painting
payn ting
- n graphic art consisting of an artistic composition made by applying paints to a surface
a small painting by Picasso
he bought the painting as an investment - n creating a picture with paints
he studied painting and sculpture for many years - n the act of applying paint to a surface
you can finish the job of painting faster with a roller than with a brush - n the occupation of a house painter
house painting was the only craft he knew - v make a painting
He painted a painting of the garden - v apply paint to; coat with paint
- v make a painting of
- v apply a liquid to; e.g., paint the gutters with linseed oil
- A man stands before a mirror painting his face.
- In the painting Tiepolo is Apelles, at the easel; the woman posing as Campaspe is Tiepolo's wife, Cecilia Guardi; Alexander is just an extra, a studio model.
- Wells is convinced that an oil painting on wood panel that has rested for centuries in the collection of an old Irish family was painted from life around 1610, when Shakespeare was .