I'd say that her pose was more work than the painting she's doing! ;) Lovely model and idea but, somehow, just doesn't quite say "work" to me....says more "posed for this shot"
Nice Image - Like the angle but the cutting off of the foot and can are a little distracting. Just for future when I photograph people hands are the most important thing in the frame after eyes for me. Not seeing her hand behind her back looks a little awkward in the framing. Still a nice quirky and thoughtful image. Nice.
difuse the lighting and youve got a pretty good pic, maybe another angle would have worked better, either pulled out a little or tightened in with the bucket in the foreground for some depth of field.