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Abby Hamblin, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 May 2026
Paula Kamps, a painter whose softly hued paintings showing flowers and blurring figures gained her recognition in Europe and the US, died at 36.
—Alex Greenberger, ARTnews.com, 27 May 2026
Narayan’s bittersweet love story about a hapless painter’s crush on an emotionally distant social worker has lost none of its humor, relevance, or unconventionality.
—The Week Us, TheWeek, 27 May 2026
The Christophers Steven Soderbergh, 100 minutes Sir Ian McKellen stars as Julian Sklar, a reclusive painter who started a series in the ’90s known as The Christophers.
—Brian Tallerico, Vulture, 27 May 2026
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Noun
Plus, there will be an arts and crafts fair, showcasing local painters, pottery, handmade jewelry, clothing and more.
—Abby Hamblin, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 May 2026
Paula Kamps, a painter whose softly hued paintings showing flowers and blurring figures gained her recognition in Europe and the US, died at 36.
—Alex Greenberger, ARTnews.com, 27 May 2026
Narayan’s bittersweet love story about a hapless painter’s crush on an emotionally distant social worker has lost none of its humor, relevance, or unconventionality.
—The Week Us, TheWeek, 27 May 2026
The Christophers Steven Soderbergh, 100 minutes Sir Ian McKellen stars as Julian Sklar, a reclusive painter who started a series in the ’90s known as The Christophers.
—Brian Tallerico, Vulture, 27 May 2026
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“Painter.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/painter. Accessed 28 May. 2026.
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painter
1 of 3 noun
paint·er
ˈpānt-ər 
: one that paints
especially
: an artist who paints
painter
2 of 3 noun
pain·ter
: a line used for attaching or towing a boat
painter
3 of 3 noun
pain·ter
: cougar
Etymology
Noun
from paint (verb) and -er (noun suffix)
Noun
Middle English paynter "a line used for securing a boat," probably from early French pentoir, penteur "clothesline"
Noun
an altered form of panther
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