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
Purchased largely via auction houses, the collection spans centuries and continents and comprises all types of works, from sculptures to sketches and oil paintings.
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AFAR Media, 30 Dec. 2025
Step into the lobby and you’re immediately greeted by hulking oil paintings and standout works — around 130 pieces in all mediums sprinkled throughout the hotel.
—Angela Caraway-Carlton, Miami Herald, 16 Dec. 2025
La Duna Gallery features oil paintings and glass mosaics by owners John and Dana Maher.
—Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 16 Dec. 2025
And then the close-ups are those hyperrealistic oil paintings.
—Brenton Blanchet, PEOPLE, 12 Dec. 2025
The stamps feature vibrant oil paintings by Gregory Manchess.
—Greta Cross, USA Today, 29 Oct. 2025
Wittenberg has, for the past decade, used a broom instead of a paint brush on her oil paintings.
—Grace Edquist, Vogue, 15 Oct. 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
Cameron creates oil paintings, embroidery and mixed media collages.
—Nollyanne Delacruz, Mercury News, 17 Sep. 2025
AFAR Media, 30 Dec. 2025
Step into the lobby and you’re immediately greeted by hulking oil paintings and standout works — around 130 pieces in all mediums sprinkled throughout the hotel.
—Angela Caraway-Carlton, Miami Herald, 16 Dec. 2025
La Duna Gallery features oil paintings and glass mosaics by owners John and Dana Maher.
—Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 16 Dec. 2025
And then the close-ups are those hyperrealistic oil paintings.
—Brenton Blanchet, PEOPLE, 12 Dec. 2025
The stamps feature vibrant oil paintings by Gregory Manchess.
—Greta Cross, USA Today, 29 Oct. 2025
Wittenberg has, for the past decade, used a broom instead of a paint brush on her oil paintings.
—Grace Edquist, Vogue, 15 Oct. 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
Cameron creates oil paintings, embroidery and mixed media collages.
—Nollyanne Delacruz, Mercury News, 17 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for oil paintings
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Mark Engel’s paintings explore themes of connection and transformation, often merging figures and landscapes.—
Diana Argabrite,
Mercury News,
11 Jan. 2026
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The walls are sheathed modishly in wood, and hung with dramatic botanical paintings.—
Helen Rosner,
New Yorker,
11 Jan. 2026
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But Jim, Kathryn and Ryan have found ways to maintain creative control on larger canvases.—
Scott Feinberg,
HollywoodReporter,
13 Jan. 2026
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His canvases are populated by allegories.—
Philip Martin,
Washington Post,
7 Jan. 2026
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“Oil paintings.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/oil%20paintings. Accessed 15 Jan. 2026.
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