Portraits of Women

I'm a proud member of the fairer sex; I feel so fortunate to be a woman. To me, all women have a certain mystique and I think this comes across most readily in portraiture. The best kind of artist can capture a woman with only a few lines of a pencil or strokes of a brush. From the greats to barely knowns, here are some of my most favorite portraits of women...

Couldn't you imagine a wall full of these? I'd die. All from my Pinterest board @here.