Contemporary Impressionist Italy Medieval Gate Framed Original Oil Painting

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Original oil painting on canvas of a medieval gate in Orvieto, Italy. The painting is framed in a handcrafted wood … Read more Original oil painting on canvas of a medieval gate in Orvieto, Italy. The painting is framed in a handcrafted wood floater frame painted a gray complementary to the painting and wired on the back ready to hang. Signed by the artist. "Are We There Yet: Medieval Gate", Oil on Canvas, 28" x 20". ©Michelle Arnold Paine 2019. 

I spent several formative years early in my artistic development in this Italian medieval hilltop town. The stone walls and gates of  medieval Italian towns became a metaphor for looking forward to something bright and beautiful that I am only sometimes able to glimpse. The arches and the contrast of light through the opening, and the enveloping darkness on this side of the archways became a metaphor for looking back on the formative time I spent in that place, trying to recapture the vision of creativity and possibility that was planted in that time. 
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While living and working for a study abroad program in Italy for three years, Michelle Arnold Paine became fascinated by the shapes and forms of medieval architecture and art which are the context of daily life there. 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 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. See less