painting

UK /ˈpeɪn.tɪŋ/ US /ˈpeɪ.nɪŋ/

noun 3

Collocations

(noun.) act of painting

ADJ

acrylic, oil, watercolour | finger | miniature | abstract, decorative, figurative, genre, landscape, life, portrait, still-life, surrealist

VERB + PAINTING

Sarah decided to do some painting in her bedroom last weekend.

take up

After losing his job, he decided to take up painting as a way to relax.

PAINTING + NOUN

style, technique | course

PHRASES

painting and decorating

My uncle started a small business doing painting and decorating for local homeowners.

(noun.) picture

ADJ

fine, good, great | famous, well-known | valuable

original

The museum's most valuable exhibit is an original painting from the Renaissance period.

QUANT

series | collection, exhibition

VERB + PAINTING

do, execute, paint, work on

The artist is working on a large painting of the countryside for her upcoming exhibition.

frame | hang, put up | display, exhibit, show

collect

My grandfather collected paintings throughout his life and left them to the museum.

clean, conserve, restore | copy, reproduce

PAINTING + VERB

depict sb/sth, portray sb/sth, show sb/sth

hang

Several colorful paintings hang on the walls of her bedroom.

PREP

in a/the ~

The figures in the painting appear to be from the 18th century based on their clothing.

~ by

My grandmother has a beautiful painting by a local artist hanging in her living room.

~ in

She displayed a beautiful painting in watercolor that she had created during her art class.

~ of

My grandmother has a beautiful painting of the sea hanging above her living room fireplace.

Definitions

noun

An illustration or artwork done with the use of paint.

The Mona Lisa is one of the most famous paintings.

"My tastes," he said, still smiling, "incline me to the garishly sunlit side of this planet." And, to tease her and arouse her to combat: "I prefer a farandole to a nocturne; I'd rather have a painting than an etching; Mr. Whistler bores me with his monochromatic mud; I don't like dull colours, dull sounds, dull intellects;[…]."

The action of applying paint to a surface.

The outside of the old house would benefit from some painting.

The same activity as an art form.

Some artists, like Michelangelo, excel in both painting and sculpture.

The mother, Ekaterina Pavlovna, who at one time had been handsome, but now, asthmatic, depressed, vague, and over-feeble for her years, tried to entertain me with conversation about painting. Having heard from her daughter that I might come to Shelkovka, she had hurriedly recalled two or three of my landscapes which she had seen in exhibitions in Moscow, and now asked what I meant to express by them.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

noun — graphic art consisting of an artistic composition made by ap

picture

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

painting rocks

pointless or futile work organised by the government, supposedly to increase employment but in fact merely disguising the unemployment level.

Example Bank

The Mona Lisa is one of the most famous paintings.

Wiktionary

There's something special about tidal estuaries, due to the abundance of wildlife and the ever-changing scenes as the water ebbs or rises. Throw in some moody skies and filtered sunlight, and the view

Wiktionary

David has a keen interest in aesthetics — the qualities that make a painting, sculpture, musical composition, or poem pleasing to the eye, ear, or mind.

Tatoeba · #1907

Who painted this painting?

Tatoeba · #2226

I obtained the painting at an auction.

Tatoeba · #19263

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