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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In fact, more than $4 million was invested in the art, which ranges from oil paintings of vintage vessels to a piano keyboard made from wood and a hanging rhino piece constructed from old flip-flops.
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Demarco Williams, Forbes.com, 28 Mar. 2025
The album cover itself, an oil painting by the artist Will St. John, channels the kind of art that might be hanging on the walls.
—Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 21 Mar. 2025
The mantel features a vintage oil painting and candlesticks straight out of a fairy tale.
—Abby Wolner, Better Homes & Gardens, 26 Feb. 2025
Republicans raised $11,000 in donations to commission the oil painting, Colorado Public Radio reported.
—Emma Bowman, NPR, 7 Apr. 2025
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Demarco Williams, Forbes.com, 28 Mar. 2025
The album cover itself, an oil painting by the artist Will St. John, channels the kind of art that might be hanging on the walls.
—Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 21 Mar. 2025
The mantel features a vintage oil painting and candlesticks straight out of a fairy tale.
—Abby Wolner, Better Homes & Gardens, 26 Feb. 2025
Republicans raised $11,000 in donations to commission the oil painting, Colorado Public Radio reported.
—Emma Bowman, NPR, 7 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for oil painting
Noun
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Part of Michelangelo's ceiling paintings, the fresco depicts God giving life to Adam.—
Terry Collins,
USA Today,
30 Apr. 2025
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Kanye's previous paintings have exhibited a running theme of smiling and joy throughout, Silva said.—
Rachel Raposas,
People.com,
29 Apr. 2025
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Dirty, creased, scuffed—each pair is a living canvas for the person wearing them.—
Jonathan Limehouse,
USA Today,
2 May 2025
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These images are photographed, blown up and reconfigured to create compositions that are then screen-printed onto canvas.—
Stephanie Rudig,
Smithsonian Magazine,
30 Apr. 2025
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