'''Painting''', in its most basic form, can be defined as "the process, art, or occupation of coating surfaces with [[paint]] for a utilitarian or artistic effect."<ref>''Painting''. The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language. Fourth Edition. (Houghton Mifflin Company; 2000).</ref> An artistic composition made by applying paints to a surface is also "a painting." | '''Painting''', in its most basic form, can be defined as "the process, art, or occupation of coating surfaces with [[paint]] for a utilitarian or artistic effect."<ref>''Painting''. The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language. Fourth Edition. (Houghton Mifflin Company; 2000).</ref> An artistic composition made by applying paints to a surface is also "a painting." |