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Myself being a painter vs Being a painter

The phrase 'being a painter' is correct, while 'myself being a painter' is incorrect. When describing an action or state that applies to oneself, it is more common to use 'being a painter' without the unnecessary 'myself.'

Last updated: April 01, 2024 • 471 views

Myself being a painter

'Myself being a painter' is not a common or correct construction in English.

When referring to oneself in a sentence, it is more appropriate to use 'being a painter' without 'myself.'
  • I got to imagine myself being a daddy.
  • I never pictured myself being a Little League coach.
  • Instead I have satisfied myself being a good teacher to his children.
  • He held on to his dream of being a painter.
  • And I can't see myself being a writer anymore.
  • I pictured myself being a normal person again walking out of that hospital.
  • [...] Felipe Hodgson is an architect as well as being a painter.
  • So He Can Fake Being A Painter In Real Time, And Robert's Starting To Feel Like The Whole Thing Is Putting His Integrity At Stake.
  • I have owned my own business for a long time now, Mrs Svrcek, and I must say, I can't see myself being a manager for hire.
  • You know, myself being a Cuban refugee, knowing what the Cuban has to go through to get away from the clutches of communism as my father did and my mother did.
  • I mean, you can still dream about being a-A painter
  • Classical violinist Ulrika Westerberg always dreamt of being a painter, but remained in the classical music business for thirty years.
  • Moved once again by his inexhaustible desire to look beyond the exterior image, Renato Meneghetti, for this series of works called Kiss to Camilla, goes back to being a painter and exceeds the X-ray experience, shifting his attention on ultrasound.
  • It is worth remembering Giorgio Vasari (1511-1574) (Fig. 6), who, besides being a painter and an architect, had great prominence in Florence.
  • I mean, you can still dream about being a-A painter
  • Even feeling failed as an artist, Van Gogh didn't give up being a painter and, in all his life, he produced more than eight hundred paintings and seven hundred drawings.
  • Especially when you have a husband who, besides being a station-master, a father and a husband, also wants to be a painter.
  • As a boy, whenever Napoli, my favourite soccer team, was in serious trouble, don't you think I found myself being a little sympathetic toward Avellino?
  • An exposition is a unique act, a special event, but also a chapter of his vital evolution, of a "section" of his middle-aged profession, of his being a painter.
  • I mean, you can still dream about being a-A painter Or a pastry chef or an antiques store owner

Being a painter

'Being a painter' is a correct and commonly used phrase in English.

This phrase is used to describe the state or action of being a painter.
  • [...] Felipe Hodgson is an architect as well as being a painter.
  • Even feeling failed as an artist, Van Gogh didn't give up being a painter and, in all his life, he produced more than eight hundred paintings and seven hundred drawings.
  • He held on to his dream of being a painter.
  • Classical violinist Ulrika Westerberg always dreamt of being a painter, but remained in the classical music business for thirty years.
  • Moved once again by his inexhaustible desire to look beyond the exterior image, Renato Meneghetti, for this series of works called Kiss to Camilla, goes back to being a painter and exceeds the X-ray experience, shifting his attention on ultrasound.
  • It is worth remembering Giorgio Vasari (1511-1574) (Fig. 6), who, besides being a painter and an architect, had great prominence in Florence.
  • An exposition is a unique act, a special event, but also a chapter of his vital evolution, of a "section" of his middle-aged profession, of his being a painter.
  • So He Can Fake Being A Painter In Real Time, And Robert's Starting To Feel Like The Whole Thing Is Putting His Integrity At Stake.

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