variants
also canvasses
as in paintings
a picture created with oil paint
one canvas by Picasso is worth more money than most of us can imagine
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Recent Examples of canvases
Jacobs wrapped canvases around tree trunks in the woods on The Mount property, leaving them exposed to the elements for months or even years.
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Natasha Gural, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
Guests at the celebration were also shown sipping wine and spending time in nature, including painting on canvases as a group.
—Madison E. Goldberg, PEOPLE, 5 Sep. 2025
Shop for wood craft shapes, canvases, and frames that make great surfaces to decorate.
—Kathy Barnes, Better Homes & Gardens, 1 Sep. 2025
The impressive exhibition ranges from Greek vases to Renaissance clocks to abstract canvases by Pierre Soulages and Basquiat.
—Seth Sherwood, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2025
From seahorses and sunsets to custom canvases, the goal is to create something meaningful—and maybe learn a bit about local art along the way.
—Carrie Honaker, Travel + Leisure, 15 Aug. 2025
From 1975 to the present day, Ruf Automobile has had a symbiotic relationship with Porsche—until the past few years, Ruf used Porsche bodies in white as canvases to reflect his vision of performance and design.
—Christian Gilbertsen, Robb Report, 12 Aug. 2025
At Gladstone, there were four small Rauschenberg canvases all amazing, as well as a wonderful Bettye Saar.
—Tom Teicholz, Forbes, 14 Mar. 2025
In the video, the couple sat across from each other, painting portraits while keeping their canvases turned away.
—Mark Davis, Newsweek, 14 Mar. 2025
Natasha Gural, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
Guests at the celebration were also shown sipping wine and spending time in nature, including painting on canvases as a group.
—Madison E. Goldberg, PEOPLE, 5 Sep. 2025
Shop for wood craft shapes, canvases, and frames that make great surfaces to decorate.
—Kathy Barnes, Better Homes & Gardens, 1 Sep. 2025
The impressive exhibition ranges from Greek vases to Renaissance clocks to abstract canvases by Pierre Soulages and Basquiat.
—Seth Sherwood, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2025
From seahorses and sunsets to custom canvases, the goal is to create something meaningful—and maybe learn a bit about local art along the way.
—Carrie Honaker, Travel + Leisure, 15 Aug. 2025
From 1975 to the present day, Ruf Automobile has had a symbiotic relationship with Porsche—until the past few years, Ruf used Porsche bodies in white as canvases to reflect his vision of performance and design.
—Christian Gilbertsen, Robb Report, 12 Aug. 2025
At Gladstone, there were four small Rauschenberg canvases all amazing, as well as a wonderful Bettye Saar.
—Tom Teicholz, Forbes, 14 Mar. 2025
In the video, the couple sat across from each other, painting portraits while keeping their canvases turned away.
—Mark Davis, Newsweek, 14 Mar. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for canvases
paintings
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Longo is known for his photorealistic paintings and drawings, but many of his works are an amalgamation of images real, imagined, and tweaked.—
Kristen Tauer,
Footwear News,
6 Sep. 2025
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This scuttles a compromise, whereby paintings of Lee in his prewar blue Army uniform could remain while the portrait of Lee the secessionist and enslaver came down.—
Time,
Time,
5 Sep. 2025
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“Canvases.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/canvases. Accessed 14 Sep. 2025.
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