The Women of San Miguel

Here's another example of the type of portraits I do, those inspired by Dante Gabriel Rossetti. This is a painting I did of a woman in her 20s living in San Miguel. She was working at the public library, La Biblioteca, at the time. I first met her when I came to San Miguel in 2008, and we got to know each other from my visits to the library. She was working in the cultural affairs office and I was struck by her sensual beauty and delightful personality. She is bilingual, intelligent, and lovely in an angelic way but disarmingly down-to-earth. She came to my studio and I photographed her in seated under a flowering bush in my back yard.

Portrait of Julieta, A San Miguel Woman, by Anthony Maulucci

My Iconic Images of Women

Samples of some of my portraits of women.  I call them iconic because they portray representative moods and emotions. The global media bombards us with images of conventionally beautiful women, with polished, plasticized faces covered in make-up, but there's a natural beauty in every woman if you know how to look for it. This collection of portraits celebrates the natural, sensual, soulful beauty to be found in all women.

Portraits by Anthony Maulucci