Carla Louise Paine was educated in the traditions and techniques of classical oil painting in Florence, Italy. There, at the Florence Academy of Art she completed three years of intense study under the direction of Daniel Graves. Prior to that she studied at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. She has been a participant in exhibitions nation wide and her work can be found in private collections in Europe and in the United States. Currently Carla resides on her small farm just outside of Olympia Washington.