The artist painted a picture of a sunset.

Meaning: This means that the person who creates art was covering a surface with paint to create a representation of the time of day when the sun goes down.

Choice of Words: Painted means to cover a surface with paint to create a picture or design. Picture is a representation of something drawn, painted, photographed, or printed. Sunset is the time of day when the sun goes down.

Alternative Expressions

The painter created a sunset painting.

Meaning: This sentence also tells us that someone who paints (a painter) made a painting of the sunset (the colorful sky when the sun goes down).

Choice of Words: A painter is a person who paints. Created means to make or bring something into existence. A painting is a work of art made with paint. A sunset is the time when the sun goes down and the sky turns colorful.

An artist painted a canvas of the sunset.

Meaning: This sentence is similar to the first two, but it specifies that the artist painted on a canvas (a piece of fabric stretched over a frame).

Choice of Words: An artist is a person who creates art. Painted means to apply paint to a surface to create a picture. A canvas is a piece of fabric or other material that is stretched over a frame and used for painting. A sunset is the time when the sun goes down and the sky turns colorful.

Related Expressions