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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At Reston Art Gallery, which is only open on weekends, look for rotating exhibitions in a variety of art mediums, including photography, sculpture, and oil painting.
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Erin Gifford, Southern Living, 19 Jan. 2026
Founded in 1966, the museum features rare maps and manuscripts, oil paintings, contemporary works and biblical archeology that seek to illuminate connections between Christian and Jewish faiths.
—Sarah Bahari, Dallas Morning News, 16 Jan. 2026
The puppets’ heads in the past are silicon moulds multi-layered by oil painting to look like aged wood.
—John Hopewell, Variety, 6 Jan. 2026
Add eclectic vibes to a kitchen with an oil painting or two.
—Lacey Ramburger, The Spruce, 5 Jan. 2026
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Erin Gifford, Southern Living, 19 Jan. 2026
Founded in 1966, the museum features rare maps and manuscripts, oil paintings, contemporary works and biblical archeology that seek to illuminate connections between Christian and Jewish faiths.
—Sarah Bahari, Dallas Morning News, 16 Jan. 2026
The puppets’ heads in the past are silicon moulds multi-layered by oil painting to look like aged wood.
—John Hopewell, Variety, 6 Jan. 2026
Add eclectic vibes to a kitchen with an oil painting or two.
—Lacey Ramburger, The Spruce, 5 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for oil painting
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But there’s something about looking at a Jacob Lawrence painting that offers me the biggest inspiration in terms of the dexterity and freedom and elasticity of Black bodies in space.—
Jason Parham,
Los Angeles Times,
27 Jan. 2026
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The cross on this painting is a target, like when bombing with a drone.—
Thomas Patier,
Artforum,
27 Jan. 2026
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Vigil seems to give you a wide canvas in which to explore that theme.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
27 Jan. 2026
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Rothko needed to fill a room with his canvases; Feldman needed to fill an evening with his music.—
Alex Ross,
New Yorker,
26 Jan. 2026
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