"Laura Standing Tall" Mounted Original Ink Nude Figure Drawing

Description

Original pen and walnut ink drawing of a seated female nude by contemporary artist Michelle Arnold Paine. The drawing on … more Original pen and walnut ink drawing of a seated female nude by contemporary artist Michelle Arnold Paine. The drawing on 100% cotton archival watercolor paper is matted with 100% cotton white archival matboard and framed in a walnut colored wood frame with UV glass which complements the warm woodtones of the walnut ink.

I created this figure drawing with a traditional pen nib and walnut ink. I love life drawing, exploring the line between creating a realistic image and exploring the beauty of the flowing ink on the paper. My figure drawings are created from a live model within in a limited time frame.

The drawing is signed by me, the artist.

Title: Saundra Seated
Medium: Walnut Ink on paper
Size: 10" x 7", frame outside dimensions are 12.25" x 15.25"
Date: 2015

©Michelle Arnold Paine All Rights Reserved

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While living and working for a study abroad program in Italy for three years, Michelle Arnold Paine found her vocation as an artist and also a connection to history and tradition.

After completing a Post-Baccalaureate Certificate from the School of the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston and a M.F.A. from University of New Hampshire she taught Drawing, Painting and Design for seven years at various colleges in New England.

She has exhibited extensively in group shows and juried shows in commercial, community, non-profit and university spaces. Her work has been published in many publications which seek to explore elements of the divine: Evangelism and Culture, Christianity Today, Ruminate Magazine, Edge of Faith, CIVA’s SEENJournal, Dappled Things, Worship Leader, Imaginatio et Ratio and Intruding Upon the Timeless, a collection of essays by Greg Wolfe.

In addition to numerous private collections across the U.S., her paintings can be found in the collection of the Valparaiso University Chapel, Indiana, Rivier College, New Hampshire and Gordon College, Massachusetts. less