Possible Definitions:
1. Painting (n.) The act or employment of laying on, or adorning with, paints or colors.
2. Painting (n.) The work of the painter; also, any work of art in which objects are represented in color on a flat surface; a colored representation of any object or scene; a picture.
3. Painting (n.) Color laid on; paint.
4. Painting (n.) A depicting by words; vivid representation in words.