oil painting

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Recent Examples of oil painting Working with both oil paintings and performance art, her pieces are aimed at protecting and honoring the earth. Anna Kaufman, USA Today, 16 Sep. 2025 Currently on view is a solo show by artist Isabelle McCormick that blends oil painting and sculpture to evoke the virtual world in physical forms that question our relationships with technology. Jared Kaufman, Twin Cities, 7 Sep. 2025 Rooted in Taoism and Zen Buddhism, his ink-on-paper compositions and oil paintings—celebrated in global collections and high-profile auctions—transform philosophy into visceral experience. Byron Armstrong, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2025 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. Chuck Fieldman, Chicago Tribune, 28 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for oil painting
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Noun
  • As Haas gained popularity around the world, so did speed-painting in the pageant community.
    Luke Chinman, PEOPLE, 25 Sep. 2025
  • Artworks on display will range from plein air painting, ceramics, woodworking, mixed-media and stained glass to photography.
    Linda Mcintosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • In her past roles, designing for French labels Carven and Lacoste, respectively, Trotter has always thought of the body as a canvas.
    Kati Chitrakorn, CNN Money, 28 Sep. 2025
  • The brand has been making its signature canvas pairs for over a century, and the shoes are a cultural touchstone in their own right.
    Abbey Hudetz, Travel + Leisure, 27 Sep. 2025

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