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Latest post Tue, Aug 19 2008 11:06 AM by Diamondrg. 1 replies.
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Vincent Teo  +  556487 Tue, 19 Aug 08 10:50 AM
Can I say,

Susan loves to paint. She becomes serious while painting her art.
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Diamondrg  +  556490 Tue, 19 Aug 08 11:06 AM
Susan loves to paint. She becomes serious while painting her art.

I don't think "paint" and "art" collocate. I would use

produce / create a work of art
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