The Feminine Essence in Colors

Why I Paint Women Whenever I face a blank canvas, I feel an instinctive pull toward painting women. 

Life has a way of teaching us that women carry something extraordinary, a quiet strength wrapped in tenderness, resilience woven with love. They are the backbone of families, the heart of communities, and the unseen force that keeps the world turning. What moves me most is their duality.

Women can be soft as a whisper and yet powerful as a storm. That balance fascinates me. It’s not just their outward beauty I want to capture, but their spirit, the courage, the wisdom, and the light that shines from within. The golden halos in my paintings are more than symbols of beauty; they honor the sacred space women hold in life. The flowing forms around them, like air, water, or energy,  speak to freedom and the unseen currents of strength that guide them.

Each brushstroke is a reminder that their presence is both earthly and timeless, fragile yet unbreakable. For me, painting women is a way of saying thank you. It’s my tribute to their resilience, their love, and their ability to inspire transformation. Through these portraits, I hope to share not only an image but a feeling,  a reminder of the powerful essence women carry, and the light they bring into the world.

I paint women because they stay with me long after the brush has rested. There is a depth in their presence, a quiet pulse of life and strength, that I feel even before I touch the canvas.

I raise a toast to the women who inspire us, those who shine in the eyes of the world and those who do so in silence, leaving their light in every gesture, in every untold story.

Lucia