noun
- crude or unskillful painting or drawing; work done carelessly or without artistic merit
- the act or practice of daubing; careless application of paint or color
Usage: often used critically or dismissively
Examples
- The critic dismissed the painting as mere daubery, lacking any technical skill.
- His canvas was covered in daubery—random strokes of color with no coherent design.
- The child's daubery on the walls earned a stern lecture from her parents.
- What the artist called 'abstract expression' looked like daubery to most viewers.
- The gallery refused to display such obvious daubery alongside serious works of art.