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painting

[peyn-ting]

noun

  1. a picture or design executed in paints.

  2. the act, art, or work of a person who paints.

  3. the works of art painted painted in a particular manner, place, or period.

    a book on Flemish painting.

  4. an instance of covering a surface with paint.



painting

/ ˈɪԳɪŋ /

noun

  1. the art or process of applying paints to a surface such as canvas, to make a picture or other artistic composition

  2. a composition or picture made in this way

  3. the act of applying paint to a surface with a brush

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of painting1

Middle English word dating back to 1175–1225; paint, -ing 1
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It is named after Vincent van Gogh as a tribute to the Dutch artist's painting of a simple chair.

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You learn all of it — art drawing, oil painting, mixed media.

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“It was like an artist finishing a painting,” he said of working with Wilson again.

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“This is something I personally enjoy doing with the rookies simply because it really just shows, like, what we stand for outside the shoulder pads,” Paul said during a break from painting in Altadena.

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Paired with a smartphone, people donning the glasses can find more information about a painting or travel by asking its AI assistant, Gemini, a question out loud.

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