as in painting
a picture created with oil paint
hung a beautiful oil painting of the bay on the living room wall
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Recent Examples of oil painting
Her mother entered a few of Sophia’s oil paintings in the 2025 Youth Art Contest organized by The International Art Museum of America, where her entries advanced to the second round.
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Chuck Fieldman, Chicago Tribune, 28 Aug. 2025
Other features include a main-level bedroom adorned with early Northern California oil paintings and large-scale photographs of nearby Point Lobos, as well as a fireside formal dining room that seats 10, three kitchens, and two primary suites.
—Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 22 Aug. 2025
On the wall: violas da gamba (baroque cousin of the cello), violas d’amore (baroque cousin of the violin), an oil painting of Christine playing the cello as a child, a rare oud constructed when Istanbul was still Constantinople.
—Nancy Walecki, The Atlantic, 7 Aug. 2025
The sun breaks each dawn over the water with the saturation of an oil painting.
—Max Klaver, Miami Herald, 30 July 2025
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Chuck Fieldman, Chicago Tribune, 28 Aug. 2025
Other features include a main-level bedroom adorned with early Northern California oil paintings and large-scale photographs of nearby Point Lobos, as well as a fireside formal dining room that seats 10, three kitchens, and two primary suites.
—Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 22 Aug. 2025
On the wall: violas da gamba (baroque cousin of the cello), violas d’amore (baroque cousin of the violin), an oil painting of Christine playing the cello as a child, a rare oud constructed when Istanbul was still Constantinople.
—Nancy Walecki, The Atlantic, 7 Aug. 2025
The sun breaks each dawn over the water with the saturation of an oil painting.
—Max Klaver, Miami Herald, 30 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for oil painting
Noun
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The festival also features art vendors, local talent, food trucks and, for kids, face painting, bubbles and bouncy houses.—
Eric E. Harrison,
Arkansas Online,
11 Sep. 2025
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Above her headboard, a small square painting floats on a blank wall like a postage stamp, recalling a cross above the bed.—
Keith Flanagan,
Architectural Digest,
11 Sep. 2025
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The washable canvas wipes clean in case of coffee or smoothie mishaps.—
Alexandra Emanuelli,
Southern Living,
14 Sep. 2025
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For me, Marimekko’s essence is about creating art that is applied to a different kind of canvas – a dress.—
Stephan Rabimov,
Forbes.com,
13 Sep. 2025
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“Oil painting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/oil%20painting. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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