Synonyms of oil painting

oil painting

noun

as in painting

a picture created with oil paint

hung a beautiful oil painting of the bay on the living room wall

Synonyms & Similar Words

• painting
• canvas
• oil
• canvass
• mural
• panorama
• fresco
• watercolor
• drawing
• finger painting
• etching
• acrylic
• gouache
• pastel
• diptych
• masterpiece
• sketch
• distemper
• pièce de résistance
• tempera
• aquarelle
• triptych
• showpiece

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of oil painting

Treasures include antique oil paintings on old easels, silver teapots, bookcases, four-post beds, Persian rugs, fainting sofas, rattan porch chairs, and a smattering of estate accessories, from jewelry to furs, hats to small accouterments. —Jenny Adams, Southern Living, 27 Feb. 2025

Award-winning illustrator C.G. Esperanza beautifully captures the emotions of these characters in his vibrant, thick-stroked oil paintings, and their roots in details like the Panamanian flag on Abuelita’s coffee mug and the mola blanket on a horse. —Megan Gambino, Smithsonian Magazine, 18 Dec. 2024

Deep into February, the space is chaotic with vintage objects: mopeds and mannequins, guitars and amplifiers, golf clubs and croquet sets, beer signs and oil paintings. —David Hudnall, Kansas City Star, 21 Feb. 2025

While looking through the secondhand goods, Parry stumbled on an $8 oil painting. —Kevin Lynn, Newsweek, 6 Jan. 2025