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Galatea, 2025
Oil on Linen Panel
24 x 36
Oil on Linen Panel
“Galatea is part of a larger body of work inspired by Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres’ The Valpinçon Bather. When settling on this pose for the final composition, what struck me was its natural elegance and simplicity. Painting the figure at a fairly large scale, I was able to carefully explore the transitions between light and shadow, the result of which gave the figure a glow and a three-dimensional presence. Seeing her from across my studio, she brought to mind Galatea, the sculpture that came to life.”
Carla Louise Paine, born 1982 in Denver Colorado, was educated in the traditions and techniques of classical oil painting in Florence, Italy. At the Florence Academy of Art, she completed three years of intense study, spending her last trimester in Sweden at the Academy’s Scandinavian branch. Prior to that she studied at the highly regarded School of the Art Institute of Chicago.
Living in Washington State since 2010, Carla has set up her studio on her family’s 40-acre farm just outside of the state’s capital, Olympia.
24 x 36
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Galatea, 2025
Oil on Linen Panel
24 x 36
“Galatea is part of a larger body of work inspired by Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres’ The Valpinçon Bather. When settling on this pose for the final composition, what struck me was its natural elegance and simplicity. Painting the figure at a fairly large scale, I was able to carefully explore the transitions between light and shadow, the result of which gave the figure a glow and a three-dimensional presence. Seeing her from across my studio, she brought to mind Galatea, the sculpture that came to life.”
Carla Louise Paine, born 1982 in Denver Colorado, was educated in the traditions and techniques of classical oil painting in Florence, Italy. At the Florence Academy of Art, she completed three years of intense study, spending her last trimester in Sweden at the Academy’s Scandinavian branch. Prior to that she studied at the highly regarded School of the Art Institute of Chicago.
Living in Washington State since 2010, Carla has set up her studio on her family’s 40-acre farm just outside of the state’s capital, Olympia.
24 x 36
Oil on Linen Panel
Click artwork to view details (it may take a few seconds to load)
Galatea, 2025
Oil on Linen Panel
24 x 36
Oil on Linen Mounted on Cradled Panel
25 x 30
“Galatea is part of a larger body of work inspired by Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres’ The Valpinçon Bather. When settling on this pose for the final composition, what struck me was its natural elegance and simplicity. Painting the figure at a fairly large scale, I was able to carefully explore the transitions between light and shadow, the result of which gave the figure a glow and a three-dimensional presence. Seeing her from across my studio, she brought to mind Galatea, the sculpture that came to life.”
Carla Louise Paine, born 1982 in Denver Colorado, was educated in the traditions and techniques of classical oil painting in Florence, Italy. At the Florence Academy of Art, she completed three years of intense study, spending her last trimester in Sweden at the Academy’s Scandinavian branch. Prior to that she studied at the highly regarded School of the Art Institute of Chicago.
Living in Washington State since 2010, Carla has set up her studio on her family’s 40-acre farm just outside of the state’s capital, Olympia.