painting
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canvas (also canvass), oil, oil painting
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Taking these classes reignited Araquette’s passion for fine art and refined her skills in painting in the neo-classical realism style (think old masters). — Lyndi Mcnulty, baltimoresun.com/maryland/carroll, "An Eye for Art: Michele Araquette turned from finance to fine art, created interior design businesses," 16 Sep. 2019 In Sherald’s painting, Michelle sits sideways and turns outward, with her arms bare and her chin resting lightly on the back of one hand. — Peter Schjeldahl, The New Yorker, "The Amy Sherald Effect," 16 Sep. 2019 My own eyes and breasts and legs and feet, misshapen and rearranged like in a cubist painting. — Sandra Sidi, The Atlantic, "The Male Gaze on Steroids," 6 Sep. 2019 Loving Vincent This 2017 movie about the life and death of Vincent Van Gogh was entirely created with oil paintings, done in a few styles but most notably in the style of Van Gogh himself. — Mehera Bonner And Cady Drell, Marie Claire, "25 Animated Movies Every Adult Should Watch," 5 Sep. 2019 There will also be face painting, music and food for purchase. — Chris Sims, Indianapolis Star, "These are the 22 best things to do with kids around Indianapolis in September," 3 Sep. 2019 The Hallucinations, a lot of the guys started to get back in painting. — Lauren Daley, BostonGlobe.com, "Peter Wolf on roads traveled, friendships made, and those early Boston days," 22 Aug. 2019 At a spiritual retreat organized by the school, the boys have fun acting out a flagellation depicted in a painting in one of the bedrooms. — Tim Parks, Harper's magazine, "Murder Italian Style," 19 Aug. 2019 Only 12% of those surveyed supported destroying the painting, which consists of 13 frescoes. — Phil Matier, SFChronicle.com, "The people want Washington High mural to stay — school official not swayed," 7 Aug. 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'painting.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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