Painting is the practice of applying paint of any form to a solid surface, generally on paper, wood, or canvass with the help of a paint stick, brush, sponge, airbrush or any other implements or even figures. The medium of paint may be oil based, water based, pigment based or drawn from any natural or synthetic process .. Paintings could show natural objects/ people/ animals/ imaginary forms/ or landscapes etc or simply express an abstract idea, thought or a concept.