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painter

[payn-ter] / ˈpeɪn tər /
NOUN
house painter
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NOUN
one who paints
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Most engrossing here is a pair of watercolors by the English landscape painter William Marlow.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 30, 2026

Fawley said he began creating artworks from an early age, encouraged by his mother, a violinist, and his father, a gifted amateur painter.

From BBC ● Sep. 20, 2026

Iconic painter shaped one of the most distinctive styles in modern popular culture.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 17, 2026

Highlights include 1966’s Nebraska, one of the gray-green monochromes that established Marden as an abstract painter in an era when critics were ready to dismiss painting altogether in favor of performance and installation art.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 15, 2026

“Isn’t Naima the best alpana painter in the village?”

From "Rickshaw Girl" by Mitali Perkins




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