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单词 oil painting
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Definition of oil painting in English:

oil painting

noun
mass noun
  • 1The art of painting in oils.

    the basic methods and techniques of oil painting
    Example sentencesExamples
    • While van Eyck did not invent the technique of oil painting, he did perfect the method of using an oil-glaze.
    • Having explored many different mediums including photography, oil painting and charcoal drawing, Andrya has returned to the softer look of pastels for this exhibition.
    • She specializes in various techniques, including oil painting and mixed media.
    • Many Indonesians practice Western arts, from oil painting to metal sculpture, the subjects of which are often inspired by Indonesian life and traditions.
    • As these remarks suggest, Domenico and Antonello participate in an idealized social ritual, with oil painting functioning as the medium of exchange.
    • The picture is in tempera on panel, which Southall had returned to after a period when he abandoned the difficult technique in favour of oil painting.
    • The second batch will be trained in pencil drawing, watercolour painting, oil painting and acrylic painting.
    • The experience he gained from this work laid the foundation for his career in silver-leaf oil painting.
    • I constructed visual shocks by mixing the technique with the expressive means of oil painting.
    • New theories of perspective in the Renaissance, and oil painting with its greater tactility and richness, enabled artists to achieve an increasingly convincing copy of Nature.
    • At the age of nine, he took a lesson in oil painting with a neighborhood art teacher.
    • This forms a striking demonstration of that paradox of oil painting whereby the thickest impasto captures the most fleeting highlights.
    • With the encouragement of her son, also an artist, she experimented with various techniques: oil painting, coloured Indian inks, engraving, sculpture.
    • This competition highlights work in oil painting, watercolor, drawing, photography and other visual art forms.
    • Koshiro began to study oil painting and sculpture at the Tokyo School of Fine Arts in 1910.
    • Here, the artist, taking advantage of oil painting's technical possibilities, used translucent glazes to achieve a richness and depth of colour not possible in other media.
    • At age 18 he went to Tokyo to study oil painting at the Kawabata Painting School.
    • He has exhibited widely in the UK, Canada and United States where he has received two international Maritime art awards for oil painting and one for watercolour.
    • It was a fatal blow to fine art education, especially for oil painting and sculpture.
    • He is traditionally credited with introducing into northern Italy the Netherlandish technique of oil painting, which he perhaps learned in Naples.
    1. 1.1count noun A picture painted in oils.
      an original oil painting by a local artist
      Example sentencesExamples
      • Burr's black-and-white serigraphs and oil paintings of tap, swing and formal dance are popular.
      • It's like trying to paint an oil painting when you have no idea even how to draw.
      • At the show, 24 original oil paintings were displayed at the Phyllis Kind Gallery.
      • Galleries wouldn't dream of hanging an unframed oil painting on the wall, so why place a sculpture on the corner of a desk or a store fixture and expect it to sell?
      • It was like looking at a watercolor interpretation of an oil painting.
      • Blackadder is exhibiting watercolours and oil paintings.
      • The lightness of touch and the freshness of observation found in the sketchbooks now animate oil paintings of scale and substance.
      • The exhibits range from creative embroidery to pencil drawings as well as large numbers of oil paintings, gouache and watercolours.
      • An original oil painting by Tony Bennett hangs on a wood-paneled wall and a half-empty bottle of Jack Daniels sits on the shelf of a minibar.
      • He first saw an original oil painting in May and almost bought it, but balked at the $600 price tag.
      • To her it doesn't matter if an image is a fine oil painting on canvas or a digital reproduction on a screen.
      • Family Copies recreates oil paintings or watercolors by using an image from a digital or photographic source.
      • On display will be a selection of large-scale oil paintings, watercolours, pastels and etchings.
      • It's only upon closer inspection that we realize that this is an oil painting on canvas.
      • By spring 2002, studio Fine Art began selling Hessam's oil paintings and sculptures.
      • Most oil paintings and pencil sketches portrayed women, classical dancers and children in different perspectives.
      • During the day his father tried to make as many sketches and oil paintings as possible.
      • He made oil paintings and watercolors and attracted some attention with local art exhibitions.
      • The green terraced fields and the smoke coming from the kitchen chimneys of the cottages below look like a picturesque oil painting.
      • Csaba Markus, who also donated an original oil painting, attended the art auction and delighted guests by creating sketches for them.

Phrases

  • be no oil painting

    • informal (of a person) be unattractive.

      he was no oil painting, but she had long passed the age of needing good looks about her
      Example sentencesExamples
      • However, I think I am hardly courting controversy if I say he is no oil painting.
      • Tom is bald, rotund and, frankly, no oil painting.
      • I admit I am no oil painting, but my character makes up for it.
      • The actor is no oil painting and has acquired unattractive bulk for his part as Aubrey.
      • I am no oil painting but I am not the worst looking either.
      • Rowland is no oil painting, and he had a voice that only a mother could love.
      • Without spoiling too much, it is safe to say, that the sewer-surfing murderer is no oil painting.
      • I thought about going over and chatting her up but I'm no oil painting and thought she'd laugh me off.
      • Like most of the divers I have ever met, I'm no oil painting.
      • He's no oil painting, but he invariably plays with a smile on his face, which is more than can be said for a lot of his more terminally sullen brethren.
      Synonyms
      unattractive, ill-favoured, hideous, plain, plain-featured, plain-looking, unlovely, unprepossessing, unsightly, displeasing, disagreeable
 
 

Definition of oil painting in US English:

oil painting

nounˈɔɪl ˈˌpeɪn(t)ɪŋˈoil ˈˌpān(t)iNG
  • 1The art of painting with oil paints.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • As these remarks suggest, Domenico and Antonello participate in an idealized social ritual, with oil painting functioning as the medium of exchange.
    • Here, the artist, taking advantage of oil painting's technical possibilities, used translucent glazes to achieve a richness and depth of colour not possible in other media.
    • She specializes in various techniques, including oil painting and mixed media.
    • Many Indonesians practice Western arts, from oil painting to metal sculpture, the subjects of which are often inspired by Indonesian life and traditions.
    • Koshiro began to study oil painting and sculpture at the Tokyo School of Fine Arts in 1910.
    • This competition highlights work in oil painting, watercolor, drawing, photography and other visual art forms.
    • The second batch will be trained in pencil drawing, watercolour painting, oil painting and acrylic painting.
    • He has exhibited widely in the UK, Canada and United States where he has received two international Maritime art awards for oil painting and one for watercolour.
    • While van Eyck did not invent the technique of oil painting, he did perfect the method of using an oil-glaze.
    • Having explored many different mediums including photography, oil painting and charcoal drawing, Andrya has returned to the softer look of pastels for this exhibition.
    • With the encouragement of her son, also an artist, she experimented with various techniques: oil painting, coloured Indian inks, engraving, sculpture.
    • The picture is in tempera on panel, which Southall had returned to after a period when he abandoned the difficult technique in favour of oil painting.
    • He is traditionally credited with introducing into northern Italy the Netherlandish technique of oil painting, which he perhaps learned in Naples.
    • I constructed visual shocks by mixing the technique with the expressive means of oil painting.
    • New theories of perspective in the Renaissance, and oil painting with its greater tactility and richness, enabled artists to achieve an increasingly convincing copy of Nature.
    • At the age of nine, he took a lesson in oil painting with a neighborhood art teacher.
    • At age 18 he went to Tokyo to study oil painting at the Kawabata Painting School.
    • The experience he gained from this work laid the foundation for his career in silver-leaf oil painting.
    • This forms a striking demonstration of that paradox of oil painting whereby the thickest impasto captures the most fleeting highlights.
    • It was a fatal blow to fine art education, especially for oil painting and sculpture.
    1. 1.1 A picture painted with oil paints.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • The green terraced fields and the smoke coming from the kitchen chimneys of the cottages below look like a picturesque oil painting.
      • By spring 2002, studio Fine Art began selling Hessam's oil paintings and sculptures.
      • On display will be a selection of large-scale oil paintings, watercolours, pastels and etchings.
      • It was like looking at a watercolor interpretation of an oil painting.
      • Burr's black-and-white serigraphs and oil paintings of tap, swing and formal dance are popular.
      • During the day his father tried to make as many sketches and oil paintings as possible.
      • To her it doesn't matter if an image is a fine oil painting on canvas or a digital reproduction on a screen.
      • The exhibits range from creative embroidery to pencil drawings as well as large numbers of oil paintings, gouache and watercolours.
      • An original oil painting by Tony Bennett hangs on a wood-paneled wall and a half-empty bottle of Jack Daniels sits on the shelf of a minibar.
      • It's only upon closer inspection that we realize that this is an oil painting on canvas.
      • Family Copies recreates oil paintings or watercolors by using an image from a digital or photographic source.
      • He made oil paintings and watercolors and attracted some attention with local art exhibitions.
      • At the show, 24 original oil paintings were displayed at the Phyllis Kind Gallery.
      • He first saw an original oil painting in May and almost bought it, but balked at the $600 price tag.
      • The lightness of touch and the freshness of observation found in the sketchbooks now animate oil paintings of scale and substance.
      • It's like trying to paint an oil painting when you have no idea even how to draw.
      • Galleries wouldn't dream of hanging an unframed oil painting on the wall, so why place a sculpture on the corner of a desk or a store fixture and expect it to sell?
      • Blackadder is exhibiting watercolours and oil paintings.
      • Csaba Markus, who also donated an original oil painting, attended the art auction and delighted guests by creating sketches for them.
      • Most oil paintings and pencil sketches portrayed women, classical dancers and children in different perspectives.
 
 
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