Thesaurus results for PAINTINGS

paintings

noun

plural of painting

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 Plush carpeting, touches of turquoise in a largely eggshell-forward palette, tasteful landscape paintings that border on abstract, and spacious private balconies make up the subtle suite design, allaying any worries of dowdy beach resort decor. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 13 Oct. 2026 The third suspect acknowledged receiving the paintings at his home and hiding them behind a wall built beneath a staircase after the theft. — Sylvie Corbet, Arkansas Online, 13 Oct. 2026 That’s where the hotel is hosting an exhibit honoring the film with drawings, paintings, sculptures and behind-the-scenes footage that document how Radiator Springs Racers was brought to life. — Todd Martens, Los Angeles Times, 13 Oct. 2026 In 1968, two female artists hung their paintings at a school in Jeddah called Dar Al-Tarbia Al-Hadetha, in one of the first exhibitions women had ever held in Saudi Arabia. — Manal Albarakati, semafor.com, 13 Oct. 2026 Her paintings are often rich and bright in colors, with sky blues sitting atop grass green or bright reds paired with orange. — Hikmat Mohammed, ARTnews.com, 13 Oct. 2026 The expansion will also include new gallery space for the permanent collection, which has around 2,000 paintings, 500 sculptures, and an 800-piece collection of decorative arts. — News Desk, Artforum, 6 Oct. 2026

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Pollock used a barn on the property to work on his enormous canvases, while Krasner painted first in the kitchen and then in a small, upstairs bedroom.

— Anastasia Tsioulcas, NPR, 10 Oct. 2026
At Deering Estate, blue canvases stretch across a waterfront lawn, others extend among mango trees, while still more create a canvas shelter large enough for visitors to step inside.

— Miguel Sirgado, Miami Herald, 8 Oct. 2026

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Renderings show a brown building and a white building that are irregularly shaped and accented with colorful murals and awnings.

— Catherine Odom, Miami Herald, 9 Oct. 2026
Whimsical, feminine interiors wrapped in custom murals by English artist and designer Luke Edward Hall heighten the sense of theatricality, as does the build-your-own sundae trolley.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026

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