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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Her huge canvases, installed almost theatrically on floor-to-ceiling posts, depict crowds dissolving into smoke, shadow, and flesh-toned blurs.—
Daniel Cassady,
ARTnews.com,
15 May 2026
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His goal with CubaNostalgia is to preserve the designs of those buildings on large canvases that lead visitors on a stroll through Havana.—
Sarah Moreno
May 14,
Miami Herald,
14 May 2026
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Feet on the Street’s Come Hungry, Leave Happy tour guides people through the best food vendors, notable art murals and either a jazz club, art gallery, and/or a letterpress shop in the district.—
Jen Crystal,
Midwest Living,
22 May 2026
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Painting the murals is the first step in revitalizing the Riverfront Trail, according to Pierce.—
Noelle Alviz-Gransee
May 22,
Kansas City Star,
22 May 2026
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“Paintings.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/paintings. Accessed 24 May. 2026.
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