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paintings

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plural of painting

as in canvases

a picture created with oil paint the Mona Lisa is a haunting painting of a woman with a most mysterious smile

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Recent Examples of paintings Her distinctive pumpkin sculptures and polka-dot paintings, meanwhile, generated millions of dollars in auction revenue. — Oscar Holland, CNN Money, 27 Aug. 2026 After discovering a book of paintings by Georgia O'Keeffe in a secondhand bookstore, Kusama wrote to the famous artist, asking for advice. — Elizabeth Blair, NPR, 27 Aug. 2026 Dolly Parton’s image appeared on cake mix boxes, film posters, magazine covers, and paintings. — Hikmat Mohammed, ARTnews.com, 26 Aug. 2026 The beach is the stuff of postcards and paintings, hugged by cliffs with improbably radiant aquamarine water and a giant conical rock formation right in the middle of the bay. — Kathryn Romeyn, Travel + Leisure, 26 Aug. 2026 Since the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, Russian soldiers have looted numerous artworks from the Kherson Regional Art Museum, including 100 paintings and thousands of other objects. — News Desk, Artforum, 25 Aug. 2026 The walls are decorated with memories, paintings and artwork, like needlework from his wife that depicts cats in their leisure time. — Joseph Hernandez, Kansas City Star, 25 Aug. 2026 Kristinka Lazar, for example, used the time as an artistic residency to create a collection of paintings called The Gift of Being Seen, featuring 45 portraits of local villagers. — Liz Provencher, Condé Nast Traveler, 20 Aug. 2026 These incidents highlighted the chemically unstable and evolving nature of the Oxidation paintings. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 19 Aug. 2026

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Mansour persevered, turning out bright canvases of olive groves and peasants that brought to mind his former home and were well received.

— News Desk, Artforum, 28 Aug. 2026
Repetitive motifs in various shapes were her trademark, resembling netting, swirls or worms, but most often dots, dancing proudly on her canvases or as sparkling balls or dots of light in her installations in all their vibrant, psychedelic glory.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 27 Aug. 2026

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Upcycled and modern, the pieces include stunning sculptures, vast murals, and an immersive video wall by filmmaker Takashi Makino that captures Osaka’s changing seasons.

— Condé Nast Traveler, Condé Nast Traveler, 30 Aug. 2026
There are murals dedicated in her honor and the Empire State Building lit up in pink in remembrance of Parton.

— The NPR Network, NPR, 29 Aug. 2026

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