noun
( -s )
Etymology: Middle English painting, peintunge, from gerund of painten to paint
1. : something produced through the process or art of painting : a product of painting: as
a. : decoration achieved by applying paint to a surface : paintwork
admired the painting and gilding of his Excellency's carriages — T.B.Macaulay
b. : a picture or design or other work produced through the art of painting
a painting done in oils
a water-color painting
2. : the art or occupation of painting
studied painting for some years