painting

Everyday

1. A painting is a picture made with paint. tree →
2. Painting is the art or job of making pictures with paint. tree →
3. Painting is the -ing form of paint: «He is painting the fence». tree →

In the lessons

In maths: pictures counted, sold or hung; or the action of painting; time per painting. In art: famous paintings in galleries; painting as a hobby. In everyday life: painting a room. In stories: a painting with a secret, a magic painting.

Examples

• The museum has 40 paintings. tree →
• She sold 3 paintings for 25 dollars each. tree →
• He is painting the fence. tree →
• Each painting takes 2 hours. tree →
• My favourite painting shows sunflowers. tree →
• Painting is her favourite hobby. tree →
• The paintings hang on the gallery walls. tree →
• Face painting costs one dollar at the fair. tree →
• Inside, in the hall, valuable oil paintings were hanging on the walls. tree →

Note

As a thing: counted. «Each painting takes» gives a rate. Trap: «painting the wall» is an action, not a counted picture. A painting uses paint; a drawing uses pencils or pens.