1
: a product of painting
especially
: a work produced through the art of painting
2
: the art or occupation of painting
Examples of painting in a Sentence
They hung the painting in the living room.
The woman in that painting is my grandmother.
I like painting more than sculpture.
He is studying abstract painting.
She wants to devote all her time to painting.
The room is ready for painting.
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Includes live auction of paintings and photography, raffles, live music, food, drinks and desserts.
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Allison Kiehl, The Enquirer, 5 May 2024
The Museum of Modern Art and the Leo Castelli Gallery squabbled over which place would get to début Stella’s black paintings as a group.
—Peter Schjeldahl, The New Yorker, 4 May 2024
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Allison Kiehl, The Enquirer, 5 May 2024
The Museum of Modern Art and the Leo Castelli Gallery squabbled over which place would get to début Stella’s black paintings as a group.
—Peter Schjeldahl, The New Yorker, 4 May 2024
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“Painting.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/painting. Accessed 8 May. 2024.
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