Artist paints on the canvas.
Meaning: This sentence describes the activity of an artist, who is a person who creates art, in applying paint to a piece of cloth or other material used for painting, which is called a canvas.
Choice of Words: Paint is a verb that means to apply paint to a surface. Artist is a person who creates art. Canvas is a piece of cloth or other material used for painting. When you put them together, "Artist paints on the canvas" means that a person who creates art applies paint to a piece of cloth or other material used for painting.
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