magazine in May 2001)

by Eddie James

Across

1Continent (4)
4Head and shoulders sculptures (5)
7Opinion of a scene? (4)
9Profile or shadow portrait filled in with black (10)
10Pink colour – of flower? (4)
11Pedestal for a statue (6)
12Ornamental shellwork (8)
13He founded Cubism with Braque (7)
16A skilled craftsman (7)
18Paul, French major Post- Impressionist (7)
20Paper, etc. cut-out used to repeat a design (7)
23Cover surface with random drops of paint (8)
25Pictorial representations (6)
27Thin layer of gold (4)
28Red-pink colour (4,6)
29Agitate, mix (4)
30Vividly colourful (5)
31The Orient (4)

Down

2A picture of stationary objects (5,4)
3Deathly pale (5)
4Paint appliers (7)
5Parody (6)
6Eccentric 20thC English artist, Stanley (7)
7Brilliant red colour (9)
8Prop for a painting in progress (5)
14White, translucent gypsum (9)
15Rock, mineral (3)
16Donkey – Picasso partly is! (3)
17What a portraitist tries to capture (1,8)
19Not artificial (7)
21Cut off uneven or unwanted edge (7)
22Means of obliterating drawing mistakes (6)
24A reproduction (5)
26Carl, minimal artist of 'Tate bricks' fame/notoriety (5)

Solution