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  • present participle of paint.
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painting

[peyn-ting] / ˈpeɪn tɪŋ /




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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

“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




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