as in painting
a picture created with oil paint
hung a beautiful oil painting of the bay on the living room wall
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Vassar has multiple pieces in the show, including oil paintings and ceramic pieces.
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Maya Wilkins, Chicago Tribune, 17 Nov. 2024
Ninety-four year old Sister Mary Avila, a semi-cloistered nun who had a special dispensation to paint in the Metropolitan Museum of Art , taught Warner about pastels and oil paintings.
—Provided By Cincinnati Usa Regional Chamber, The Enquirer, 1 Dec. 2024
The strongest of these oil paintings is Regenerate (2023), showing a man in 2089 who examines an enormous orchid sprouting out of the water.
—Ann Binlot, ARTnews.com, 29 Nov. 2024
Her oil paintings have been included in exhibitions in Aspen, Berlin, Los Angeles, New York, and Vancouver at Almine Rech, Max Hetzler, and the CICA Vancouver.
—Karen K. Ho, ARTnews.com, 3 Nov. 2024
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Maya Wilkins, Chicago Tribune, 17 Nov. 2024
Ninety-four year old Sister Mary Avila, a semi-cloistered nun who had a special dispensation to paint in the Metropolitan Museum of Art , taught Warner about pastels and oil paintings.
—Provided By Cincinnati Usa Regional Chamber, The Enquirer, 1 Dec. 2024
The strongest of these oil paintings is Regenerate (2023), showing a man in 2089 who examines an enormous orchid sprouting out of the water.
—Ann Binlot, ARTnews.com, 29 Nov. 2024
Her oil paintings have been included in exhibitions in Aspen, Berlin, Los Angeles, New York, and Vancouver at Almine Rech, Max Hetzler, and the CICA Vancouver.
—Karen K. Ho, ARTnews.com, 3 Nov. 2024
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