as in paintings
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 paintings
The memories, artwork, belly laughter, handmade jewelry, oil paintings, sculptures, costumes, and all around joie de vivre live on.
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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.
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Brenton Blanchet,
PEOPLE,
15 June 2026
Spielberg even has one of her oil paintings hanging in his office.
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Huntley Woods,
Entertainment Weekly,
11 June 2026
The Daniel Merriam Gallery (also known as Bubble Street Gallery) is famous for its surrealist works, while Galerie Elektra showcases oil paintings and sculptures from artists worldwide.
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Cu Fleshman,
Travel + Leisure,
7 June 2026
Cy Hundley Chris Loverseed has been a dog trainer for more than 15 years, and more recently, an art lover—specifically, two large oil paintings of his dogs that hang on the walls of his Melbourne home.
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R. Daniel Foster,
Forbes.com,
26 May 2026
The club’s iconic lunette windows (as seen on Paramount+ series, Landman) offer unique city views, with oil paintings and floor-to-ceiling wood-paneling dialing up the charm.
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Nathanael Gassett,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
26 May 2026
There remained his oil paintings and the many books marked by his handwriting in the margins—now mere traces of him.
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Literary Hub,
12 May 2026
The 10 oil paintings, which are on the 18-meter-high (60-foot-high) ceilings of the renowned Burgtheater in Austria’s capital, are being restored because of water damage.
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ABC News,
5 May 2026
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
The Daniel Merriam Gallery (also known as Bubble Street Gallery) is famous for its surrealist works, while Galerie Elektra showcases oil paintings and sculptures from artists worldwide.
—
Cu Fleshman,
Travel + Leisure,
7 June 2026
Cy Hundley Chris Loverseed has been a dog trainer for more than 15 years, and more recently, an art lover—specifically, two large oil paintings of his dogs that hang on the walls of his Melbourne home.
—
R. Daniel Foster,
Forbes.com,
26 May 2026
The club’s iconic lunette windows (as seen on Paramount+ series, Landman) offer unique city views, with oil paintings and floor-to-ceiling wood-paneling dialing up the charm.
—
Nathanael Gassett,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
26 May 2026
There remained his oil paintings and the many books marked by his handwriting in the margins—now mere traces of him.
—
Literary Hub,
12 May 2026
The 10 oil paintings, which are on the 18-meter-high (60-foot-high) ceilings of the renowned Burgtheater in Austria’s capital, are being restored because of water damage.
—
ABC News,
5 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for oil paintings
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In a previous life, the wooden crate had been used by artist Robert Rauschenberg, widely regarded as the father of assemblage art in the United States, to house and transport his paintings before Basquiat incorporated it into his own work.
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The journey from 1600 to 1700 Pennsylvania Avenue To humanize the presidency amid the height of World War II, Stephen Early, Roosevelt’s press secretary, commissioned Rockwell to create the suite of paintings.
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Some 16 Picasso canvases have sold for more than $50 million, according to art analytics firm ARTDAI.
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In the gallery, rich, bright colors burst off the canvases, at once joyful and unsettling.
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“Oil paintings.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/oil%20paintings. Accessed 28 Jun. 2026.
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