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oil painter

American  
[oil paynt-er] / ˈɔɪl ˌpeɪnt ər /

noun

oil painters plural
  1. an artist who makes use of oil paints.


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And this time, just for laughs, he left behind oil painter Peter Brown, commissioned to capture the scenes he would miss.

From BBC Apr. 5, 2025

Daniel “Downtown Daniel” Antelo is a muralist and oil painter from Los Angeles who’s celebrated for his dynamic style that fuses hyper-realism with abstract elements.

From Los Angeles Times Dec. 13, 2024

Trained at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, he traveled to Europe and worked as an illustrator before striking out on his own, first as a watercolorist and then as an oil painter.

From Textbooks Dec. 21, 2021

Her mother was a stay-at-home parent, and is now an oil painter whose work was shown most recently in April at the Ross Gallery in Charlotte, N.C.

From New York Times Aug. 4, 2019

The article went on to list Orson’s additional talents as an oil painter, magician, and makeup artist.

From "Spooked!" by Gail Jarrow

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