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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Retirement won’t slow her down — Burns looks forward to filling her days with oil painting, Bible study, golf, poker, and Tuesday rounds of golf.
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News Release, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Sep. 2025
The Hilberts collected watercolors, oil paintings, and prints depicting everyday life in California plus major collections of animation and movie production art, and American illustrations.
—Amy Bentley, Oc Register, 19 Sep. 2025
An oil painting by Pablo Picasso, unseen by the public for more than 80 years, will go under the hammer in Paris next month.
—Billy Stockwell, CNN Money, 19 Sep. 2025
Cameron creates oil paintings, embroidery and mixed media collages.
—Nollyanne Delacruz, Mercury News, 17 Sep. 2025
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News Release, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Sep. 2025
The Hilberts collected watercolors, oil paintings, and prints depicting everyday life in California plus major collections of animation and movie production art, and American illustrations.
—Amy Bentley, Oc Register, 19 Sep. 2025
An oil painting by Pablo Picasso, unseen by the public for more than 80 years, will go under the hammer in Paris next month.
—Billy Stockwell, CNN Money, 19 Sep. 2025
Cameron creates oil paintings, embroidery and mixed media collages.
—Nollyanne Delacruz, Mercury News, 17 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for oil painting
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Previous gallery@ projects have included developing a custom Circulose denim canvas for Kiril Jeliazkov’s Lamborghini 60th Anniversary painting in partnership with Treun House Atelier and Automobili Lamborghini.—
Angela Velasquez,
Sourcing Journal,
30 Oct. 2025
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Decades later, in 1956, the masterpiece suffered another assault when a visitor hurled a stone at the painting, chipping pigment near her left elbow.—
Barney Henderson,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Oct. 2025
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The house’s logo take on a minimalist form here, and the bag itself is made from a combination of sturdy aluminum and chic canvas for a luxurious finish.—
Elly Leavitt,
Vogue,
2 Nov. 2025
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There were defensive heroics galore and multiple late home runs that drew the Dodgers off the canvas.—
Chandler Rome,
New York Times,
2 Nov. 2025
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“Oil painting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/oil%20painting. Accessed 4 Nov. 2025.
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