Definition

Examples

• "When you look at the paintings, remember to ask yourself: What is the artist trying to achieve?"
• "Running across the street to a local hardware store, the witness bought a can of red paint which he then poured on the concrete sidewalk directly in front of the bank."
• "Bruno : Yes I know, but one of his paintings stood out!"
• "Auctioneer : We have 45 thousand dollars for this remarkable painting?"
• "It appears to be some paint... and a CD of whales making love."
• "Just like a Picasso painting."
• "And besides, when Michelangelo agreed to paint the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel for Pope Julius the second did it harm his reputation?"
• "Give me the paint, there is much work to be done!"
• "Apparently, the painting reminds him very much of his grandmother, who was also red, ugly and had your signature on her bottom."
• "This first painting was purchased at my own expense, it is my gift to you, the staff."
• "Art dealer : All of Plazbo's paintings feature squares and circles."
• "Bollocks is well known as a "splatter painter" or a "drip painter", which simply means that he stood on top of his canvases and threw the paint down onto them. Bollocks was an alcoholic, and often painted while drunk, as even novice museum-goers can guess."
• "I look forward to meeting the man capable of creating such a painting."
• "Isn't buying paintings for the office a little frivolous?"
• "How does the painting make you feel?"
• "Maybe contemporary painting wasn't the best introduction to the arts."
• "Horatio's face was painted with what I can only assume to be traditional Amazonian facial markings, and his expression seemed bizarre: distant, yet intensely focused."
• "I'm pleased to announce that this Thursday evening at 7pm, we will unveil the first painting in Delavigne Corp's new art collection."
• "Xiao Xiao : Ok, there's no need to beat around my bush*: we want your painting and we're willing to pay for it."