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
Nearby a glass wall that overlooked the second floor of exhibiting galleries, Sharon Stone was sharing photos of her own paintings with Frieze executive Simon Fox.
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Kristen Tauer, Footwear News, 14 May 2026
The pas de deux between Billy and Kris is entrancingly sexy, and the film’s love relationship to movie magic is just as romantic, from Anderson’s grand-dame costuming to the matte paintings that serve as backdrops in both the film-within-the-film and the one containing it.
—Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 13 May 2026
The exhibit shows the outpouring of quilts, drawings, paintings and notes of sympathy that arrived in the mail and on the synagogue’s sidewalks from around the world.
—Lois K. Solomon, Sun Sentinel, 13 May 2026
The venue will have 72 paintings upstairs and downstairs, said Janet Keto, exhibits chairperson for the North County Society of Fine Arts.
—Julie Gallant, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 May 2026
In the warm ambience of Lucas Nouveau, Roseville pottery, Darth Maul’s lightsaber, Maxfield Parrish paintings and the Staff of Ra headpiece from Raiders of the Lost Ark inhabit the same universe.
—Patricia Leigh Brown, Architectural Digest, 13 May 2026
Unlike spare paintings of the postwar era created by artists like Agnes Martin, who famously worked solo, Zhao’s require assistance from supply chains and shipping companies to become complete.
—Alex Greenberger, ARTnews.com, 12 May 2026
The majority of the Louisiana’s massive collection is in rotation, but sculptures in the Giacometti Gallery and paintings in the Asger Jorn Gallery are always on display.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 12 May 2026
The trees in his paintings are all built from these different sketches.
—Literary Hub, 12 May 2026
Kristen Tauer, Footwear News, 14 May 2026
The pas de deux between Billy and Kris is entrancingly sexy, and the film’s love relationship to movie magic is just as romantic, from Anderson’s grand-dame costuming to the matte paintings that serve as backdrops in both the film-within-the-film and the one containing it.
—Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 13 May 2026
The exhibit shows the outpouring of quilts, drawings, paintings and notes of sympathy that arrived in the mail and on the synagogue’s sidewalks from around the world.
—Lois K. Solomon, Sun Sentinel, 13 May 2026
The venue will have 72 paintings upstairs and downstairs, said Janet Keto, exhibits chairperson for the North County Society of Fine Arts.
—Julie Gallant, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 May 2026
In the warm ambience of Lucas Nouveau, Roseville pottery, Darth Maul’s lightsaber, Maxfield Parrish paintings and the Staff of Ra headpiece from Raiders of the Lost Ark inhabit the same universe.
—Patricia Leigh Brown, Architectural Digest, 13 May 2026
Unlike spare paintings of the postwar era created by artists like Agnes Martin, who famously worked solo, Zhao’s require assistance from supply chains and shipping companies to become complete.
—Alex Greenberger, ARTnews.com, 12 May 2026
The majority of the Louisiana’s massive collection is in rotation, but sculptures in the Giacometti Gallery and paintings in the Asger Jorn Gallery are always on display.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 12 May 2026
The trees in his paintings are all built from these different sketches.
—Literary Hub, 12 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for paintings
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Johnston complemented the canvases with a towering light fixture.—
Kathryn O’Shea-Evans,
Robb Report,
9 May 2026
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Cole’s canvases were synthetic constructions teeming with homilies.—
Sebastian Smee,
New Yorker,
4 May 2026
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During Juneteenth weekend, the neighborhood feels less like a district and more like an open invitation — murals, pop-ups, and installations spilling into storefronts and sidewalks, with artists and visitors drifting in and out of shared space.—
Shelby Stewart,
Essence,
14 May 2026
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There, on the Hudson River waterfront, David Wojnarowicz wrote poems and painted murals alongside Luis Frangella and Mike Bidlo, while Peter Hujar and Dirk Rowntree photographed scenes of impromptu happenings and performances, before the site was demolished in 1984.—
Natalia Torija,
Curbed,
14 May 2026
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“Paintings.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/paintings. Accessed 19 May. 2026.
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