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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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Word History and Origins

Origin of painting1

Middle English word dating back to 1175–1225; paint, -ing 1
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The painting of a massive pastel mural on the side of the building.

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Alex Farquharson, director of Tate Britain and chair of the Turner Prize jury, said the shortlist "reflects the breadth of artistic practice today, from painting and sculpture to photography and installation".

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There were also paintings by his father, Juan Edgar Aparicio, an artist whose work captured the trauma of the Salvadoran civil war.

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Throughout, it refers to ASD — “autism spectrum disorder” — rather than painting it as “autism” with a single broad brush, as he did.

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As a former city trader, she had no formal art qualifications, but she nonetheless decided to manage the boredom and channel her grief by painting in her kitchen.

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