oil painting
nounDefinition of oil painting
1a
: the act or art of painting in oil colors
b
: a picture painted in oils
2
: painting that uses pigments originally ground in oil
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Synonyms for oil painting
Synonyms
canvas (also canvass), oil, painting
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Examples of oil painting in a Sentence
He studied oil painting in college.
A large oil painting hangs above the mantel.
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This $9 plate isn’t just a nice splash of green to go with all the fiery red Sichuan chile oil painting the rest of the menu. — Mike Sutter, ExpressNews.com, "Tomato pie at Fontaine’s Southern Diner & Bar tops August’s list of 5 things to eat and drink at San Antonio restaurants right now," 19 Aug. 2019 Last spring’s Garden Show, which is an annual show, included work in felt, clay, oil paint, pastels and watercolors. — Dina Mishev, Washington Post, "Cheyenne," 10 July 2019 Huanca is standing in a sea of her art, surrounded by deep ocean blues and pops of rusty orange and chartreuse oil paint against a stark white backdrop. — Catherine Womack, latimes.com, "With semi-nude models, Donna Huanca brings femme power into a male art world," 28 June 2019 Daniel Alexander Smith, who shares his art via @smithalexanderdaniel on Instagram, works in a variety of mediums, from oil paint to sculpture. — Lillian Brown, BostonGlobe.com, "My Instagram: Daniel Alexander Smith," 21 June 2019 An oil painting created by Larissa Barnat, of Burbank, has been selected as Best in Show for the 2019 Juried Community Art Exhibition at the Robert F. DeCaprio Art Gallery at Moraine Valley Community College in Palos Hills. — Daily Southtown Staff, Daily Southtown, "Community news: Local artists take top prizes at MVCC art show," 13 June 2019 His canvases incorporate pencil, colored pencil, carbon transfer and charcoal, along with casein and oil paint. — Leah Ollman, latimes.com, "Augustus Thompson paints life passing by with elegiac mystery," 10 June 2019 Rose, 76, works in oil paint, and Melvin, 77, creates with collage on paintings and sculpture. — Kathy Berdan, Twin Cities, "The art of community: Melvin and Rose Smith celebrate Rondo in Weisman exhibit," 7 June 2019 An artist interested in conveying metaphysical ideas via densely conceived, mostly abstract paintings, Han Jeon combines oil pastel, acrylic paint, oil paint, chalk marker and color pencil. — Mike Giuliano, baltimoresun.com, "Resident artists in spotlight at Howard County Arts Council show," 6 June 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'oil painting.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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