Collocations for painting - noun

acrylic, oil, watercolour/watercolor
miniature
abstract, decorative, figurative, genre, landscape, portrait, representational, still-life, surrealist
mural
contemporary, modern
traditional
He studied traditional Japanese painting at the Kano school.

do
I'll do some painting this afternoon.

take up (esp. BrE)
When she retired she took up painting.

study
He went to Europe to study painting.

style, technique

painting and decorating (BrE)
The firm specializes in painting and decorating.

beautiful, fine, good, great
famous, well-known
valuable
original
The design is based on an original painting by Matisse.

early, late
His early paintings were light, expressive compositions.

recent
miniature
Cubist, Impressionist, etc.
avant-garde
contemporary
17th-century, etc.
abstract, decorative, figurative, figure, genre, landscape, religious, still-life, surrealist
cave, ceiling, fresco, mural, wall
acrylic, oil, watercolour/watercolor
monochrome
colourful/colorful
large, large-scale
small
easel
untitled
finished, unfinished
framed

series
collection, exhibition

create, do, execute, make, paint, produce, work on
Degas did several paintings of ballet dancers.

compose
complete, finish
frame
hang, put up
display, exhibit, present, show
view
collect
She collects paintings by 19th-century Australian artists.

clean, restore
copy, reproduce
commission
buy, purchase, sell
donate
admire

depict sb/sth, feature sb/sth, portray sb/sth, show sb/sth
evoke sth
Rauch's paintings evoke memories of a bygone era.

reflect sth, represent sth, reveal sth, suggest sth
His paintings reflect the joy and beauty in all he saw around him.

hang
His most famous paintings hang in the Louvre.

in a/the painting
The woman in the painting is the artist's mistress.

painting by
a painting by Gauguin

painting in
a fine painting in oils

painting of
paintings of flowers