Embrace Yourself - Portrait Features - 23/11/2011

Looking at the images that have come in recently I noticed a lot of self portraits and emotive portraits, which led to my decision for an all image feature. (Don’t worry poets, I’ll do an all writing feature next time – if I don’t forget). The interesting thing about the potraits I found is that they all explore different aspects of ‘woman’ and the large range of emotions and thought that seems to make us ‘woman’. Seeing them all together it’s impressive, all the things that make us and I wanted to share it with you and celebrate the woman in me and all of you. :-)

A lighthearted, playful start. There’s a little girl in all of us, often in hiding… Time to let it out to play.

sleep anywhere by © photoleonne
 

And there is potential inside us, just waiting for the right conditions to hatch.
Hatchling by © Agent7
 

Often we reside in the shadows and our light cannot easily be seen.
SMOKESCREEN 4 by © Tammera
 

And our most valuable attributes are seen as handicaps.
Intelligence by © strawberries
 

…and we wish for someone, anyone to look deeper and see what more there is..
Look Into My Eyes by © mermanda
 

There’s magic in us…
Bewitch by © Heather King
 

and we’re always ready to reinvent ourselves.
Every you and every me by © annacuypers
 

You will find light and dark…
Stark Contrast by © Lissie Rustage
 

and suffering in silence.
IN SILENCE by © kasia ikasia GVANTSA-L
 

We remember and feel…
remember me. by © Jessica Islam Lia
 

and sometimes we are blind to everything around us.
Im blinded by the daisies in your yard by © madworld
 

We are all of that and more…
Kiss by © MissMoselle
 

and acceptance of whatever makes us unique is special and far too often not forthcoming.
Don’t forget to to congratulate your fellow artists and help us celebrate and spread the joy.