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
What once was a small drawing or painting has become breathtaking large scale oil paintings.
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Heide Janssen, Oc Register, 15 Mar. 2026
The 20-foot walls are hung salon-style with gilt frames surrounding oil paintings flirting at once with modernism and Renaissance styles.
—Jane Wooldridge, Miami Herald, 19 Feb. 2026
Typically, Rockwell created his Saturday Evening Post covers using oils, then the magazine would reproduce those oil paintings.
—Christopher Borrelli, Chicago Tribune, 10 Feb. 2026
Any of the original 19th-century art on the walls of every bedroom and hallway—from oil paintings to etchings to political cartoons warrant inclusion here.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Jan. 2026
Assembled by Christine Guérard over her lifetime, the antiques collection is a melange of colorful Persian carpets, oil paintings, fine French cabinetry, and Asian objets d’art.
—Mary Winston Nicklin, AFAR Media, 20 Jan. 2026
Hagege’s oil paintings take on Western art’s familiar subjects.
—Ray Mark Rinaldi, Denver Post, 20 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
La Duna Gallery features oil paintings and glass mosaics by owners John and Dana Maher.
—Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 16 Dec. 2025
Heide Janssen, Oc Register, 15 Mar. 2026
The 20-foot walls are hung salon-style with gilt frames surrounding oil paintings flirting at once with modernism and Renaissance styles.
—Jane Wooldridge, Miami Herald, 19 Feb. 2026
Typically, Rockwell created his Saturday Evening Post covers using oils, then the magazine would reproduce those oil paintings.
—Christopher Borrelli, Chicago Tribune, 10 Feb. 2026
Any of the original 19th-century art on the walls of every bedroom and hallway—from oil paintings to etchings to political cartoons warrant inclusion here.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Jan. 2026
Assembled by Christine Guérard over her lifetime, the antiques collection is a melange of colorful Persian carpets, oil paintings, fine French cabinetry, and Asian objets d’art.
—Mary Winston Nicklin, AFAR Media, 20 Jan. 2026
Hagege’s oil paintings take on Western art’s familiar subjects.
—Ray Mark Rinaldi, Denver Post, 20 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
La Duna Gallery features oil paintings and glass mosaics by owners John and Dana Maher.
—Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 16 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for oil paintings
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Where Wrotham has many little paintings, the Double Cube Room has one big one.—
Bethy Squires,
Vulture,
12 Mar. 2026
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Intricate paintings by 75 Italian artists cover the ceiling in the 200-foot-long main lobby, as well as the first-floor public restrooms.—
Tara Massouleh McCay,
Southern Living,
12 Mar. 2026
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While others worked on traditional scale canvases, Chase orchestrated a massive, full-body installation.—
Heide Janssen,
Oc Register,
15 Mar. 2026
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Capes are their canvases and Styrofoam their clay, their medium for expression.—
Jeff Wilson,
Outdoor Life,
11 Mar. 2026
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“Oil paintings.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/oil%20paintings. Accessed 18 Mar. 2026.
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