Watercolor painting in deep red watercolor pencil of a tasteful standing female nude. The brick red nude painting is signed on the front by the artist Michelle Arnold Paine and is suitable for matting and framing for the perfect fit! The artist created this piece directly from a model during a life drawing session with 100% archival materials to endure the tests of time. On the reverse side of the painting is an unfinished sketch. The paper is a heavy, textured, archival 100% cotton watercolor paper. There is a slight bow in the paper that will relax under matting and framing. Claire Standing Watercolor on Paper 11.75" x 8.75" signed ©Michelle Arnold Paine All Rights Reserved 2026 --------------------------------------------------- While living and working for a study abroad program in Italy for three years, contemporary artist Michelle Arnold Paine became fascinated by the shapes and forms of medieval architecture and art and the power of figurative art to communicate the depths of human expression. It was in Italy that she 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 in group shows and juried shows in commercial, community, non-profit and university spaces and across the United States.