as in painting
a picture created with oil paint
hung a beautiful oil painting of the bay on the living room wall
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But to get to that oil painting, the artist has to go through sketches or renditions and outlines.
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Booth Moore, WWD, 20 Feb. 2025
The oil painting, which was painted by local artist Sarah A. Boardman and unveiled in 2019, will be taken down at the request of Republican leaders in Colorado’s state legislature, reported the Associated Press.
—Karen K. Ho, ARTnews.com, 25 Mar. 2025
The 1897 oil painting of an African prince is named after its subject, Prince William Nii Nortey Dowuona.
—Jessica Gelt, Los Angeles Times, 24 Mar. 2025
Vladimir Putin went further than that, commissioning an oil painting of Trump and sending it this month to the White House.
—Simon Shuster, TIME, 24 Mar. 2025
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Booth Moore, WWD, 20 Feb. 2025
The oil painting, which was painted by local artist Sarah A. Boardman and unveiled in 2019, will be taken down at the request of Republican leaders in Colorado’s state legislature, reported the Associated Press.
—Karen K. Ho, ARTnews.com, 25 Mar. 2025
The 1897 oil painting of an African prince is named after its subject, Prince William Nii Nortey Dowuona.
—Jessica Gelt, Los Angeles Times, 24 Mar. 2025
Vladimir Putin went further than that, commissioning an oil painting of Trump and sending it this month to the White House.
—Simon Shuster, TIME, 24 Mar. 2025
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“Oil painting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/oil%20painting. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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