- present participle of paint.
painting
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The oil painting created in 1821 has been exhibited at Christchurch Mansion in Ipswich, on loan to Colchester and Ipswich Museums from the National Gallery in London.
From BBC ● Jul. 11, 2026
One former senior minister told me Reeves had "spent a lot of time and energy painting a picture of her grim inheritance in the expectation things would brighten up quickly and she could claim credit".
From BBC ● Jul. 11, 2026
An adjacent painting depicts Shah Jahan holding an enormous emerald from Colombia—a testament to the Mughals’ access to far-flung trade networks.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 11, 2026
In addition to painting, Porter was a capable poet and a paragon of that almost-vanished breed: the talented artist-critic.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 10, 2026
She was sitting on the floor barefoot, and she was painting her toenails bright red, using a tiny brush that went into a little bottle.
From "All About Sam" by Lois Lowry
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“It’s no different than art, where you’re seeing paintings selling for tens, hundreds of millions of dollars,” Keeney said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 13, 2026
In contrast, Netflix’s gently reverent new series suggests these stories might be best viewed as nostalgia-colored American landscape paintings that can benefit from modern touch-ups.
From Salon ● Jul. 11, 2026
The walls are lined with his paintings and light pours in from a window behind him, which looks out on his home in Southampton, N.Y.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 10, 2026
Through a series of acrylic paintings, Gardner explores intimate connections between parents and children, partners and siblings, inviting viewers to identify themselves within his signature faceless figures.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 8, 2026
His paintings, and those of the other New Dealer artists, now hung in cafés and bars all around town.
From Full of Beans by Jennifer L. Holm