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oil painting

noun

Definition of oil painting

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 The memories, artwork, belly laughter, handmade jewelry, oil paintings, sculptures, costumes, and all around joie de vivre live on. — Brendan Morrow, USA Today, 15 June 2026 The memories, artwork, belly laughter, handmade jewelry, oil paintings, sculptures, costumes and all around joie de vivre live on. — Brenton Blanchet, PEOPLE, 15 June 2026 Spielberg even has one of her oil paintings hanging in his office. — Huntley Woods, Entertainment Weekly, 11 June 2026 An oil painting on the wall behind him portrayed a ship on the high seas, sailing straight toward the viewer. — Kevin West, Travel + Leisure, 9 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for oil painting

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In the back unit, a movie played from a projector upstairs; paintings lined the wall, all telling the story of the Miami locals used to know.

— Delia Rose Sauer, Miami Herald, 15 July 2026
The painting had been hanging in the house of the granddaughter of Hendrik Seyffardt, a leader of the Dutch Waffen-SS.

— News Desk, Artforum, 14 July 2026

Definition of painting

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Without those four, the Heat’s two Tres - Donaldson and White - had a larger canvas.

— Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 18 July 2026
Although the primary palette used in its design is black and white, the logo is a blank canvas that frequently gets represented in different colors or patterns to match trending London conversations or events, much like Google Doodles.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 17 July 2026