painted
v.v. covered a surface with a colored liquid to make it look better or to protect it. You can also use this to describe making a picture using a brush and colors.
v. applied a liquid coating to a surface for decorative or protective purposes. Past tense or past participle form; functions transitively when describing the application of pigment to an object or the creation of an image.
She painted her bedroom walls a bright shade of blue.
The maintenance crew painted the iron fence to prevent it from rusting during the rainy season.
The artist painted the landscape with such meticulous attention to light that the canvas seemed to glow from within.
The verb is transitive and takes a direct object representing the surface or the subject of the art.
She painted of the houseShe painted the houseThe verb is transitive and does not require a preposition before the object.