1. painting - Noun
2. painting - Verb
of Paint
The act or employment of laying on, or adorning with, paints or colors.
The work of the painter; also, any work of art in which objects are represented in color on a flat surface; a colored representation of any object or scene; a picture.
Color laid on; paint.
A depicting by words; vivid representation in words.
Source: Webster's dictionaryPainting is just another way of keeping a diary. Pablo Picasso
Painting is the intermediate somewhat between a thought and a thing. Samuel Taylor Coleridge
Eloquence is a painting of the thoughts. Blaise Pascal
Those who sacrifice their conscience to ambition burn a painting to obtain ashes. Chinese Proverb
On painting and fighting look aloof. English Proverb
An image of a bamboo has already been formed in mind before it is committed to the painting canvas. Chinese Proverb