as in canvases
a picture created with oil paint
the Mona Lisa is a haunting painting of a woman with a most mysterious smile
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Recent Examples of paintings
Visitors can browse ceramics, fiber arts, jewelry, paintings, photography, sculptures and more.
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Patrick Connolly, The Orlando Sentinel, 22 Jan. 2026
The sale would be conducted under the condition that the buyer leave the paintings in place, with a plaque announcing the donation.
—News Desk, Artforum, 22 Jan. 2026
Dating cave art is tricky and the team used a technique that analyzed chemical traces in mineral crusts that form on top of the paintings, sometimes called cave popcorn, to provide a minimum age for the art.
—Katie Hunt, CNN Money, 21 Jan. 2026
With his intimate images of local dancers, McMinimy creates a conversation that reflects motion and stillness with the museum’s sculptures and paintings.
—Abby Hamblin, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Jan. 2026
Researchers said that sketch was at least 40,000 years old, slightly older than similar animal paintings found in famous caves in France and Spain.
—CBS News, 21 Jan. 2026
The team believes that the paintings were likely created by a population that is closely linked to the ancestors of Indigenous Australians.
—Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 21 Jan. 2026
Florida iconography also makes its way into the paintings, sometimes in unflattering ways.
—Douglas Markowitz, Miami Herald, 21 Jan. 2026
During the event, artists Jason Naylor and Mira from Miami will create live paintings.
—Lisa Lockwood, Footwear News, 21 Jan. 2026
Patrick Connolly, The Orlando Sentinel, 22 Jan. 2026
The sale would be conducted under the condition that the buyer leave the paintings in place, with a plaque announcing the donation.
—News Desk, Artforum, 22 Jan. 2026
Dating cave art is tricky and the team used a technique that analyzed chemical traces in mineral crusts that form on top of the paintings, sometimes called cave popcorn, to provide a minimum age for the art.
—Katie Hunt, CNN Money, 21 Jan. 2026
With his intimate images of local dancers, McMinimy creates a conversation that reflects motion and stillness with the museum’s sculptures and paintings.
—Abby Hamblin, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Jan. 2026
Researchers said that sketch was at least 40,000 years old, slightly older than similar animal paintings found in famous caves in France and Spain.
—CBS News, 21 Jan. 2026
The team believes that the paintings were likely created by a population that is closely linked to the ancestors of Indigenous Australians.
—Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 21 Jan. 2026
Florida iconography also makes its way into the paintings, sometimes in unflattering ways.
—Douglas Markowitz, Miami Herald, 21 Jan. 2026
During the event, artists Jason Naylor and Mira from Miami will create live paintings.
—Lisa Lockwood, Footwear News, 21 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for paintings
Noun
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Small works and editions are easier to pack than canvases but still carry the energy of the scene.—
Ching Dee,
Forbes.com,
16 Jan. 2026
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Abstract canvases explore nature, the body and materiality.—
Alyson Rodriguez,
Dallas Morning News,
15 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Yard signs, flags, murals, memorials, ribbons and graffiti silently speak volumes of what this city and region have faced, conveying the idea that life here doesn’t move on from grief but instead moves forward hand in hand with it and forever changed by it.—
Alicia Wallace,
CNN Money,
24 Jan. 2026
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Media range from murals, surfboards and graphic art to sculpture and fabric.—
Linda Mcintosh,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
23 Jan. 2026
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“Paintings.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/paintings. Accessed 24 Jan. 2026.
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